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179. Silent to the media, maybe . . .
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 11:54 PM
Oct 2014

Last edited Fri Oct 24, 2014, 03:08 PM - Edit history (1)

but we all know he was supposed to file an incident report.

And many of us suspect the blue wall wagons were circled around him and he was advised to not filed a report that might be contradicted later — much better for all to take time to concoct a story that all agree on.

You have to know there is no excuse for not filing a report, unless you have something to hide.

Wilson who dlwickham Oct 2014 #1
Wilson in Ferguson, I have to assume. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #3
Sure it's not this guy? Generic Other Oct 2014 #72
No, everyone knows Wilson... jberryhill Oct 2014 #130
Already a locked thread in LBN on this. Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #2
You mean the "not real people" disruptors? nt valerief Oct 2014 #4
Wilson has a 5th amendment right to remain silent Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #5
Why would he, he did even MOST of what he supposed to do right?! HELL NAW! uponit7771 Oct 2014 #6
And that applies to work reports? daleanime Oct 2014 #7
Yep. jeff47 Oct 2014 #54
Well OK then he should be fired by that Government Police agency for not fulfilling his paid duties gordianot Oct 2014 #88
Can't. That would be forcing him to incriminate himself. jeff47 Oct 2014 #242
As someone who works for the federal government, he may/may not have such a right. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #199
Wilson was required to file a report of some type starroute Oct 2014 #115
No Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #128
But no one else was on the scene starroute Oct 2014 #151
That is not what is claimed Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #155
What I find is the ACLU saying the PD was breaking the law starroute Oct 2014 #168
Ok, so we have the department possibly breaking the law Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #188
He only has to fill out the report if he wants to remain employed. Calista241 Oct 2014 #265
You're missing the OP's point. Sure, Wilson has a right to remain silent, as does anyone KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #9
If giving facts is deflection then I apologize. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #10
It certainly can be. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #12
Thank you for stating this so consisely and eloquently. KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #24
Perfectly and succinctly stated. Bravo! riqster Oct 2014 #104
Is he doing so? He doesn't seem to be. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #11
It's not remaining silent Quayblue Oct 2014 #37
I agree. They're gonna let the cop walk. lob1 Oct 2014 #89
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
I always suspected roid rage leftynyc Oct 2014 #56
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #61
Is your suspicion backed up by any facts? NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #162
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
Yes, thanks. I've read it. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #177
Wilson had a second job, as a security officer BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #183
Well again, that should come out in a drug test. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #185
Did he resign his job? Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #47
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #52
ive never heard of an officer involved in a shooting writing the police report. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #55
I know it is mandatory strawberries Oct 2014 #92
Here is Wilson official report riverwalker Oct 2014 #146
weird strawberries Oct 2014 #159
Um ... you do realize that's not Wilson's report, right? Travelman Oct 2014 #169
+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
That's absurd. Travelman Oct 2014 #213
You are just making stuff up now Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #156
Come on, this is America Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #170
Several things Calista241 Oct 2014 #266
So... by that logic... Oktober Oct 2014 #158
Yup! He needs to be charged with embezzlement. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #176
Then he needs to be fired for not doing his job. geek tragedy Oct 2014 #51
Wilson shot a man dead onecaliberal Oct 2014 #103
Silent to the media, maybe . . . brush Oct 2014 #179
^^^^^That onecaliberal Oct 2014 #214
Wait, was he charged with anything? I thought 5th amendment rights were only Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #200
no. you almoat always have a 5th amendment right Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #209
He was apparently advised not to by his union lawyer hack89 Oct 2014 #8
Was he checked for drugs or alcohol? I would think that would be standard procedure after sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #16
Good question - you would hope so. nt hack89 Oct 2014 #17
It's illegal... the FOIA request are being ignored at the LEAST his union boss doesn't control that uponit7771 Oct 2014 #25
Is it a state law you are referring to? hack89 Oct 2014 #31
... no, FOIA laws... the FPD is trying to skirt them using the 5th only told to Wilson by his uponit7771 Oct 2014 #35
How does filing a statement 10 days late violate the FOI laws? hack89 Oct 2014 #43
I think the report was blank. bravenak Oct 2014 #46
But what law was broken? hack89 Oct 2014 #48
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get 5th because his STATED purpose on the job uponit7771 Oct 2014 #50
The FOIA only applies to the Federal government - not the Ferguson PD hack89 Oct 2014 #57
Still doesn't supercede his 5th amendment rights. jeff47 Oct 2014 #58
... there COULD be no murder because Wilson followed all the rules of his job... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #63
If he did what we all think he did, then it's a murder. jeff47 Oct 2014 #66
Isn't pleading the 5th in THIS situation an already forced error? I followed the rules = I go uponit7771 Oct 2014 #85
Common sense-wise, yes. jeff47 Oct 2014 #87
If cops just start filing blank reports after killing people,is that not impeding the investigation? bravenak Oct 2014 #53
Could be. hack89 Oct 2014 #60
If he is conspiring with the department like it seems. bravenak Oct 2014 #65
I think his supporters would leak regardless of what he does hack89 Oct 2014 #70
It is frustrating to hear dribs and drabs, but not get anything real. bravenak Oct 2014 #75
It is a dangerous situation. hack89 Oct 2014 #76
That's what it is. bravenak Oct 2014 #77
Nah...That's OJs excuse... didn't work for him uponit7771 Oct 2014 #83
5th amendment means you're allowed to impede it. jeff47 Oct 2014 #62
He is not allowed to be conspiring with others to assist him. bravenak Oct 2014 #68
His story gets leaked, not his report. jeff47 Oct 2014 #69
... this is NOT a case of a normal citizen taken some normal actions and then crap happens... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #81
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #64
exactly, IE the FOIA infractions at the least... at the MOST he should be standing in the way uponit7771 Oct 2014 #49
The FOIA only applies to Federal agencies, not state and local agencies hack89 Oct 2014 #79
Good point but because this is now a federal case FOIA applies.. (inside) uponit7771 Oct 2014 #94
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
So the title of your OP is wrong and Wilson is not breaking the FOIA? hack89 Oct 2014 #110
FOIA is not a criminal statute, and there are no criminal penalties for non-compliance. branford Oct 2014 #107
Missouri has their own Sunshine law which requires release csziggy Oct 2014 #125
I don't think you understand how FOIA works Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #123
Yeah well for the record, I never believed any of the people Rex Oct 2014 #14
"... the people doing it think they are clever but are very transparent." Yep. Scuba Oct 2014 #38
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
Is that true? savalez Oct 2014 #15
I think he eventually filed a report ten days after the shooting. nt hack89 Oct 2014 #19
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
I suspect that there are witnesses we are not aware of hack89 Oct 2014 #21
I'm just going by the witnesses we have heard from. bravenak Oct 2014 #23
I agree - the leaks are to spin a pro-Wilson story hack89 Oct 2014 #34
Please. Integrity would be a blessing in this situation. bravenak Oct 2014 #36
I would hope all the grand jury transcripts are released hack89 Oct 2014 #41
That would be nice and useful. bravenak Oct 2014 #44
There is likely a great deal of forensic evidence and witness testimony which we know nothing about. branford Oct 2014 #71
I will stay up all night reading it if necessary when it comes out bravenak Oct 2014 #73
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
I have seen people got straight out of character on certain substances. bravenak Oct 2014 #42
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
I saw nothing that indicated he was that close. bravenak Oct 2014 #45
Do we know where the cop car was in relation to the body? randys1 Oct 2014 #129
LOL....DU has been ratfucked for quite sometime. GOPers are everywhere. Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #20
are you sure they are Republicans? hfojvt Oct 2014 #29
first I heard about him not making a report hfojvt Oct 2014 #22
... 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
the victim in this case though hfojvt Oct 2014 #97
Interesting take Savannahmann Oct 2014 #132
you think homicide is a distraction? hfojvt Oct 2014 #182
I'm truly astonished. Savannahmann Oct 2014 #190
Who said he robbed a store? Are you referring to the video that was released sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #173
What do you think this means? XemaSab Oct 2014 #180
The the thug cops want people to keep their mouths shut... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #193
You think the cops spray-painted that on the burned out QuikTrip? XemaSab Oct 2014 #238
Hard to answer that when you provide no information as to where it came from, eg. sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #256
Looters spray-painted this behind the QuikTrip XemaSab Oct 2014 #259
What does that have to do with anything? The protesters were not looters, if that is what you sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #263
I'm talking about the looters XemaSab Oct 2014 #267
I don't expect them to end with dead citizens either hfojvt Oct 2014 #184
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
I guess "innocent until proven guilty" doesn't apply to Michael Brown? gollygee Oct 2014 #243
he was shot in the back heaven05 Oct 2014 #86
IMO they sent their paid trolls here yesterday to test the waters and to see if liberals wil buy it. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #33
Racist is racist, "progressive" or otherwise alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #59
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
I think the matter is completely unresolved The Traveler Oct 2014 #74
I do not post often on the site donnasgirl Oct 2014 #78
Yellow Journalism "gun gone off" HOW!?!??! Just .. pulled it's own trigger?!?! uponit7771 Oct 2014 #82
Maybe i am wrong donnasgirl Oct 2014 #84
In regards to the report which just claims the "gun went off" I don't see how Brown FORCED Wilson uponit7771 Oct 2014 #91
You get shot give up raise your hands there is a pause then still get shot. gordianot Oct 2014 #93
please stop blaming heaven05 Oct 2014 #95
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
You are wrong. ncjustice80 Oct 2014 #178
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
If Wilson is not indicted by a local grand jury . . . Jack Rabbit Oct 2014 #90
The federal investigation is already ongoing. branford Oct 2014 #99
I can speak of 2 white people that live in Ferguson (in-laws) which gives me some insight. gordianot Oct 2014 #102
He's a slick little shit. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #96
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #108
I don't know why he hasn't been convicted and put in prison yet Bonx Oct 2014 #111
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
Just Twenty? On a site with many *thousands* of active users? AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #114
ONE heaven05 Oct 2014 #127
RIGHT!! uponit7771 Oct 2014 #197
Well it's not heaven05 Oct 2014 #109
"by some progressives that I have witnessed here", I'm sorry, but that's fuckin' bullshit, amigo. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #112
you're entitled heaven05 Oct 2014 #117
Wolves in Sheep's Clothing? I can give you an example right now, if need be: AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #119
I know that heaven05 Oct 2014 #122
" when they are disregarding their own fleas". Pot, meet kettle. n/t AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #124
don't change heaven05 Oct 2014 #126
Dude, you're really trying everybody's patience. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #181
Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #186
Let's not change the subject. You have a price. Let's negotiate. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #187
glee here!!!! heaven05 Oct 2014 #208
HA! This is so funny. betsuni Oct 2014 #224
. Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2014 #271
There's eye witnesses and then there are eye witnesses Android3.14 Oct 2014 #113
Discussionist brought a lot of rightwingers to DU. It has reached the point where they ... ieoeja Oct 2014 #116
ahhhh heaven05 Oct 2014 #120
Looks like you've had at least three hidden posts on DU3. Make7 Oct 2014 #136
Mods wouldn't have hidden any of those. ieoeja Oct 2014 #138
They were unreasonable at best relative to what the site started as... now that there are more winge uponit7771 Oct 2014 #198
Where is it illegal for him to not do a report? Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #118
Oh lordy, Seriously? MaggieD Oct 2014 #134
Seriously- you didn't address what I said Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #135
Really? You're an expert on all laws in all states and counties? MaggieD Oct 2014 #140
More to the point, his boss, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, said Wilson KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #148
Exactly - which is why incident reports are SOP.... MaggieD Oct 2014 #150
Maybe your comprehension is lacking Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #157
let me whip up some opinions about partial leaked NM_Birder Oct 2014 #202
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get 5th because his STATED purpose on the job uponit7771 Oct 2014 #201
I see you can't cite the law Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #236
Ummm... no, please read the KOS record of this ... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #249
Well, putting in my common sense cap Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #254
Mind boggling, isn't it? n/t MaggieD Oct 2014 #121
Does anyone have a link to this "illegal refusal to make a report?" Travelman Oct 2014 #131
Finally, a voice of reason Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #139
That's not a voice of reason.... MaggieD Oct 2014 #141
So if a police officer is in a traffic accident with you Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #147
Yes, I want the LEO to get a statement on record! MaggieD Oct 2014 #152
You are confused Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #154
Then where is the statement? MaggieD Oct 2014 #165
Show me that SOP Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #189
I posted links long before you responded MaggieD Oct 2014 #270
FOIA and impeding an investigation, he doesn't get the benefit of the 5th because he... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #203
That's not a link Travelman Oct 2014 #210
I'm talking about the FOIA request for the report that is blank... so there IS a filing... Wilson uponit7771 Oct 2014 #220
Explaing it away is not a link. Travelman Oct 2014 #231
Here's the link, he's breaking FOIA and Sunshine laws from the state.... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #248
"Some lady on dailyKos" is not a link to a law Travelman Oct 2014 #251
Strawman noted, no one is saying he IS compelled just that he did so and has NOT come forth... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #252
Strawman my ass Travelman Oct 2014 #258
"it "wasn't the compulsion to file part... again,... strawman noted. Either way, he's not filing uponit7771 Oct 2014 #260
You're reduced to speaking in some bizarre code Travelman Oct 2014 #262
what year did you graduate law school? Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #217
1983... now what??!!? uponit7771 Oct 2014 #221
Now, you should very easily be able to cite the law that you're claiming exists Travelman Oct 2014 #233
To clear up a lot of bad info in this thread Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #133
Violations of civil rights is breaking the law MaggieD Oct 2014 #142
I can't answer where it is Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #143
Yeah, he's giving verbal accounts after being fully apprised of the evidence... MaggieD Oct 2014 #153
It is obvious cops think they are above the law when it comes to murder. Rex Oct 2014 #161
This is false, when a FOIA request is filed for said report the report is given PERIOD ... it's agai uponit7771 Oct 2014 #204
Even if everything I have heard from Wilson's side is true, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #137
Wilson's prior ingestion of meth or speed would explain the subsequent shooting. Oh, wait, Wilson KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #145
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #206
BINGO!!! The rest of the "leak" is irrelevant... Wilson should be charge for attempting to shoot uponit7771 Oct 2014 #205
Some people will believe anything Bettie Oct 2014 #149
He did testify in front of the Grand Jury Wella Oct 2014 #160
So what? MaggieD Oct 2014 #163
I knew the fix was in, the moment Wilson was allowed to flee the crime scene. Rex Oct 2014 #164
Yup. MaggieD Oct 2014 #166
Do you have a link for that? Wella Oct 2014 #167
A link for what? MaggieD Oct 2014 #227
Everyone has that privilege Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #223
They don't have the right to a full review of the evidence MaggieD Oct 2014 #225
What special right does wilson have? Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #232
He apparently has a special right... MaggieD Oct 2014 #235
He has not had charges brought against him Quayblue Oct 2014 #237
Unbelievable. PorridgeGun Oct 2014 #264
I have no idea? Seriously? MaggieD Oct 2014 #269
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
Yeap, I could hear in those workers voices the disgust with Wilson.. W uponit7771 Oct 2014 #222
You can also hear them say "the kid did nothing wrong". Remember that? Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #240
Not just DU - but everyone uponit JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #212
WHOA!!!! Man that is BIG!! Bottom line how are they even thinking about a guy who's REFUSING uponit7771 Oct 2014 #218
It is big JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #226
The 5th is for the innocent as well as the guilty. Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #228
Check that, if Wilson SUSPECTED he did something wrong then of course he'd hide uponit7771 Oct 2014 #244
I really thank you heaven05 Oct 2014 #216
thx uponit7771 Oct 2014 #261
According to this article, there is a report...just not by Ferguson PD Oilwellian Oct 2014 #229
And this is exactly what I have been trying to explain to people here Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #239
False, the FOAI already release the SLPD report and it's empty... these guys are assholes why uponit7771 Oct 2014 #246
No, SLCPD released a redacted, not empty report Lee-Lee Oct 2014 #255
Link, I don't see ANY redacted report of Wilsons account since he's the one on the original SLPD... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #257
Yes, the report is empty... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #245
Depending on all the witnesses TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #234
The actions after Brown ran away are the reason for the protest etc... no actions after Brown uponit7771 Oct 2014 #247
And you think there is no possibility that he attacked the cop? TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #250
Not from what the witness's said, since Wilson is hiding the truth the he has NOT AN OUNCE of ... uponit7771 Oct 2014 #253
"The cop backed up," to me that's damning thing #1 BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #268
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