A response to Kara Browns post...

Dear Kara Brown,

First, let me say how truly sorry I am for this mans family to have to lay their son, brother, and friend to rest.

I understand your points and would fully agree with you if that was the case... However, I have some points I would like to clarify with you and everyone else who seems to think this case was an act of racism rather than an officer being assaulted.

After reading multiple witness reports from different perspectives both time-wise and placement-wise, there are things that show up in every statement.

•  Mike Brown was seen INSIDE the officers drivers side window causing, what looked like, a physical confrontation... Here are some photos that show the physical damage this young man did to this officer.

 Imagine, for one moment... That this officer was an African American officer... would you accept that the brutal force Mr. Brown was using to that said officer was enough to enforce anything necessary to stop him? Is a 300 pound man, punching an officers face while the officer is trapped inside of a vehicle enough to assume this mans intentions was to kill the officer? Do you honestly believe Mr. Brown would have stopped at anything less than death?

Was the officers multiple attempts of yelling "Get back!"- heard by witnesses- enough for any reasonable adult to understand that they, in fact, are being given a warning.

Now please tell me how an officer is suppose to come from a near death experience and not pursue the offender with a weapon in hand. Is is fair to assume after being brutally assaulted this officer has a right to fear his life because of the previous attack, not because of the color of this mans skin?

Now, let me clarify some things in different witness reports...

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/11/24/ferguson-evidence/assets/interviews/interview-witness-10.pdf

This report was from a man who neither knew the officer, or Mr. Brown, but happened to be the witness who saw the majority of what happened. Like all reports, he sees the confrontation through the window, with Mr. Brown attacking the officer... once the officer is out and shoots Mr. Brown, the witness clarifies how Mr. Brown aggressively runs towards the officer.

Lets step back a moment...imagine being an officer who maybe has kids at home and would like to see them grow up, or would like to tell his wife how much he loves her... Now, imagine a 300 pound grown man running towards you after repeatedly assaulting you... is it reasonable to assume he is going to try and kill you? Is it reasonable for an officer, who is a person like everyone else, to protect themselves?

Please, Ms. Brown... Don't assume Mr. Brown was shot because of his color. Lets take both races out of the equation... do you still feel Mr. Brown was not a danger to this officer?

If this officer was of the same race as Mr. Brown... would you still feel the same?