Woman, 18, Shot by School Officer Removed From Life Support

[Jedi Guy]

14. The investigations were exhaustive.

Forensic evidence (including Brown's DNA on Wilson's service weapon) corroborated Wilson's testimony, as did testimony provided by multiple credible eyewitnesses. Some of those eyewitnesses expressed concerns about retaliation from the community for telling the truth.

Testimony from "eyewitnesses" who asserted that Wilson executed Brown in cold blood, including Brown's friend Dorian Johnson, was found not to be credible. Some of them were not even present at the time, while others had buildings between them and the scene and could not have witnessed the shooting. One explained their lies by saying they "wanted to be part of something," as I recall.

So the end result is either A) the shooting was justified based on the facts at hand, or B) there was a massive cover-up to protect Darren Wilson that went all the way up to then-Attorney General Eric Holder. The latter seems unlikely to me, to say the least.

This is what I'm talking about when I say that the facts matter.