Ferguson Chief Releases Shooter's Name, Begins Smearing of Michael Brown

    Michael Brown's killer has been identified for the press and the public. But in the press conference conducted by Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, there was scant information about the actual shooting and its immediate aftermath, and an awful lot about Michael Brown being a suspected thug who had allegedly participated in a strong-arm robbery at a convenience store, stealing cigars.

The Washington Post's Wesley Lowery confirms that no information about the shooting was included in the information packets provided to the media.

Info handed out ONLY about alleged robbery. NO info included about interaction with Officer Wilson, the shooting.
— @WesleyLowery

Not handed out: a use of force report, any police report written by Officer Wilson, any narrative of shooting
— @WesleyLowery

The fact that Ferguson cop Darren Wilson was the shooter was almost an afterthought in this press conference. The main point was to say that Brown stole cigars before the shooting, and that Wilson was apparently on the look-out for him. What also should have been communicated to police from the 911 dispatches, however, was that the cigar store robbery was not an armed robbery. Wilson, who ultimately found and killed Brown, should have known—even if he was apprehending Brown as the robbery suspect—that he was unarmed. He certainly knew he was unarmed when he shot Brown, according to witness accounts. Brown's empty hands were in the air when he was fatally shot.

The alleged robbery is a red herring. At issue is why Brown was fatally shot.  Even if he was a robbery suspect, that doesn't mean it was legal for Wilson to shoot him as he was surrendering.

  Originally posted by Joan McCarter for Daily Kos on Friday, August 15,2014

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"Politics: 'Poli', a Latin word meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'."

"You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married say, ‘It’s the same sex all the time.’ "

On Canada: "You are a big country. You are the kindest country in the world. You are like a really nice apartment over a meth lab."

"A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills. They’d make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while."

"Where did they get Sarah Palin? . . . Did Ronald Reagan have a kid with Posh Spice? It’s like she came from some reality show — ‘Project Running Mate.’"

On George W. Bush: "People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House."

On the end of the George Bush presidency: "It’s the end of the reign of George the Second. The reign of error is over. America is officially out of rehab."

On the American economy: "And you can’t blame the economy on [George W. Bush]. They say the economy is essentially sound because people are considering buying things. That’s like saying fat people are healthy because they might exercise."

On Osama bin Laden: "We can't find him, but he's a 6-foot-5 Arab on dialysis. Call me crazy, but look for a guy connected to his luggage."

"When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, "Can I use a lifeline?"
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"Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn't work!

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