The Ferguson Lie

Most individuals think they know what took place in Ferguson, MO on August 9, 2014. Many people are incorrect. Radio host and author Larry Elder presents an accurate account of what in fact happened on that eventful day.

** Correction: 1:06 Michael Brown was 18, not 19.

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Script:.

One of the most substantial occasions of this century happened in the early afternoon of August 9, 2014. It occurred in Ferguson, Missouri, a city on the borders of St. Louis.

Embedded in the popular mind is this occasion that if you simply say the name “Ferguson,” everybody knows what you’re talking about: authorities brutality and racial oppression.

President Barack Obama referred to it in a speech before the United Nations in September 2014: “I understand the world also noticed the little American city of Ferguson, Missouri, where a young man was eliminated, and a community was divided. So, yes– we have our own racial and ethnic tensions.”.

The president understated the case. The shooting in Ferguson caused nights of riots and provided fuel to a new social movement, Black Lives Matter.

Offered its historical importance, it would work, then, to ensure we have our truths straight. Here’s a test to evaluate your knowledge.

Question: True or false?

A young, unarmed black male, Michael Brown, 19, was killed by a white police officer, Darren Wilson.

The answer is true.

False or real?

Wilson stopped Brown for no great factor.

False.

Wilson, driving a cops SUV, had actually simply gotten a get in touch with his radio that a regional convenience store had been robbed. He saw 2 males walking in the middle of a nearby street who met the description of the store burglars. Wilson drove up to them.

As Brown tried to grab Wilson’s weapon, a struggle ensued. Wilson managed to fire his gun, wounding Brown in the hand.

True or incorrect?

When he was shot and eliminated, Michael Brown’s back was turned to Officer Wilson.

False.

After being shot in the hand, Brown fled from the police car. Wilson left the lorry and pursued him. Brown then all of a sudden turned and charged Officer Wilson.

Here’s how one witness, whose statement carefully fits the forensic proof, explained the scene:” [Brown] ran towards the officer, complete charge. The officer fired a number of chance ats him and … Mike Brown continually came forward in the charging movement … And when he stopped, that’s when the officer stopped fire … When he charged again, the officer returned fire with, I would state … 3 to 4 shots. And that’s when Mike Brown lastly collapsed.”.

The Brown family’s own medical expert, respected pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, likewise conceded this point. The injuries Brown suffered were consistent with Brown charging toward Wilson, not fleing.

False or real?

Before Michael Brown was shot and killed, he raised his hands above his head and shouted, “Hands up. Don’t shoot.”.

False.

Federal investigators from the Department of Justice found no trustworthy proof that Brown ever raised his hands in a “don’t shoot” gesture– or in any method followed the officer’s commands for him to give up.

The federal report concluded that “… witnesses who initially specified Brown had his hands up in surrender recanted their initial accounts, confessing that they did not witness the shooting or parts of it …”.

Investigators likewise concluded Brown never ever uttered the now renowned expression.

Once again, from the report: “The media has actually widely reported that there is witness testimony that Brown said ‘do not shoot’ as he held his hands above his head. In truth, our investigation did not expose any eyewitness who mentioned that Brown stated ‘do not shoot.'”.

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Brown obstructed the door, punching the officer through the open window. As Brown tried to get Wilson’s weapon, a battle occurred. Wilson managed to fire his gun, wounding Brown in the hand.

Brown then unexpectedly turned and charged Officer Wilson.

The officer fired a number of shots at him and … Mike Brown continuously came forward in the charging movement … And when he stopped, that’s when the officer stopped fire … When he charged as soon as more, the officer returned fire with, I would say … 3 to 4 shots.