Darren Wilson's "Injuries" The following article is NOT meant to inflame passions, incite violence, elicit vile comments, or put anyone's life in danger.
This is merely a commentary on the semantics of likening an unarmed, dead citizen to "Hulk Hogan" and other descriptions, when such grandiose claims do not correlate to the Time Magazine injury photos. On November 25, 2014, Time Magazine released these photos of Darren Wilson, along with the following copy: These four images offer the clearest view of Wilson's woundsThe images below show Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson shortly after he fatally shot Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014.
In grand jury testimony, Wilson described Brown as a violent aggressor who made the officer fear for his life. "When I grabbed him," Wilson said in testimony, "the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan. " Wilson then remembers Michael Brown struggling for his gun. So, Michael Brown is imposing, enormous, an over 250 lb. Obama wants $75M for police body cameras in wake of Ferguson. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Obama met Monday to discuss the violence in Ferguson, Mo. with his cabinet and other leaders.
Spurred by the Ferguson, Missouri shooting, President Barack Obama is calling for $75 million in federal spending to get 50,000 more police to wear body cameras that record their interactions with civilians. However, Obama is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide military-style equipment to local law enforcement. The White House announced the conclusions of a three-month review Monday as the president was holding a series of meetings with his Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others to go over the findings. At least for now, Obama is staying away from Ferguson in the wake of a racially charged uproar over a grand jury’s decision last week not to charge the police officer who fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Read Darren Wilson's full grand jury testimony.
How the rest of the world reacted to the Ferguson verdict. A demonstrator sits in front of a street fire in Oakland, Calif., during a demonstration following the grand jury decision in the Ferguson, Mo., shooting of Michael Brown on Nov. 25.
(Stephen Lam/Reuters) The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., by police officer Darren Wilson has made the Midwestern U.S. city a focal point for the world's media. It shone a spotlight on what the world perceived to be America's deep, entrenched problems — and in many cases, made the world feel better about their own. On Tuesday, following the news that a grand jury would not indict Wilson for the shooting of Brown, protests erupted in the city.
Cars were set ablaze and stores looted. Overcoming Differences. Cyber Monday - Anonymous Boycott. The group, which has been leading what it calls #OpFerguson throughout the unrest in the city, has called for customers to boycott Cyber Monday.
The move was backed by activists on the ground in Ferguson. Hackers associated with the group could also launch attacks on shopping sites — many of which have already been hit by problems as a result of the huge traffic from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales — though it was unclear what tactics the group would use as part of the operation. Chats associated with the group, and conversations on Twitter, indicated that some users who identify with the collective disagreed with the operation, and others were uncertain of what it would consist of. Loading gallery Best Cyber Monday websites. Anonymous releases video message to Ferguson police.
KKK In Ferguson Riots Blamed For Burning Mike Brown Church, Others Call The Ku Klux Klan Innocent. Reverend Carlton Lee of the Flood Christian Church believe it’s possible there were KKK in the Ferguson riots who targeted and burned his church.
But others believe it’s possible the protesters decided to target the church of the Michael Brown family during the rioting and that the Ku Klux Klan may have had nothing to do with the alleged case of arson. In a related report by The Inquisitr, debate has launched over the nature of the Ferguson protests, with some either vilifying or supporting police officer Darren Wilson. When the police officer announced his resignation the decision was apparently made over “credible threats” to the police department. Rev. Lee has been an open proponent for Michael Brown’s family. “Seventy-one death threats. Anonymous posts KKK leader’s personal data online in ongoing war over Ferguson.
Something to Think About.