WaPo: Wilson Violated Protocols
Wilson left the scene of the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the officer returned to the police station unescorted, washed blood off his hands and placed his recently fired pistol into an evidence bag himself.
Those actions, described in grand jury testimony, violated protocols for handling a crime scene and securing evidence, according to experts in policing procedures and Justice Department documents.
Wilson’s movements after the shooting were among a number of police actions in the aftermath of Brown’s death that experts said were unusual. The grand jury transcripts revealed, for example, that the officers who interviewed Wilson immediately after the shooting did not tape the conversations. The transcripts also showed that an investigator from the medical examiner’s office opted not to take measurements at the crime scene and arrived there believing that what happened between Brown and Wilson was “self-explanatory.’’
Click here for reuse options!A shooting suspect — even a police officer — must be cordoned off in a controlled area and stripped of his clothing, his weapon secured by investigators, and must be escorted by officers if he leaves.
“An officer driving himself back? Wrong. An officer booking his own gun into evidence? Wrong,” said David Klinger, an expert on police shootings with the University of Missouri at St. Louis who is also a former police officer. “The appropriate investigative procedures were not followed.’’
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Anomaly 100 November 27th, 2014 at 16:05
New pic of Wilson’s injuries released.
Anomaly 100 November 27th, 2014 at 17:05
New pic of Wilson’s injuries released.
Kim Serrahn November 27th, 2014 at 16:07
this, we all knew, would be a travesty if justice.
Kim Serrahn November 27th, 2014 at 17:07
this, we all knew, would be a travesty if justice.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:09
This is looking more and more like a cover up.
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 16:13
It looked that way from the very beginning to me. It is now becoming so obvious that you would have to be a republican to not see it.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:17
The cop claimed the boy went for his gun, but there was no evidence of the boy’s fingerprints on the gun. I smell a rat.
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 16:21
If the Feds don’t step in and do something very soon, I think things are going to spiral out of control and not just in Ferguson.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:22
They didn’t test for DNA, either.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 17:09
This is looking more and more like a cover up.
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 17:13
It looked that way from the very beginning to me. It is now becoming so obvious that you would have to be a republican to not see it.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 17:17
The cop claimed the boy went for his gun, but there was no evidence of the boy’s fingerprints on the gun. I smell a rat.
mea_mark November 27th, 2014 at 17:21
If the Feds don’t step in and do something very soon, I think things are going to spiral out of control and not just in Ferguson.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 17:22
They didn’t test for DNA, either.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:21
“One has to wonder how these violations affected the outcome of the grand jury investigation.”, the outcome would have been the same! The fix was in from the time the D.A. decided to present a case to the grand jury. His office steered it to the decision he wanted, no bill against Wilson.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 17:21
“One has to wonder how these violations affected the outcome of the grand jury investigation.”, the outcome would have been the same! The fix was in from the time the D.A. decided to present a case to the grand jury. His office steered it to the decision he wanted, no bill against Wilson.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:27
Democrats just can’t stop lying. Michael Brown committed a strong-arm robbery, assaulted a store manager, assaulted a cop, and refused to surrender to arrest. Michael Brown is dead because neither his grandmother, mother, father, or step-father taught him right from wrong. If only someone in Ferguson would have cared about this THUG BEFORE his thuggery caught up to him.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:28
So you support summary execution. How typical Republican.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:29
Michael Brown was NOT executed. He was killed in self-defense, just like Thug Martin. Why don’t you learn to respect law?
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:34
You need to make up your mind. Was he executed or killed in self defense? Perhaps if you go back to grade school, you can learn to communicate in English like real Americans.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:35
Brown’s running away from a cop car is not self defense on the part of Wilson. It was a mediocre cop showing fear and cowardice. Why don’t you just admit Brown should be dead for being a young black man.
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 16:32
Fuck you
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 17:28
So you support summary execution. How typical Republican.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 17:34
You need to make up your mind. Was he executed or killed in self defense? Perhaps if you go back to grade school, you can learn to communicate in English like real Americans.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 17:35
Brown’s running away from a cop car is not self defense on the part of Wilson. It was a mediocre cop showing fear and cowardice. Why don’t you just admit Brown should be dead for being a young black man.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:30
Dear Mrs. Brown, Michael is dead because of Dorian Johnson’s influence.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:30
I’ve known THOUSANDS of pot smokers and NONE of them stole anything, assaulted anyone, including cops, or charged a cop like a 300lb BULL. Michael Brown was 6’4″ 290lbs of PURE STUPID. It wasn’t the pot, it was the thug lifestyle the Democrats promote to keep the black man down. Democrats are your oppressors, you fuckin morons.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:31
Why do Africans raise their children with such blatant disregard for law? Why do they embrace the thug lifestyle? Why do Democrats promote the thug lifestyle in movies, TV, and music?
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:37
Pure racism.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:31
Like the Thug Martin case, every bit of physical evidence supports the survivors version of events, not the fairy tale spun by the race hucksters. An eyewitness account caught on cell phone backs up the cops version, not Brown’s LYING accomplice. Case closed.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:31
The Governor is a Democrat, the MAYOR is a DEMOCRAT, and ALL police belong to a union that supports DEMOCRATS!
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:31
DemonRats promote and profit from the thug lifestyle. Why are black men willing to die for DemonRats?
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:37
I predict you will be banned within the hour if you keep up this dehumanizing hate speech.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:38
Done now!
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:39
I should have predicted it within a shorter period of time.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:32
Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson were walking in the street. Wilson rolled his patrol car window down and told them to get out of the street. Afterwards, he heard the call for the strongarm robbery of Swisher Sweets, committed by Johnson and Brown, and noticed that one of them was carrying a box that could have been Swisher Sweets. Wilson pulled over, and when he tried to get out of the car, he was pushed back into the car by Brown (twice). Brown then punched Wilson in the face and Darren reached for his gun. Brown went for the gun, pushing it against Wilson’s hip. Wilson pushed the gun away, and it went off. Brown and Johnson ran away. Wilson got out of the car and pursued. He told the pair to freeze. They both turned around. Brown taunted Wilson, then “bum rushed” him at full speed. That’s when Wilson started shooting.
UPDATE: According to a crime reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, more than a dozen sources have corroborated Wilson’s version of the events. That’s game, set, and match for Wilson.
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:32
Thug Brown knew the inherent danger of a thug lifestyle. He accepted the risk when he committed crimes.
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:36
Wow, you are going to be banned fast.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:36
He was on his way to college, you ignorant, racist puke.
edmeyer_able November 27th, 2014 at 17:32
Happy Thanksgiving
Darth Kenyan November 27th, 2014 at 16:33
We KNOW Thug Brown committed a strong arm robbery immediately preceding his death. And Thug Brown knew it too. It doesn’t matter that the cop didn’t know. Thug Brown also knew his own rap sheet and if placed under arrest, the officer would find the stolen cigars. Thug Brown knew about 3 strikes laws too. And the Democrat Governor knows all of this, yet makes excuses for Thug Brown. Thug Brown’s community knew of his previous run-ins with the law too. Yet they “honor” his death by stealing. Why does the black community despise Clarence Thomas, Alan West, and Ben Carson, yet adore Rodney King, Thug Martin, and Thug Brown?
Republicans_are_Evil November 27th, 2014 at 16:36
You right wing racists don’t deserve to be called Americans.
tiredoftea November 27th, 2014 at 16:36
Just keep blaming the victim. Fear mongering among you racist pukes works like that.