Dorian Brown Case

The death of someone close remains a hard thought for me to fathom. I cannot help but to sympathize with the people close to Michael Brown, an 18 year old, shot by a policeman in Ferguson, Missouri. There is a line between protecting oneself and abuse of force in an authoritative position. Whenever possible, a policeman should take actions to preserve a civilian’s life. Darren Wilson, the officer who killed Brown is guilty of police brutality, but did not commit a hate crime. In August of 2014 reports that a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager flooded the media. The shooting of Brown stirred up controversy based on the disputed circumstances of the shooting. The events of that day call into question tensions between …show more content…
Johnson admitted his involvement in the theft of merchandise from the store immediately prior to his meeting with Wilson. His account of the events remains different from that of Officer Wilson. He said that Wilson pulled up next to them and used expletives when telling them to leave the street. Johnson explained that they neared their destination and would soon be out of the road. He alleged that without another word, Wilson sped off and then stopped and quickly reversed his vehicle, almost hitting them. In fact, he was so close to the two of them, that when Wilson forcefully opened his car door, it hit the two men and ricocheted off of them and closed on the officer. He believed at that moment that Wilson grabbed Brown around the neck and started pulling him into the vehicle through the open window. He stated that Brown tried to free himself from Wilson’s grip and was, in no way, trying to gain possession of the officer’s weapon. According to Johnson, Brown placed his hands on the outside of the vehicle trying to push away. Wilson then announced he had a gun and was going to shoot. Wilson at that point fired his gun and hit Brown. Brown broke free from Wilson’s grasp and began to run, as did Johnson. He said that Wilson got out of his vehicle and started shooting at Brown. He recalled Brown being hit in the back and he stopped fleeing. Brown turned around to surrender with his hands in the air and declared that he did not have a gun and pleaded with the officer not to shoot. At this time Wilson discharged several more rounds from his gun, killing Brown. Johnson said that Wilson did not administer CPR to try and save Brown’s life or call for an ambulance. He also stated that Wilson failed to report the shooting to the authorities prior to their