Brown ran at cop

[n david]

The officer who killed Brown says the teenager rushed at him full speed in the moments before the shooting, according to an account phoned in to a St. Louis radio station and confirmed by a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.

According to the version on KFTK, phoned in by a woman who identified herself as "Josie," the altercation on August 9 began after Officer Darren Wilson rolled down his window to tell Brown and a friend to stop walking in the street.

When Wilson tried to get out of his cruiser, Brown first tried to push the officer back into the car, then punched him in the face and grabbed for his gun before breaking free after the gun went off once, the caller said.

Wilson pursued Brown and his friend, ordering them to freeze, according to the account. When they turned around, Brown began taunting Wilson, saying he would not arrest them, then ran at the officer at full speed, the caller said.

Wilson then began shooting. The final shot was to Brown's forehead, and the teenager fell two or three feet in front of Wilson, said the caller, who identified herself as the officer's friend.

A source with detailed knowledge of the investigation later told CNN the caller's account is "accurate," in that it matches what Wilson has told investigators.

If this account is true, the shooting is justified. I'm 5'9" 165lbs. If I'm being rushed by a 6'4" 292lb dude who just assaulted me and grabbed for my gun, you bet I'd use my weapon to try and stop him from getting near me again.

I doubt a taser would've had much of a stopping effect on this guy.

Of course, this doesn't matter to the people in Ferguson who are protesting, nor likely to AG Holder. It wouldn't matter if MB's friend snitched and sided with the officer. It wouldn't even matter if there were multiple videos with audio showing MB was intent on harming the officer. Even further, if MB had a gun and was popping shots at the officer, and the officer returned fire and killed MB, THAT wouldn't even be justified in the eyes of the black community.

All that matters now is MB is dead, shot by a white officer.

In fact, no need to waste money on a trial by jury. AG Holder should just declare Wilson guilty as charged and have his New Black Panther Party buddies find Wilson, bring him to the center of Ferguson and lynch the guy.

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