Let's see if we can get the dumb blacks to get back onto this proved false narrative and continue to formulate hate and division in America so that WE the DemonRATS can get back into control and REALLY turn America into Venezuela this time....the Surrender Monkey was getting close......
Hotair ^ | 08/13/2019 | Ed Morrissey
Vox tried teeing this up yesterday while distancing themselves from the truth, but the Washington Post delivers on its fact-checkagainst Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. Both Democratic presidential candidates campaigned last week on the need to solve the âmurderâ of Michael Brown in Ferguson five years ago. Chief fact-checker Glenn Kessler calls them both out for their âgallingâ refusal to acknowledge that the Department of Justice found plenty of witnesses to contradict the charge that Brown had been âmurderedâ:
Witness 102, a 27-year-old biracial man: âBrown was âwrestlingâ through the window, but he was unable to see what Wilson was doing. After a few seconds, Witness 102 heard a gunshot. ⌠Witness 102 thought that he had just witnessed the murder of a police officer because a few seconds passed before Wilson emerged from the SUV.â
(Brown had tried to grab Wilsonâs gun but ended up getting shot in one of his hands, the report said: âAutopsy results and bullet trajectory, skin from Brownâs palm on the outside of the SUV door as well as Brownâs DNA on the inside of the driverâs door corroborate Wilsonâs account that during the struggle, Brown used his right hand to grab and attempt to control Wilsonâs gun.â)
Witness 103, a 58-year-old black man: The witness âsaw Brown punching Wilson at least three times in the facial area, through the open driverâs window of the SUV. Witness 103 described Wilson and Brown as having hold of each otherâs shirts, but Brown was âgetting in a couple of blows.â Wilson was leaning back toward the passenger seat with his forearm up, in an effort to block the blows. Then Witness 103 heard a gunshot and Brown took off running.â
Witness 104, a 26-year-old biracial woman: The witness âheard two gunshots. She looked out the front window and saw Brown at the driverâs window of Wilsonâs SUV. Witness 104 knew that Brownâs arms were inside the SUV, but she could not see what Brown and Wilson were doing because Brownâs body was blocking her view. Witness 104 saw Brown run from the SUV, followed by Wilson, who âhoppedâ out of the SUV and ran after him while yelling, âstop, stop, stop.â â
Witness 102: âWilson then chased Brown with his gun drawn, but not pointed at Brown, until Brown abruptly turned around at a nearby driveway. Witness 102 explained that it made no sense to him why Brown turned around. Brown did not get on the ground or put his hands up in surrender. ⌠Brown made some type of movement similar to pulling his pants up or a shoulder shrug, and then âchargedâ at Wilson.â
It took an independent DoJ investigation to dispel a false narrative that had developed immediately after the shooting â that Brown had been trying to surrender. Multiple news outlets gave credence to reports that Brown had his hands up when Wilson shot him, turning âhands up donât shootâ into a protest chant. Only much later did that get proven to be false, but by that time the lie had spread so far and activists had so much investment in it that the truth no longer mattered.
In fact, Brown had committed a strong-arm robbery just before this confrontation. When Wilson attempted to detain Brown, Brown attacked Wilson in the car and began beating him, which is when Brown got shot the first times. When Brown retreated, Wilson came out of the car to arrest him, only to have Brown turn around and charge him. Thatâs when Wilson killed Brown â head on in a charge, not with hands up to surrender. That was the finding by the same DoJ that also accused the Ferguson PD of having serious issues with discriminatory policing.
Kessler finds the resurrection of the false narrative by Democratic presidential candidates âgallingâ for good reason. He awards them four Pinocchios while noting that neither candidate nor their campaigns bothered to respond to his inquiries about their claims:
Harris and Warren have ignored the findings of the Justice Department to accuse Wilson of murder, even though the Justice Department found no credible evidence to support that claim.
Instead, the Justice Department found that the popular narrative was wrong, according to witnesses deemed to be credible, some of whom testified reluctantly because of fear of reprisal. The department produced a comprehensive report to determine what happened, making the senatorsâ dismissal of it even more galling. Harris and Warren both earn Four Pinocchios.
Indeed. Not only was the claim a lie, itâs been a long-exposed lie, which means thereâs no excuse for backsliding on it. Kudos to Kessler, whoâs generally the best in class for fact-checking.
Hotair ^ | 08/13/2019 | Ed Morrissey
Vox tried teeing this up yesterday while distancing themselves from the truth, but the Washington Post delivers on its fact-checkagainst Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren. Both Democratic presidential candidates campaigned last week on the need to solve the âmurderâ of Michael Brown in Ferguson five years ago. Chief fact-checker Glenn Kessler calls them both out for their âgallingâ refusal to acknowledge that the Department of Justice found plenty of witnesses to contradict the charge that Brown had been âmurderedâ:
Witness 102, a 27-year-old biracial man: âBrown was âwrestlingâ through the window, but he was unable to see what Wilson was doing. After a few seconds, Witness 102 heard a gunshot. ⌠Witness 102 thought that he had just witnessed the murder of a police officer because a few seconds passed before Wilson emerged from the SUV.â
(Brown had tried to grab Wilsonâs gun but ended up getting shot in one of his hands, the report said: âAutopsy results and bullet trajectory, skin from Brownâs palm on the outside of the SUV door as well as Brownâs DNA on the inside of the driverâs door corroborate Wilsonâs account that during the struggle, Brown used his right hand to grab and attempt to control Wilsonâs gun.â)
Witness 103, a 58-year-old black man: The witness âsaw Brown punching Wilson at least three times in the facial area, through the open driverâs window of the SUV. Witness 103 described Wilson and Brown as having hold of each otherâs shirts, but Brown was âgetting in a couple of blows.â Wilson was leaning back toward the passenger seat with his forearm up, in an effort to block the blows. Then Witness 103 heard a gunshot and Brown took off running.â
Witness 104, a 26-year-old biracial woman: The witness âheard two gunshots. She looked out the front window and saw Brown at the driverâs window of Wilsonâs SUV. Witness 104 knew that Brownâs arms were inside the SUV, but she could not see what Brown and Wilson were doing because Brownâs body was blocking her view. Witness 104 saw Brown run from the SUV, followed by Wilson, who âhoppedâ out of the SUV and ran after him while yelling, âstop, stop, stop.â â
Witness 102: âWilson then chased Brown with his gun drawn, but not pointed at Brown, until Brown abruptly turned around at a nearby driveway. Witness 102 explained that it made no sense to him why Brown turned around. Brown did not get on the ground or put his hands up in surrender. ⌠Brown made some type of movement similar to pulling his pants up or a shoulder shrug, and then âchargedâ at Wilson.â
It took an independent DoJ investigation to dispel a false narrative that had developed immediately after the shooting â that Brown had been trying to surrender. Multiple news outlets gave credence to reports that Brown had his hands up when Wilson shot him, turning âhands up donât shootâ into a protest chant. Only much later did that get proven to be false, but by that time the lie had spread so far and activists had so much investment in it that the truth no longer mattered.
In fact, Brown had committed a strong-arm robbery just before this confrontation. When Wilson attempted to detain Brown, Brown attacked Wilson in the car and began beating him, which is when Brown got shot the first times. When Brown retreated, Wilson came out of the car to arrest him, only to have Brown turn around and charge him. Thatâs when Wilson killed Brown â head on in a charge, not with hands up to surrender. That was the finding by the same DoJ that also accused the Ferguson PD of having serious issues with discriminatory policing.
Kessler finds the resurrection of the false narrative by Democratic presidential candidates âgallingâ for good reason. He awards them four Pinocchios while noting that neither candidate nor their campaigns bothered to respond to his inquiries about their claims:
Harris and Warren have ignored the findings of the Justice Department to accuse Wilson of murder, even though the Justice Department found no credible evidence to support that claim.
Instead, the Justice Department found that the popular narrative was wrong, according to witnesses deemed to be credible, some of whom testified reluctantly because of fear of reprisal. The department produced a comprehensive report to determine what happened, making the senatorsâ dismissal of it even more galling. Harris and Warren both earn Four Pinocchios.
Indeed. Not only was the claim a lie, itâs been a long-exposed lie, which means thereâs no excuse for backsliding on it. Kudos to Kessler, whoâs generally the best in class for fact-checking.
