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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 12:55 PM Aug 2014

Question....

If Officer Wilson was engaged in a "scuffle" with Mike Brown for, apparently, several seconds, where the hell was the officer who was driving the vehicle? Wouldn't that officer have gotten out of the driver's seat, weapon drawn, and gone around to the other side to apprehend Brown?

And "reports" and "eyewitness accounts" are coming out only now that Wilson sustained some sort of eye injury (probably from the door bouncing back into his face after he threw it open in the body of Brown)?

Turning into Zimmerman/Martin all over again...

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Question.... (Original Post) Roland99 Aug 2014 OP
wilson was driving Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #1
Ah... Roland99 Aug 2014 #2
Wilson says he was attacked while in the driver seat Michigander_Life Aug 2014 #3
no. Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #4
thanks Roland99 Aug 2014 #5
they were walking down the middle of the street Travis_0004 Aug 2014 #6

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
2. Ah...
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 01:00 PM
Aug 2014

so the officer had climbed over to the passenger seat?

Excuse my ignorance on these details...

 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
4. no.
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 01:04 PM
Aug 2014

Johnsons story


After telling the officer that they were almost at their destination, Johnson’s house, the two continued walking. But as they did, Johnson says the officer slammed his brakes and threw his truck in reverse, nearly hitting them.

Now, in line with the officer’s driver’s side door, they could see the officer’s face. They heard him say something to the effect of, “what’d you say?” At the same time, Johnson says the officer attempted to thrust his door open but the door slammed into Brown and bounced closed. Johnson says the officer, with his left hand, grabbed Brown by the neck.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
5. thanks
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 01:06 PM
Aug 2014

for some reason, this whole time, I was picturing Brown and Johnson side-by-side near the curb.

 

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)
6. they were walking down the middle of the street
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 01:09 PM
Aug 2014

Even if they were close to the curb it wasnt a busy street so it would be easy for Wilson to drive up to the curb.

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