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In reply to the discussion: WAIT! So FDP Officer Wilson, whos ILLEGALLY refusing to make a report for fear of being incriminated [View all](When the report is to the government)
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WAIT! So FDP Officer Wilson, whos ILLEGALLY refusing to make a report for fear of being incriminated [View all]
uponit7771
Oct 2014
OP
Well OK then he should be fired by that Government Police agency for not fulfilling his paid duties
gordianot
Oct 2014
#88
As someone who works for the federal government, he may/may not have such a right.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#199
You're missing the OP's point. Sure, Wilson has a right to remain silent, as does anyone
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#9
Do you think there will be a report on what Wilson had in his system? He WAS the shooter
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#13
I suspect Wilson was hopped up on coke, meth or speed. See Joe McGinniss'
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#27
So was Wilson tested after this shooting? If so, what were the results? If not, why not? As for
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#171
Ah sorry about that. Yes, it was an amphetamine, a diet pill that I can't recall.
NaturalHigh
Oct 2014
#172
At the risk of utterly derailing this thread, but in the interest of balance, wanted to
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#174
ive never heard of an officer involved in a shooting writing the police report.
Travis_0004
Oct 2014
#55
+1, the FPD tried to pawn it off to the SLPD but the SLPD didn't have anything to go on so...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#194
Wait, was he charged with anything? I thought 5th amendment rights were only
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#200
Was he checked for drugs or alcohol? I would think that would be standard procedure after
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#16
It's illegal... the FOIA request are being ignored at the LEAST his union boss doesn't control that
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#25
... no, FOIA laws... the FPD is trying to skirt them using the 5th only told to Wilson by his
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#35
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get 5th because his STATED purpose on the job
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#50
... there COULD be no murder because Wilson followed all the rules of his job...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#63
Isn't pleading the 5th in THIS situation an already forced error? I followed the rules = I go
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#85
If cops just start filing blank reports after killing people,is that not impeding the investigation?
bravenak
Oct 2014
#53
... this is NOT a case of a normal citizen taken some normal actions and then crap happens...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#81
exactly, IE the FOIA infractions at the least... at the MOST he should be standing in the way
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#49
And does the Federal FOIA allow access to police documents from an active investigation?
hack89
Oct 2014
#101
It's a federal case NOW... anything the feds ask for can be gotten under FOIA... it's common and the
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#105
FOIA is not a criminal statute, and there are no criminal penalties for non-compliance.
branford
Oct 2014
#107
And there will always be people right here on DU siding with these armed cops/wanna-be cops who kill
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#211
Report was empty... nathin...that's why the FOIA laws are going to USSC regarding this case.
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#28
Excuse me. Words that we don't even KNOW come from him have more credibility than eyewitnesses.
bravenak
Oct 2014
#18
There is likely a great deal of forensic evidence and witness testimony which we know nothing about.
branford
Oct 2014
#71
Same old garbage, no? They will defend these killer cops to the nth degree until one day
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#26
I asked that very same question about the officer's toxicology report yesterday.
bravenak
Oct 2014
#32
That would make sense, don't know how many people were LESS risk adverse jacked during a game
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#40
Good that others are asking. I had not seen anyone ask about the cop's state of mind. People
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#80
HELP!!! what is in the report that says Brown WASNT 20 feet or 25 feet away when the last shots
randys1
Oct 2014
#39
... the "filed" report is empty... look for FOIA to go to USSC regarding the incident report because
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#30
A police report is supposed to be written as soon as possible after the event. So if Wilson did not
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#67
Who said he robbed a store? Are you referring to the video that was released
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#173
Hard to answer that when you provide no information as to where it came from, eg.
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#256
What does that have to do with anything? The protesters were not looters, if that is what you
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#263
Even if every word you say is true, and of course we don't know that, it STILL does not justify the
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#230
THE COP IS DISCREDITED!!! What about his discredit be default is NOT understood?! He's REFUSING
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#191
Also, so are shooting slike this in the WHITE community, only racist wingers front the black
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#192
IMO they sent their paid trolls here yesterday to test the waters and to see if liberals wil buy it.
notadmblnd
Oct 2014
#33
Thank you. I've said for years that the percentage of racists on the left is just aout the same as
Solomon
Oct 2014
#175
Yellow Journalism "gun gone off" HOW!?!??! Just .. pulled it's own trigger?!?!
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#82
In regards to the report which just claims the "gun went off" I don't see how Brown FORCED Wilson
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#91
EXACTLY!!! The running away and being shot at is the crime people are focusing on Brown in the
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#98
Care to be specific? Otherwise, why yes, you are wrong. "The young man" was guilty
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#144
Yeap, pathologist has already said one of the wounds in the arm is consistant with shot from the
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#195
Muddy the waters? It seems pretty clear to me. A teenager encounters over walking
sabrina 1
Oct 2014
#241
I can speak of 2 white people that live in Ferguson (in-laws) which gives me some insight.
gordianot
Oct 2014
#102
Dude, sorry to break it to you, but there are *very* few people here who even *halfway* support.....
AverageJoe90
Oct 2014
#100
Few would be like.. maybe 4? nah.... I see at LEAST 20 given ear to Wilsons KKK supported ass...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#106
"by some progressives that I have witnessed here", I'm sorry, but that's fuckin' bullshit, amigo.
AverageJoe90
Oct 2014
#112
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing? I can give you an example right now, if need be:
AverageJoe90
Oct 2014
#119
Discussionist brought a lot of rightwingers to DU. It has reached the point where they ...
ieoeja
Oct 2014
#116
They were unreasonable at best relative to what the site started as... now that there are more winge
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#198
More to the point, his boss, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, said Wilson
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#148
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get 5th because his STATED purpose on the job
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#201
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get the benefit of the 5th because he...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#203
I'm talking about the FOIA request for the report that is blank... so there IS a filing... Wilson
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#220
Strawman noted, no one is saying he IS compelled just that he did so and has NOT come forth...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#252
"it "wasn't the compulsion to file part... again,... strawman noted. Either way, he's not filing
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#260
Now, you should very easily be able to cite the law that you're claiming exists
Travelman
Oct 2014
#233
Yeah, he's giving verbal accounts after being fully apprised of the evidence...
MaggieD
Oct 2014
#153
This is false, when a FOIA request is filed for said report the report is given PERIOD ... it's agai
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#204
Wilson's prior ingestion of meth or speed would explain the subsequent shooting. Oh, wait, Wilson
KingCharlemagne
Oct 2014
#145
BINGO!!! The rest of the "leak" is irrelevant... Wilson should be charge for attempting to shoot
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#205
The incident report, he never filled one out.. FOIA request and the Fed investigation that is callin
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#207
I'm reading this shit, too, and I'm thinking I'm on Drudge or Stormfront. Not on DU.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#196
Yeap, people are OUTRIGHT believing a guy who's saying by actions.. that he's NOT going to fill a
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#215
From the autopsy reports, it is also now clear that he shot at Brown while Brown
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#219
You can also hear them say "the kid did nothing wrong". Remember that?
Liberal_Stalwart71
Oct 2014
#240
WHOA!!!! Man that is BIG!! Bottom line how are they even thinking about a guy who's REFUSING
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#218
Check that, if Wilson SUSPECTED he did something wrong then of course he'd hide
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#244
False, the FOAI already release the SLPD report and it's empty... these guys are assholes why
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#246
Link, I don't see ANY redacted report of Wilsons account since he's the one on the original SLPD...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#257
The actions after Brown ran away are the reason for the protest etc... no actions after Brown
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#247
Not from what the witness's said, since Wilson is hiding the truth the he has NOT AN OUNCE of ...
uponit7771
Oct 2014
#253