Spin is getting old

[Greenman]

Just read this little blurb in the news. "A memorial tree dedicated to Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown was cut down shortly after it was planted at a park in the St. Louis suburb, officials said".

Why is Brown a "Police shooting victim" and not an "assailant" or "perpetrator"?

 

[fskimospy]

Just read this little blurb in the news. "A memorial tree dedicated to Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown was cut down shortly after it was planted at a park in the St. Louis suburb, officials said".

Why is Brown a "Police shooting victim" and not an "assailant" or "perpetrator"?

Because the fact that he was shot by the police is not questioned by anyone, but whether or not he was an assailant or perpetrator has not been established by any court.

If they were to describe it in the way you want, that would in fact be spinning it.

 

[smackababy]

Because the fact that he was shot by the police is not questioned by anyone, but whether or not he was an assailant or perpetrator has not been established by any court.

If they were to describe it in the way you want, that would in fact be spinning it.

That is strange. I don't recall any video displaying Brown as a victim. I do remember a video of him perpetrating an assault though.

Let's disregard that no evidence has been offered to support Wilson did anything inappropriate with regards to Brown.

 

[VtPC83]

Remember, those activist groups glazed right over the evidence that he had committed a crime and was assaulting a police officer at the time of his death.

To them he was killed by a white police officer for no reason besides he was black.

 

[JockoJohnson]

Hands Up! Don't Shoot! That was complete fud but the media went with it and so did a bunch of other fucking morons like some NFL teams....but hey, who cares. It made people feel good about themselves.

 

[fskimospy]

That is strange. I don't recall any video displaying Brown as a victim. I do remember a video of him perpetrating an assault though.

Let's disregard that no evidence has been offered to support Wilson did anything inappropriate with regards to Brown.

He was shot, therefore he is by definition a shooting victim. Saying Brown is a shooting victim does not mean that officer Wilson did something wrong.

 

[cabri]

He was shot, therefore he is by definition a shooting victim. Saying Brown is a shooting victim does not mean that officer Wilson did something wrong.

Context is everything.
Wilson was also a victim of Brown's assault

 

[fskimospy]

Context is everything.
Wilson was also a victim of Brown's assault

Okay, but there wasn't a memorial to Wilson there.

 

[Svnla]

At least we did not see "gentle giant" or "about to start college" or "shoot in the back while trying to give up" or "hands up dont' shoot" or more of the bullcraps, bs, and lies.

 

[master_shake_]

cops are NOT the judge NOT the jury and certainly NOT the executioner.

their job is to aggregate laws passed by the government not make their own.

this is NOT the wild west.

 

[cabri]

Okay, but there wasn't a memorial to Wilson there.

Agree - the intent of the memorial may be heavily suspect given the stories that abound.

 

[soulcougher73]

They should change it to "victim of bad judgement or poor life choices"

 

[umbrella39]

Just read this little blurb in the news. "A memorial tree dedicated to Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown was cut down shortly after it was planted at a park in the St. Louis suburb, officials said".

Why is Brown a "Police shooting victim" and not an "assailant" or "perpetrator"?

Is your butt actually hurt over this?

 

[umbrella39]

At least we did not see "gentle giant" or "about to start college" or "shoot in the back while trying to give up" or "hands up dont' shoot" or more of the bullcraps, bs, and lies.

Good to know there is a certain theme to OP's in P&N that you will always chime in on. Nice to see you.

 

[CitizenKain]

I hope they open the Wilson memorial toilet soon.

 

[smackababy]

I hope that we finally, as a species, come to the enlightened idea that any memorial tree will get destroyed. Throughout history, no tree has been left undefiled.

 

[cubby1223]

He was shot, therefore he is by definition a shooting victim. Saying Brown is a shooting victim does not mean that officer Wilson did something wrong.

He's a victim only in the loosest use of the word's definition. The commonly accepted understanding of the word "victim" is the implication Wilson was wrong with the actions that resulted in Brown's death. But, don't let your bias affect your judgments as much as it affects others!

The store owner was a victim. The officer was a victim of the public reaction. The other store owners of the burned down buildings were victims. The employees of all those businesses burned to the ground were victims.

And what pisses off most people is the avoidance of responsibility. Calling Brown a victim is avoiding responsibility for the damage he cause to others, and avoiding responsibility rioters caused to others. Calling Brown a victim is a way to rationalize their own destructive behaviors.

 

[Darwin333]

Context is everything.
Wilson was also a victim of Brown's assault

Plant a tree for him too then. It's a tree FFS, why do yall give so much of a fuck?

 

[Cozarkian]

How about "Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Ferguson police during an attempt to arrest him, ...?"

 

[cabri]

How about "Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Ferguson police during an attempt to arrest him, ...?"

What ever makes the bleeding hearts feel better.

The fact is that you choose/feel a need to honor him is a major problem.

 

[PokerGuy]

Instead of "police shooting victim" (which implies that he was wronged), it should say "idiot criminal". That doesn't fit in with the current media narrative though.....

 

[Svnla]

Good to know there is a certain theme to OP's in P&N that you will always chime in on. Nice to see you.

Good to know that you are still unable to dispute anything in my previous statement, again. Different day, same ole crap from you.

They should change it to "victim of bad judgement or poor life choices"

How about "Keeping it real goes wrong, deadly wrong"

 

[Moonbeam]

He's a victim only in the loosest use of the word's definition. The commonly accepted understanding of the word "victim" is the implication Wilson was wrong with the actions that resulted in Brown's death. But, don't let your bias affect your judgments as much as it affects others!

The store owner was a victim. The officer was a victim of the public reaction. The other store owners of the burned down buildings were victims. The employees of all those businesses burned to the ground were victims.

And what pisses off most people is the avoidance of responsibility. Calling Brown a victim is avoiding responsibility for the damage he cause to others, and avoiding responsibility rioters caused to others. Calling Brown a victim is a way to rationalize their own destructive behaviors.

A hot topic among CBDives is the that of responsibility, one which the damage done to the world by their brain defect is completely ignored.

 

[cabri]

A hot topic among CBDives is the that of responsibility, one which the damage done to the world by their brain defect is completely ignored.

so you feel a liberal is not needing of responsbility

 

[ivwshane]

He's a victim only in the loosest use of the word's definition. The commonly accepted understanding of the word "victim" is the implication Wilson was wrong with the actions that resulted in Brown's death. But, don't let your bias affect your judgments as much as it affects others!

The store owner was a victim. The officer was a victim of the public reaction. The other store owners of the burned down buildings were victims. The employees of all those businesses burned to the ground were victims.

And what pisses off most people is the avoidance of responsibility. Calling Brown a victim is avoiding responsibility for the damage he cause to others, and avoiding responsibility rioters caused to others. Calling Brown a victim is a way to rationalize their own destructive behaviors.

It's interesting that you bring up responsibility while ignoring that wilson had any himself, as a trained cop.