FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Some witnesses said Michael Brown had been shot in the back. Another said he was face-down on the ground when Officer Darren Wilson "finished him off." Still others acknowledged changing their stories to fit published details about the autopsy or admitted that they did not see the shooting at all.
An Associated Press review of thousands of pages of grand jury documents reveals numerous examples of statements made during the shooting investigation that were inconsistent, fabricated or provably wrong. For one, the autopsies ultimately showed Brown was not struck by any bullets in his back.
Prosecutors exposed these inconsistencies before the jurors, which likely influenced their decision not to indict Wilson in Brown's death.
Bob McCulloch, the St. Louis County prosecutor, said the grand jury had to weigh testimony that conflicted with physical evidence and conflicting statements by witnesses as it decided whether Wilson should face charges.
"Many witnesses to the shooting of Michael Brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made and also conflicting with the physical evidence. Some were completely refuted by the physical evidence," McCulloch said.
The decision Monday not to charge Wilson with any crime set off more violent protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson and around the country, fueled by claims that the unarmed black 18-year-old was shot while surrendering to the white officer in the mostly African-American city.
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7 comments:
Evidence and the truth doesn't matter in this case, it's more about race and what side you take.
What a poor headline. The real jist of the article is that the evidence didn't support an indictment and didn't support the narrative that the media supported and fueled.
The truth and evidence only matters to intelligent free thinking people. The people of Ferguson are mostly black democratic liberals that are used to being lied to by democrats and have lost the ability to think for themselves.
and no common sense 10:09. It's totally irrational to treat the ingrown toe nail (LE involved shootings which are minuscule)and not focus exclusively on the heart attack (the more serious problem of blacks killing each other including innocent children in record numbers.
What is mind boggling is their martyrdom of a common criminal like Brown. There are some serious character flaws going on when someone idol worships a criminal. These character flaws are what needs to be addressed in the black communities before anything positive is to ever happen.
Inconsistencies aka LIES.
Quit trying to figure a way around double jeopardy.The trial is over.This isn't Italy.
Our gun club just ran out of our Martin, and Brown pistol targets, were ready and looking forward to the race riot that the libs and Media are stiring up!
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