Posted March 13, 2017 9:29 am by Comments

By Jennifer Cruz

A documentary that premiered at an Austin film festival over the weekend brings a new perspective to events that led to the shooting of Michael Brown, a Missouri teen whose death in 2014 brought national scrutiny to local police tactics.
The film “Stranger Fruit” counters the narrative that Brown committed strong arm robbery just before his death — details authorities revealed, as many believe, to discredit the 18-year-old’s character — by describing the exchange as part of an alleged drug deal between Brown and store employees the night before the shooting on Aug. 14, 2014.
Filmmaker Jason Pollock, as well as Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden, said the entire robbery claim was a misunderstanding.
The film contains newly released surveillance video showing Brown entering Ferguson Market and Liquor around 1 a.m. on the morning of the shooting. He walks to the cooler to grab a drink and then goes to the counter. But instead of paying with cash, he slides what appears to be a small bag of weed across the counter. The employees pick it up, pass it around and take turns smelling it.
The employees then hand Brown two large boxes of cigarillos, which are put into a bag with Brown’s other items.

Source: Guns.com

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