Ferguson: Your Thoughts.

[Trent the Paladin]

Was it really? Oh my god.. //dies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_jeopardy

Not to be confused with the movie named after this.

 

[Zanessa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_jeopardy

Not to be confused with the movie named after this.

No, no, I'm aware of the double jeopardy thing. But I never knew about evidence that she killed her daughter was found.

 

[Caius]

No, no, I'm aware of the double jeopardy thing. But I never knew about evidence that she killed her daughter was found.

Yep. Unfortunate stuff.

 

[tobi!]

Yep. Unfortunate stuff.

She's well known now and she's being shunned. I guess it's some sort of punishment that she's known as "America's Worst Mom"

 

[LambdaDelta]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_jeopardy

side agenda: this thing needs to be reworked

I get the idea of it, but as a baseline, and especially when hard evidence is found, it should become irrelevant

basically it should be a privilege that all start with, but if situations change, then it becomes one they lose

 

[SuperVandal]

side agenda: this thing needs to be reworked

I get the idea of it, but as a baseline, and especially when hard evidence is found, it should become irrelevant

basically it should be a privilege that all start with, but if situations change, then it becomes one they lose

such a thing could be easily abused if reworked like that. like yeah, i understand what you're saying and it'd help bring about justice but i personally see it going south very quickly.

 

[Yuki Nagato]

A thug stole and put his dirty hands on an officers gun. He got all he deserved.

 

[Caius]

A thug stole and put his dirty hands on an officers gun. He got all he deserved.

"Dirty"

"Thug"

Those are some pretty harsh words there.

 

[KarlaKGB]

A thug stole and put his dirty hands on an officers gun. He got all he deserved.

prepare to get lynched by the tbt apologists

 

[LambdaDelta]

I like how the ones that support Wilson are far more insulting/rude about compared to those that don't.

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such a thing could be easily abused if reworked like that. like yeah, i understand what you're saying and it'd help bring about justice but i personally see it going south very quickly.

I get what you're saying, but its not like other things in the system aren't already abused I'm sure. Regardless though, it should still exist, just not as the end-all be-all that it is now.

Hell, you could argue that this case is abusing double jeopardy, if you were to say that the trial itself was biased.

 

[Yuki Nagato]

I like how the ones that support Wilson are far more insulting/rude about compared to those that don't.

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I get what you're saying, but its not like other things in the system aren't already abused I'm sure. Regardless though, it should still exist, just not as the end-all be-all that it is now.

Hell, you could argue that this case is abusing double jeopardy, if you were to say that the trial itself was biased.

Or maybe it's just we don't sugar coat what happened. We don't support criminals.

 

[LambdaDelta]

Nobody's sugarcoating anything here.

Some of us are just choosing to look through this at all possible angles at all possible relevant moments though.

 

[CommanderLeahShepard]

I'm not sure, my opinion varies. Also I am not too sure on what happened.

 

[Zanessa]

A thug stole and put his dirty hands on an officers gun. He got all he deserved.

Okay. So let's say he did touch the gun. Where are the fingerprints? Why weren't any taken?
Okay.

 

[unintentional]

So if you're ever in a situation where you absolutely have to fight somebody else to the death to save the life of another, say for example a home invasion, you'd let them die or you feel you are literal scum? Killing is awful sure, but simply labeling all people who have killed as the scum of the earth isn't right.

Also somebody mentioned something about why not taze him instead I believe? Kinda relevant link unless you believe all Police Officers are pigs: here

Body Cams: Discussed here

Other AskLEO Ferguson related threads: Here

Perhaps not credible sources, but they give insight into some matters.

There's also still a federal inquiry into Darren Wilson so something still can happen: Link

I wasn't talk about if it was in self defense (obviously, or at least I thought so.)

 

[oath2order]

Personally I hope nothing comes from the federal inquiry since it's basically just a lynch mob at this point

 

[f11]

A thug stole and put his dirty hands on an officers gun. He got all he deserved.

hiw was he a thug? Why was there not a finger print check in the gun? sources?

 

[LaceGloves]

Darren Wilson shot an unarmed teenager 7 times. The boy had his hands above his head, and he died 158 feet away from the police vehicle. It is also stated that Darren Wilson did not know the boy robbed the store. In fact, the man that was working at the store at the time didn't even call the police. (There is video evidence of the teen paying for his cigarettes as well) It is understood that Michael Brown was a big guy and could probably punch the crap out of this police officer, but that is not the case either. Just look at the pictures of Darren Wilson's "injuries". It's like nothing is there! If the gun was necessary, it should have been used to APPREHEND this boy, not kill him. Petty theft is not punishable by death.
That should state enough.

I am very passionate about this subject, because my stepfather's best friend was shot and killed by an officer with no reason whatsoever. It changed his life forever. This is the stuff that happens every day, and I believe that as a community, we have no choice but to act out at this point. This issue has been a silent killer of minorities for so long, and I am tired of it being swept under the rug.

Darren Wilson didn't even get indicted, people!

 

[Amissapanda]

Darren Wilson shot an unarmed teenager 7 times. The boy had his hands above his head, and he died 158 feet away from the police vehicle. It is also stated that Darren Wilson did not know the boy robbed the store. In fact, the man that was working at the store at the time didn't even call the police. (There is also video evidence of the teen paying for his cigarettes as well) It is understood that Michael Brown was a big guy and could probably punch the crap out of this police officer, but that is not the case either. Just look at the pictures of Darren Wilson's "injuries". It's like nothing is there! If the gun was necessary, it should've been used to APPREHEND this boy, not kill him. Petty theft is not punishable by death.
That should state enough.

I am very passionate about this subject, because my stepfather's best friend was shot and killed by an officer with no reason whatsoever. It changed his life forever. This is the stuff that happens every day, and I believe that as a community, we have no choice but to act out at this point. This issue has been a silent killer of minorities for so long, and I am tired of it being swept under the rug.

Darren Wilson didn't even get indicted people!

I'm one-hundred percent in agreement with everything that you said. This is just one incident out of hundreds, thousands of cases of police brutality and killing that was unwarranted. Some of those who were the victims were mere children, even. The law should not protect these people from facing their crimes, no matter what their position is. It does not give them the right to dodge the law and dodge punishment.

This needs to stop. The people who are supposed to be protecting us and upholding law are the very ones who are abusing it.

 

[oath2order]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/us/ferguson.html?_r=0

an update

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http://online.wsj.com/articles/protesters-swarm-mall-near-ferguson-1417206782?mod=e2fb

Comment I like: "They have the right to peacefully protest. They do not have the right to loot, destroy businesses or interfere with intrastate or interstate commerce. Hopefully, many photos were taken and these individuals will be appropriately charged for their criminal behavior. Blocking mall entrances hurts businesses that had nothing to do with the case. Blocking interstates and other roads have hindered those gainfully employed from getting to work on time. Their 1st Amendment right to protest is not superior to public safety, or the usage of interstate highways. "