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At this point there is no denying Brown was a suspect in a robbery. It has been confirmed and verified that it is him in the surveillance video.
There's been a lot of opinions in this case being reported in the media as facts. The whole "gentle giant" depiction of Brown that was repeated over and over nationwide in print and continuously in social media and newscasts embarrassed the media yesterday when the video of Brown strong arming a little guy while stealing $50 worth of sweet cigars was released. Another thing that was embarrassing for the media that showed Brown not to be a "gentle giant" is when the reports came out that the officer that shot him had to seek medical attention because of injuries he received from Brown during an altercation. This too takes away from the whole "gentle giant" depiction the media has been spinning. Another thing that bothers me is the media also reported that Brown did not have an arrest record. He was only 18. If he had been in trouble with the law prior he would have been a juvenile and it is my understanding that juvenile records are sealed and can not be opened except by court order. So they really don't know about Brown's past because they have no way of verifying such things except through the court. Surely because he hadn't been in trouble the few months he by law was considered an adult hardly gives a full and honest account of his history. But it does play into the "gentle giant" they were portraying.
There's been a lot of opinions in this case being reported in the media as facts. The whole "gentle giant" depiction of Brown that was repeated over and over nationwide in print and continuously in social media and newscasts embarrassed the media yesterday when the video of Brown strong arming a little guy while stealing $50 worth of sweet cigars was released. Another thing that was embarrassing for the media that showed Brown not to be a "gentle giant" is when the reports came out that the officer that shot him had to seek medical attention because of injuries he received from Brown during an altercation. This too takes away from the whole "gentle giant" depiction the media has been spinning. Another thing that bothers me is the media also reported that Brown did not have an arrest record. He was only 18. If he had been in trouble with the law prior he would have been a juvenile and it is my understanding that juvenile records are sealed and can not be opened except by court order. So they really don't know about Brown's past because they have no way of verifying such things except through the court. Surely because he hadn't been in trouble the few months he by law was considered an adult hardly gives a full and honest account of his history. But it does play into the "gentle giant" they were portraying.