Ferguson police just got caught in yet another bald-faced lie in their defense for Michael Brown’s murder. Officer Darren Wilson asserts that he shot Brown 35 feet away from his SUV, which supports his claim of killing in self-defense. But no, Michael Brown actually got shot 145 feet away from his car, which gives lie to Wilson’s argument that he was threatened by Brown at close range. Furthermore, the evidence was right there, in front of our very eyes the entire time.
Shaun King from Daily Kos reports that he and folks from Argus News reviewed photos and video footage, felt things didn’t look right, and went to take a look. They also came prepared with a video camera and a measuring device.
In the summary of his YouTube video — Which shows King taking the measurements — King explains:
For months and months, police and the media have grossly misrepresented just how far Mike Brown fled from Darren Wilson as being just 35 feet. After months of research, the availability of previously unseen images, the use of every mapping tool available, and a brand new measurement, we have discovered that Mike Brown fled 148 feet from the window of Darren Wilson’s Chevy Tahoe. In this video, we measured from the yellow fire hydrant, which was actually 17 feet away from the driver’s side window, all the way to the exact location of where Mike Brown fell after being murdered by Darren Wilson. Our distance is 131 feet + 1 inch.
In the video, King starts with the yellow fire hydrant, near which Wilson’s SUV was parked, as shown in countless photographs and screen grabs from news footage, like the one below.
Starting point, where Wilson stopped to harass Brown for jaywalking. Photo: Screen grab/CNN via Daily Kos.
He then takes a walk with his measuring device to the place where Brown was shot — at 2943 Canfield Drive, as shown below:
Ending point: The exact spot where Michael Brown got shot and killed. Photo: Daily Kos.
King’s image from Google Maps shows the total distance between where the incident began and where it tragically ended with Wilson murdering Brown.
Distance between the starting and ending points, as shown on Google Maps. Photo: Google Maps via Daily Kos.
You’d think that in this age of video cameras and smart phones, Ferguson Police would have at least tried to give the appearance of being on their best behavior. But no, they’re so corrupt and arrogant and morally bankrupt they think they can get away with anything.
They lied about the surveillance camera footage from the convenience store where Brown supposedly stole a pack of cigarettes, then they lied about why they even released the video in the first place. So why shouldn’t Ferguson Police lie about how far Michael Brown ran away before Wilson murdered him in cold blood? They obviously want to make their victim look as unsympathetic as possible to justify their own violence and brutality, and so they won’t be held accountable for their crimes against the community.
Even if the Grand Jury chooses not to indict Wilson, you’d think the police department would want him as far away from Ferguson as possible. But now, they plan on inflicting him on this grieving community as soon as their corrupt justice system absolves him of all sin.
Here’s the video with Shaun King taking the measurements, so you can see for yourself.
Featured photo: Composite with tweet from Shaun King and Ferguson police photos via Wikipedia.
A shell casing from Wilson’s gun was found at beyond the distance to Brown’s body - at around 150 feet. Wilson followed Brown - and then backed up when Brown turned.
Here is my theory so if you have seen the picture with michael dead on the ground with blood going forward so if he was charging at wilson then how would he spin around and go 130 feet away and then get shot more so wwhat his friend said he ran that gave brown plenty of time to run before wilson pulled his gun and command stop. Anthor theory is if he had his hands up once he would she the gin pulled he would of tan then get shot in the head. But what I believe is the shoot to wound policy he didnt have to shot him and lose control he could of shot him in the leg and he wouldnt get up