@emptywheel FWIW, in some cities it's not uncommon to prosecute incidents like this as robberies.
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@bradheath Not disputing that. saying only that police report is narrative, w/one exception, written after after cops killed suspect. -
@emptywheel Sure. But that's probably inevitable given the timing. -
@bradheath Absolutely, but from that point forward you can't take out need to explain killing. Also, MOST happened after things escalated.
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@emptywheel Cops' rhetoric is provocative, but video does seem to show an actual battery, which may make it more than shoplifting. -
@CathyGellis Fair enough. Some of what happened was apparently obscured in video, tho immediate witness did say something happened.
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@emptywheel @iamcoreyevans Robbery is if its taken by force or threat of force. Shoplifting is swiping something and slipping out -
@justin_fenton And cops will be happy to say it was latter. 911 called before physical confrontation. @iamcoreyevans
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@emptywheel Doesn't matter what Brown did. Cop shot an unarmed man. -
@donaldtmccarthy Agree. But I'd like to understand how they've crafted the narrative. And using word "robbery" is part of that.
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@emptywheel Oh, I agree with you! It's important to see the narrative so it can be dismantled.
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@emptywheel@Pat120#MichaelBrown's body on the ground had on sneakers and the person in the store had sandals and has a wide body frame. -
@ProgressivesWin@emptywheel@Pat120 Do you have proof of the tennis shoes? The footage is too grainy.@tariqnasheed@AntonioFrench -
@Kim2011success On my large HD computer monitor, I can see the difference in the footwear.@ProgressivesWin@emptywheel@tariqnasheed -
@Kim2011success@ProgressivesWin This view of shoes does look a bit more like store video. Still, nothing proven. http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/michael-brown/#prettyPhoto …
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@emptywheel@fieldnegro Please. It's robbery when you use the threat of physical violence and not stealth to accomplish the theft.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@mjohnso27 I think there's a legal difference and the video shows the clerk getting shoved, not saying Brown did it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel If you shoplift and fight, it is robbery in Ky. Not sure what happened in#Ferguson A loved one is dead, city under siege, & ...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@fieldnegro even petty theftThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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