Running gun violence thread

The question I would ask is how many witnesses were there to the initial confrontation between Brown and the officer. I know we've had two who have told the side of "the officer escalated things, not Brown." Has anyone who witnessed things said it was Brown who escalated it?

Another question: Did they find cigars on his person? Or anything else they suspected was stolen?

 

So does this mean we're now going to see the Internet memes of him wearing his cap and gown along with these images?

 

Quite a few weeks for the tobacco industry, black men in America, and police-involved deaths, what with Eric Garner (cigs) and Michael Brown (cigars, allegedly).

 

The e-cig industry has a big opportunity here! /rovell

 

Michael Brown, who was armed only with a pack of cigarillos...

 

It's the Devil's weed. Stay away from tobacco kids.

 

Well, I HAD to make it clear where I stand, right? Couldn't have you libs thinking I respect the man

 

Trying to joke it away doesn't change the fact that it was an idiotic post.

 

Shaun King has been going on about the ordeal on Twitter. Thought this was interesting.

https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/500289188797751298

For the record, King does believe it's Brown in the photos of the cigar thief.

 

So a guy from a lib online toilet paper roll like Mother Jones wants everyone to stop talking about the do-nothing golfer-in-chief.
On vacation while an American suburb impersonates something out of Beirut for two days.
It's like a baby coming over to the adult table and screaming gibberish- until someone smiles, says excuse me and drags the little stinker off to his crib.

 

Stephen A. believes we need to look at the elements of provocation involved in stealing cigars.

 

Gentle giant. Would never hurt anyone.