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In reply to the discussion: The Ferguson "robbery" incident report has some problems. [View all]indivisibleman
(482 posts)This video should have never been released. It is now released and become part of the conversation. The video proves that he nor his friend took a box of Swishers that day. Further proof that this police department doesn't know what it is doing. The store called in a complaint and they are going to just believe the guy without going there and checking it out?
Then they keep referring to this as a strong arm robbery when they only have the word of the cashier as to it being a robbery. There was a dispute obviously but did the police ever go to the store, check the video, check the cash register for what was paid for the transaction, interview the cashier, etc? No. So there wasn't even a case built to justify its release.
This excuse that they had to release it is BS as it was and still is an unconfirmed complaint.
It was released for purposes of character assassination. They did much the same thing with Travon Martin. He's black, he committed a crime, he's a thug, he went for the gun, the shooter (Darren Wilson or George Zimmerman) feared for his life, the shooting was justified. It is such a sickening script.