> and he attacked the police officer and tried to take the officer's gun
This is disputed by witness testimony: same say this happened, others say it didn't. Other testimony indicates that Wilson may have instigated conflict when making the stop.
> Looking at Brown, we see a man who did something really stupid, and suffered pretty much the same outcome that we'd expect for anyone in that situation.
This is not at all the case. Wilson shot Brown when we was a significant distance from the car (100+ feet) and Brown was not armed in any way. We do not expect someone who commits a petty theft to be executed by the police when Wilson had a variety of other options at his disposal. Doing something stupid isn't and should not be a death sentence.
> Lumping Garner and Brown together, like these protestors are doing, seems to me to be an insult to the memory of Eric Garner.
These deaths are wholly related to the racism of police practice in the United States. Presenting disputed testimony as the truth is extremely misleading.
This is disputed by witness testimony: same say this happened, others say it didn't. Other testimony indicates that Wilson may have instigated conflict when making the stop.
> Looking at Brown, we see a man who did something really stupid, and suffered pretty much the same outcome that we'd expect for anyone in that situation.
This is not at all the case. Wilson shot Brown when we was a significant distance from the car (100+ feet) and Brown was not armed in any way. We do not expect someone who commits a petty theft to be executed by the police when Wilson had a variety of other options at his disposal. Doing something stupid isn't and should not be a death sentence.
> Lumping Garner and Brown together, like these protestors are doing, seems to me to be an insult to the memory of Eric Garner.
These deaths are wholly related to the racism of police practice in the United States. Presenting disputed testimony as the truth is extremely misleading.