Why was Michael Brown's body taken from the scene of his execution by a police SUV and

[malaise]

not an ambulance or a hearse???

[bigtree]

1. good point

. . . after all it wasn't an emergency anymore, having let him lay there for hours after they determined he was dead.

I'd suspect some sort of cover-up of evidence or tampering.

[malaise]

6. Precisely

Sadly we can no longer trust the police - anywhere.

[SummerSnow]

2. Interesting...hmm?

There is a whole lot of evil shady stuff in this matter.

[CherokeeDem]

3. Should have been by a coroner's wagon

in a proper body bag in order to protect evidence.

Unless they don't have a coroner's van.... I can't think of any reason. If they didn't, the body should have been transported by ambulance.

Looks like this police department did nothing right.

[Lex]

4. Because there was a cover-up to get to and they might have to alter evidence

so they wanted to keep the body in their control first.

[malaise]

9. That's how it looks

from here.

[Lars39]

5. Another question I have...Was the squad car secured as evidence and towed or was it driven

back to the station by who? Is it still being used?
I cannot take credit for this question....read it here last night.

[malaise]

8. Good question

This is incompetence on steroids.

[951-Riverside]

10. Yes, what happened to that car?

If there was a struggle starting inside the car or a shot was fired by the officer from inside, finger prints, gunshot residue could tell a lot about what actually happened but its obvious they just drove the involved car back to the station. No one reported seeing it being towed out of there.

[SwankyXomb]

11. I saw something the other day

that said "Officer Wilson" drove it back to the station, even though it was an integral part of the crime scene.

[cleduc]

15. I'm not positive but I recall a couple of days ago

something to the effect that Wilson remained at the crime seen for hours (six is the number I recall) and then went to the hospital for treatment of his swollen face. St Louis County police were in charge not long after the shooting.

[rustydog]

7. Dead body call the county county coroner. Dead suspect at ahnds of police, call the county coroner.

This Police Department hasn't handled this shooting professionally at all. It s a cluster F of enormous proportions.
The police chief must be suspended pending investigation of how he runs this police department.
The justice department needs to investigate the officer, the police chief and the entire police department.

[dickthegrouch]

14. Problem is the coroner might take a while to respond

There's a lot more cops than coroners, and dialing 911 (at least in the US) alerts the cops to what might be happening. There's no way we, the public, can secure a scene against 'excited' cops.

[Lars39]

12. More questions:

From this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025405766

"Where are the drug screen results on the shooter?"

"Where is the pic of the cop's face showing the injuries?"

"Was the police offier "swabbed" for the teen's DNA?"

[Girl powers]

13. Michael Brown's Body

Why wasn't Michael Brown's body covered immediately? Why did it lay exposed in the street for hours? The Ferguson police showed a complete lack of respect, clearly demonstrating their disdain for some of the citizens they're supposed to protect.
I don't remember Lindsey Lohan and Wynona Ryder being mowed down after they were caught shoplifting.

[Avalux]

16. What's most sickening - Wilson doesn't even try to help him.

Wilson shoots him six times then stares at his lifeless body, never bent down to take a pulse, never tried to help him.

[malaise]

18. Good post

Welcome to DU

[avebury]

17. Because it would make it easier for the police to

lift Brown's fingerprints and plant them (if they needed to).

[malaise]

19. Don't rule it out

[avebury]

21. Oh I have no faith in the integrity of any local

investigation of this case. They are either the most incompetent PD ever to exist or the most evil. I tend towards eveil at this point.

[justiceischeap]

20. If you look at this image

You'll see a black SUV behind the PD SUV. I suspect the black SUV belongs to the coroners office.

[HipChick]

22. Because they needed to get fingerprints from his body to make it

fit the defense that he was trying to grab the gun, and get the officer in the car..

After the fact, now, Mike Brown's DNA is all over Wilson's car