re: #35 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

Legally, the police can shoot people that have committed a violent felony, in most states, with a great degree of latitude.

If there was any struggle between Brown and Wilson, that will be the defense (assuming it gets to trial), that Brown assaulted Wilson and therefore it was a legal shoot.

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This is why Ferguson police department immediately put out the story that Brown tried to grab Wilson’s gun.