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;Any second-degree murder charge that might exist, which I can find no credible source to corroborate, would be irrelevant to this case since there was no way the officer could have known about it; it's existence would not matter as Michael Brown is not on trial, he is deceased.
I read the entire thread, did my usual thorough research, talked to my sources, etc., and here are the facts as told by eyewitnesses:
* "According to the store's owner, police didn't issue a subpoena for the store's surveillance video until last Friday [08/15] — the day it was provided to the media by police officials, along with the name of Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Brown a few minutes after the incident at the store. Officer Wilson was not aware of the alleged robbery, and he was not pursuing Brown as a suspect. The fatal encounter began when Wilson rebuked Brown and his friend, Dorian Johnson, for jaywalking." Neither the owners nor any employees of the Ferguson Market called 911; the report was made by a customer following what appeared to be an altercation between the 6’4″ Brown and a much smaller store employee after surveillance shows him at the counter. The clerk gets pushed around a bit by Brown, looks like an escort to the door gone wrong, maybe.
Video:
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/15/store-owners-talk-about-surveillance-released/
* "An excerpt of the security video shot from a different angle shows the figure identified as Brown at a check-out counter paying for the cigars before the apparent confrontation with the store clerk." You can see his friend Dorian Johnson in the video waiting behind him (left) in the surveillance tape. They turn to leave out the door, Brown drops some things, bends over to pick them up, you see a clerk coming from behind the counter, looks like to maybe escort them out the door, even glances over at Brown and passes him by, doesn't look the least bit afraid. Looks like Brown basically pushes him in a kind of "I don't need any help you little expletive." A clerk that was robbed would not generally come up behind you and meet you at the door; they'd call 911. It seems as though this clerk and Brown are familiar with each other.
Video:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/did-michael-brown-steal-cigars-or-pay-for-them/
* Dorian Johnson, the friend who was with Michael Brown in the video and witnessed the entire incident gave this report of events at the scene.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM_oyFPMcOY
* Other eyewitnesses to the shooting say Michael Brown was running AWAY from the officer and was shot from behind and then turned around with his arms up trying to go down to the ground when the officer overtook him and fired on him at close range from above.
* One eyewitness said she saw the entire shooting, left for 30 seconds to get her cell phone, returned to her window, and then taped the scene immediately after the shooting. Officer on the right is Darren Wilson. He is not injured at all that one can see. He does not hold his eye in any way. My sources say if his eye socket was broken/injured, 90% chance he'd be in pain and holding it but small chance he might also might be in shock and not realize pain at that point. He does not appear in pain at all, and all the eyewitnesses say no one touched the officer in any way, that the two boys were hit by the officer's car door while officer reached through window triying to grab Brown and pull him toward the vehicle, and then they both took off running only AFTER the officer fired a shot from inside the car and hit Brown.
GRAPHIC Video (intentionally blurred):
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/08/18/newday-intv-ferguson-shooting-crenshaw.cnn.html
* Private autopsy report is showing 4 shots in the arm, one is back to front, and 2 fatal shots fired into the head from overhead/above Brown and downward, one shot into the top of the head, one shot in the right orbital area, leaving a wound with multiple entry points in a straight line caused by 1 shot (connected by dashed line in drawing). These two shots are definitely intention to kill, no way around that fact regardless of any other facts in evidence.
Video:
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2014/08/19/ac-autopsy-questions.cnn.html
* The shots are actually recorded on audio, as someone was using an app called "Glide" on their phone to record a live message to a friend and also unknowingly at the time recorded the shots. In the audio, there are 6 shots fired in rapid succession which are followed by a pause, then followed by 4 more shots in rapid succession. This would most likey be 6 running shots, and 4 close range shots fired as Brown turned around, stopped and dropped, 2 into the head directly from above. Ten total shots fired with at least 6 hitting Brown, and I would guess 1 striking him as he runs, he then turns as the officer is shooting, with another striking him, and finally 4 shots at close range which all strike him (that's a total guess, however).
Video:
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/26/possible-new-audio-evidence-in-the-michael-brown-case/
* The maker of the Glide app has authenticated the audio.
"Because Glide is the only messaging application using streaming video technology, each message is simultaneously recorded and transmitted, so the exact time can be verified to the second. In this case, the video in question was created at 12:02:14 PM CDT on Saturday, August 9th."
Story:
http://blog.glide.me/post/96012321805/in-the-moment-glide-verifies-ferguson-shooting
* Lastly, the officer was reportedly taken to the hospital for x-rays, which were negative, for some swelling around his eye. All the eyewitnesses say that neither of them struck the officer (maybe he got hit by the car door?) and that they both just ran.
So there you have it. The age of video surveillance, cell phones, and social media apps captures the evidence. Direct evidence tells the tale. Looks like the police officer has some explaining to do, like the 2 downward kill shots of an unarmed person running away after the officer fires on him.
The police officer certainly appears untouched in all the cell phone footage I saw. If the officer actually was hurt, it doesn't remotely seem like it in the videos. If he was injured later, wonder how he got hurt? I have my theory, and it's not looking good for the police department when you examine both the timeline and the direct evidence.