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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]brush
(54,000 posts)179. Silent to the media, maybe . . .
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.
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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