Two Years After His Death, Mike Brown’s Supporters Have Learned Nothing

By Bob Owens

Two years ago today, a strongarm robbery suspect named Michael Brown was approached by Ferguson (MO) Police officer Darren Wilson in his marked police SUV. Brown immediately attacked officer Wilson in his vehicle, and fought Wilson for control of his .40 S&W-caliber Sig Sauer P229. Wilson finally managed to turn the gun towards, Brown and fired a single shot that injured Brown’s left hand.

Brown began to flee the scene, but stopped when Officer Wilson left his vehicle and shouted for him to surrender. Blood spatter evidence from Brown’s bleeding hand showed that Brown turned and then charged at Wilson, a fact corroborated by numerous witnesses.

Wilson opened fire on the charging Brown, a hulking 18-year-old the size of an NFL lineman. Wilson hit Brown multiple times as the violent criminal charged him, with the final shot coming to the top of Brown’s head from just feet away as the bull-rushing Brown had his head down about to tackle Wilson.

Both state and federal investigations came to the same conclusion that the shooting of Mike Brown by Darren Wilson was completely justified, but it didn’t matter.

The abject lie of “hands up, don’t shoot” had already been accepted …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms