The Case Of Michael Brown 's Shooting Accident

In the Ferguson, Missouri case involving a white police officer (Darren Wilson) shooting an unarmed African American teenager (Michael Brown), the worldwide media immediately claimed that the officer shot Michael Brown for no reason besides the color of his skin. Many rumors and assumptions spread like wildfire after white police officer Darren Wilson was found innocent by a judge of having purpose to shoot Brown.

August 9, 2014 Michael Brown, a 18- year old black man was shot and killed, brutally at the hands of police officer Darren Wilson. Brown was leaving the gas station when he caught the attention of Wilson, who was supposed to be responding to another call. He thought Brown looked suspicious because he was a big, black “intimidating” man. Wilson “claimed” Brown was reaching for a gun so he fired twelve unnecessary shots at Brown while his hands were up. It turns out that Brown was not in possession of a weapon. Darren Wilson made up this allegation to make it seem like self defense, and to make Brown seem at fault for the shooting taking place. When Wilson went to trial the court found him not guilty. White police officers are not beingg held accountable so these police shootings are becoming more brutal and frequent. The Mike Brown

The heated issue of police brutality and police officers violating civil rights has extensively covered media headlines for several years. Hundreds of people are killed every year by police officers, and many of these cases bring up issues of police brutality. More often than not, it is usually a white police officer and an african american offender encounter that sparks media attention. The shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri is just one of these cases that has caused a major divide in the United States. Michael Brown was fatally shot by Officer Wilson after an unfriendly encounter in the streets. Those who believe that Officer Wilson made the right decision in shooting Michael Brown, point to the fact that the grand jury chose not to indict him. Although Darren WIlson was not charged after the shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, some people believe that his actions were unlawful and he should have received some sort of punishment for his wrongdoing. Acknowledging all of the facts of the investigation, Officer Wilson did not act properly in the circumstances of the time.

Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed on August 2014, by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown, an 18-year-old African-American was fatally shot and killed in the street shortly after robbing a convenience store. The disputed circumstances of the shooting of the unarmed young man sparked existing tensions in the majority-black community and law enforcements in Ferguson, Mo. The event received considerable attention in the U.S. and elsewhere, attracted protesters from outside the region, and generated a powerful debate about the relationship between law enforcement and African Americans and the police use of excessive force. The shooting prompted protests that shaken the area for weeks. The announcement of the grand jury that they decided not to indict Mr. Wilson set off another wave of protests. Many police officers have defended Wilson, pointing out that officers patrolling violent neighborhoods risk their lives, while demonstrators saw the case in terms of racism and police brutality. However, Brown’s killing and the following events in Ferguson became a national controversy touching on much larger national issues of race, justice, and police brutality. While the specifics of the Brown shooting involved is not clear, the situation would have been dramatically different had Wilson worn body camera which would have recorded the actual event. With new body camera technology

On August 9, 2014 Officer Darren Wilson with the Ferguson Missouri Police Department was on his way to a reported strong-arm robbery at a local convenience store in the city. While on his way, he observed two African-American males walking in the middle of the roadway (#1). Officer Wilson realized the pair matched the description given of the suspects from the robbery call in which he had been dispatched. While still in his patrol vehicle, Officer Wilson drove up to the males, and began speaking with Michael Brown. Officer Wilson told Brown to not walk in the lanes of traffic (#1).

After Michael Brown was killed by Darren Wilson the tension blew up into a riot. The events received considerable attention in the U.S. and elsewhere, attracted protesters from outside the region, and generated a vigorous debate about the relationship between law enforcement and African Americans as well as created a national dialogue about police use of force doctrine in Missouri and nationwide. The court case that followed the shooting was led by Robert McCulloch in a highly unusual process. Instead of conducting an investigation and gathering information the prosecutor, Robert McCulloch left jurors to wade through mass amounts of information to determine the outcome. (Placeholder cite) His office left no recommendation as to whether or not Darren Wilson should be indicted or not. The unfair treatment discussed just is not in this one area there are hundreds of these communities being treated just as unfair as the Ferguson community. Those communities should band together and protest for a change so everybody in the United States can be treated equally. All of these issues matter and are very important. People in our country no matter what race, religion, or sexuality should be treated as equals. Everybody should protest together for a change, a change for everybody to have the same rights as the common white man. This is an issue everybody in our

The shooting left the Blacks in the city of Ferguson in a state of outrage. Anger raced through the veins of the citizens which prompted a series of demonstrations, which spread rapidly across the country. Brown’s death sparked protests and discussions about race and the abuse of police power in society. Protests began to flare after the Ferguson police officer was not indicted. St. Louis grand jury brought no criminal charges against Darren Wilson, who shot Michael Brown fatally in nearby Ferguson. The decision of

The day is Aug. 9 and 18 yr. old Michael Brown has just been shot. Due to the tension dividing the country Brown’s death was immediately looked at as a racial issue. The country saw it as an unarmed black teenager shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. The shooting

Reading the legal summary of the killing of Michael Brown, there were many factors that went into Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson’s shooting, whether it was justified or not. According to the investigation conducted by the Justice Department, several witnesses stated that Michael Brown appeared to pose a physical threat to Darren Wilson as he moved toward Wilson. These witnesses stated that as Brown continued to move toward Wilson, Darren Wilson fired at Brown in what appeared to be in self-defense. Witnesses also stated that Wilson stopped firing once Brown fell to the ground. In Wilson’s statement, he said he feared Brown would assault him because of Brown’s conduct in the SUV.

I do know all this and I read about it when the DOJ report came out. It was stocking to me, but the outcome could have been different. I think Michael Brown should have been arrest for his crime. The problem I have is the fact the Darren Wilson had to use his gun first. What do you learn at the academy because it is so easy to use a gun. Do police officer carry tasers and I wish he would have use the taser.I do understand why, but it show why the black community do not trust or like the police. It does not matter that Darren Wilson was right. The black community only see the white officer shooting a black person. This is a big problem in the black community. The black community is not upset if there were a arrest. They are upset because the

Later the article explains that Wilson, the officer that shot michael brown was let go out of federal court. With no charges. The article reports on the riots and protests that have been taking place in the town of ferguson.

Darin Wilson, a white police officer, shot and killed Michael Brown, an African American man, on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, MO. Protest demonstrations occurred immediately from the black community in Ferguson, leading to more violence. This incident sparked tension between the police and the African American communities across the U.S. resulting in a number of violent altercations, and deaths between the two groups within the last two years. This unrest, which remains today, can be attributed to present day racism and racial tension in America.

The shooting of African American teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson has been a hot topic of debate. Those in support of Michael Brown believe that Darren Wilson racially profiled Brown and that the shooting would have never occurred had Brown been white. Those in support of Darren Wilson state that he acted in self-defense. This argument has more evidence supporting it than the argument that Brown was racially profiled.

Introduction – The article that I chose is from CNN titled “What Happened When Michael Brown Met Officer Darren Wilson” by Rachel Clarke and Christopher Lett (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/08/us/ferguson-brown-timeline/). A couple of months ago, Ferguson, Missouri, was just a little suburb right outside the well-known city of St. Louis, but just recently, it seems that it is all you hear and read about. On the ninth day in August of the year two thousand and fourteen in Ferguson, Missouri, Officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer, shot and killed an unarmed black male by the name of Michael Brown at the young age of eighteen. The article talks about two different sides of the story; one from the witnesses point and the other from law enforcement and a family friend of Officer Wilson. As to every story, there are always three sides to every story. According to what the witnesses say, Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson, were walking down the street after stopping at a local Ferguson Market and Liquor store, when they were stopped by Officer Darren Wilson. Johnson told to CNN that Officer Wilson had stopped the two young men when walking home from the market and had told them to either “Get the f*** on the sidewalk” or “Get the f*** out of the street.” (Clarke and Lett 2014). The young men replied that they were only a short minute away from where they were heading and that they would shortly be out of the streets (Clarke and Lett 2014). Johnson’s side of the story

People like to bring up the fact that Michael Brown was an unarmed black person and that the officer, that shot him, was a white police officer. Now days you have to bring skin color into the situation because “it matters” what skin color you are, when in reality it does not matter. I believe that everyone was created equal. It should not matter if the person who got shot was white, black, purple or green and if the shooter was white, black, Hispanic, or sparkly. EVERYONE IS EQUAL. We are all apart of one race and that is the human race.