Details on shooting may be withheld for weeks

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

St. Louis County investigators will not release details about the shooting of Michael Brown until the information is presented to a grand jury, a process that could take months, the U.S. Attorney on the case said Tuesday.

FBI agents are sharing information they have gathered from the area of the shooting scene with St. Louis County investigators, U.S. Attorney Richard A. Callahan in Missouri told TIME, noting "physical evidence is being analyzed" from the autopsy done Monday.

"While the lack of details surrounding the shooting may frustrate the media and breed suspicion among those already distrustful of the system, those closely guarded details give law enforcement the best yardsticks for measuring whether witnesses are truthful,” Callahan said.

“Without those yardsticks, an investigation becomes more of a guessing game or popularity contest than a search for the truth," he added.



Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/215516-details-on-shooting-may-not-be-released-for-weeks

[BronxBoy]

1. Do you know if this is unusual?

Months seems like a mighty look time.

[pnwmom]

30. Not unusual. The Grand Jury into Rick Perry, for instance, took 5 months.

This jury was empaneled in May, and considers all the cases put in front of it -- so this case is one of a number of others. Grand Juries typically meet for once a week, or a few days a month, which doesn't leave a lot of time.

[earthside]

2. If this is true, I fear the worst.

This was a very public crime in Ferguson.

To claim that is will takes weeks and/or months to reach a decision about whether or not to charge Wilson; that information and details will be held back for that long a period, means that there is a considered effort to whitewash this crime.

Murders happen in this country all the time, murders much more complicated than this one and information is made public and suspects are charged often times within a week or less of the incident.

This statement in the article is discouraging: ""That's not going to happen tomorrow. It may be weeks, it may be months, We have to bring calm to our community," Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown" on Tuesday."

This is exactly the opposite of what is needed ---calm will come and should only come when clear steps towards justice are made public. This is a very disappointing comment from Capt. Johnson.

My opinion is that the local and state authorities in Ferguson and Missouri have adopted a stonewalling strategy, hoping to out wait and wear down the protestors and the community until they can more safely announce that the officer acted appropriately and that no charges will be filed. In the meantime the character maligning of Michael Brown will proceed at full throttle ... just like what happened to Treyvon Martin.

[pnwmom]

31. Sending the case to a Grand Jury does not, in and of itself, mean a "white wash."

It could be the best way to develop the strongest case.

And it also leaves some time for the prosecutor to recuse himself. Would you rather the present prosecutor charge Wilson now and rush through a prosecution with a weak case?

[bullwinkle428]

3. Time to buy stock in tear gas container companies.

[msongs]

4. somebody gets a nice paid vacation while the stories are coordinated and rehearsed nt

[JustAnotherGen]

26. Supposedly

He - Officer T - was seriously injured. He should be on workman's comp right now if that's the case. I suspect he's not. And it IS a paid vacay if he is not. If he's not - he wasn't injured.

It's a simple question no one in the media is asking . . .

In the meantime this "He was seriously injured" nonsense is allowed to fester.

[Sparhawk60]

29. Spot On

The police officer was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack by Michael Brown? So let see the injuries, have his Doctor hold a press conference outlining the scope of the officers injuries. A photo or two would be nice. Or is it all just a cover up?

I swear, at times it seems the police is trying to provoke unrest.

[underpants]

5. WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS

in other words - wait, this will be released after the next two TV News dramas consume your attention

[snooper2]

6. Good, right thing to do, people trying to find the truth

Speculation on the intertubes matters nothing-

[Bjorn Against]

9. They are not trying to find the truth

They are selectively leaking information that makes Brown look bad, but withholding information that is supposed to be public record. They had no problem releasing Brown's drug test results that show he smoked pot, they won't let us know anything else though.

[snooper2]

12. So you think the FBI is involved in a cover up?

[Bjorn Against]

15. It would not be the first time

The FBI does not exactly have a strong record when it comes to investigating police violence against black men.

[snooper2]

17. Oh, like the civil rights works in Mississippi

[Bjorn Against]

20. The FBI worked against civil rights workers in MS

The movie Mississippi Burning is not an accurate portrayal of the FBI's actions in Mississippi, the FBI were not the good guys despite that movie's portrayal.

[VanGoghRocks]

28. Are you a cop?

[heaven05]

10. who's truth is usually

the truth? People trying to find out the truth or people who manufacture 'truth? Usually the 'truth' given out by perpetrators of crimes like this MURDER of a young black male. In the end, that 'truth' usually "matters nothing".

[upaloopa]

16. They have yet to interview eye witnesses.

How do you get the truth when you don't talk to witnesses.
Most likely they don't need witnesses to come up with their truth.

[snooper2]

18. how do you know who has and hasn't been interviewed?

Who was asked not to say anything about the case while the investigation is underway?

[upaloopa]

22. That is what I heard on MSNBC. That source has been

pretty accurate in the evenings

[Trust Buster]

27. It is customary to keep the evidence under raps while a sitting Grand Jury does it's work.

[Bjorn Against]

7. I am sure they will continue to leak anything that makes Brown look bad

Facts that reflect poorly on the cops will be withheld, but that won't stop them from selectively leaking information that makes Brown look bad. This investigation has no credibility.

[heaven05]

8. months????

by the book coverup in the works. Michael Brown will just be another young black male murder victim(state sanctioned) who will have died because of amerikkka's systemic and institutionalized caste system of racism that has ALWAYS been present in our culture. He is dead for no other reason. I suggest to all interested" afroculinaria.com

[SnakeEyes]

24. You really think the feds are covering up?

[leftynyc]

11. All while they continue to leak

ANYTHING that may be harmful to Mr. Brown. That entire police force needs to be disbanded. And get rid of that mayor also.

[wandy]

13. This should provide enough time for..............

The RW spin machine to set the narrative that will support the desired outcome.
Fact checking will become a matter of historical record rather than current events.
Make it difficult to prove if any injures resulted from a struggle or a previous event.
The generally accepted story will take president over any truth reviled.
Because of 'jury contamination' any possible trial will need to be moved to a 'friendlily' environment.

Where have we seen this before?

[7962]

14. Ridiculous. That will only make things worse. Just tell the story, whatever it is.

Its up to a grand jury whether to do something or not, but that doesnt affect the story of what happened. getting little pieces here and there is only going to inflame more people.
Just tell the cops story and lets see what it IS. WAS he injured? What kind of injuries? Why did he shoot? Waiting on a grand jury doesn nothing to change those answers.

[blackspade]

19. What a crock of shit.

More ass covering for the cops.

[TeamPooka]

21. Facts will be released during the winter months when it's too cold to protest.

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. That should give them plenty of time to continue smearing the murder victim with selective leaks

Bang up job, guys.

[Kelvin Mace]

25. They want this to go away

and dragging their feet is a great way to run out the clock until the media packs up and moves on to something else. The American public has a VERY short attention span and at this point even the Federal government has a vested interest in dropping this down the memory hole.