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Argumentative Essay: The Case Of Michael Brown

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On the afternoon of August 9, 2014 an African-American male by the name of Michael Brown was fatally shot to death by a Caucasian male police officer named Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO. An investigation was immediately launched through the collection of evidence from the crime scene, multiple autopsies of Michael Brown’s body, and interviews with witnesses. For several months following the shooting and after the Grand Jury adjourned, there was immense public speculation and scrutiny over whether Officer Wilson justifiably shot in self-defense or in racially motivated cold blooded murder. This event produced protests, riots, and national media coverage. The two conflicting sides of the story were that Michael Brown was shot in the back with …show more content…

Send me more cars.” As the police officer pursued, he yelled at the suspect to stop and get on the ground. The suspect kept running away. Eventually the suspect stopped, turned around to face the officer, and ran at the officer while reaching for his waistband. Wilson again told the suspect to stop and get on the ground. The suspect continued to run at Wilson. Wilson then took aim at the suspect, fired multiple shots at him, and paused to see if the suspect would stop charging. The suspect still proceeded to charge without slowing down and Officer Wilson fired several more shots until the suspect dropped to the ground. Wilson radioed in the shooting and the investigation …show more content…

The ME report stated that there were foreign particles present in the wound of the right hand. The report specified that the “foreign particulate matter are consistent with products that are discharged from the barrel of a firearm.” When a firearm is fired, particularly a pistol, gunpowder is discharged along with the bullet (book). If the pistol is fired at close range there will be a deposit of this gun powder or soot in the victim’s wound and “blackened skin [will] surround the entrance wound” (book p. 288). The closer the weapon is fired to the wound the more material will be present (book). This proves that Michael Brown’s right hand was extremely close to Officer Wilson’s pistol when it was fired and provided additional support to Wilson’s story that there was a physical struggle for control of the

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