Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-07 21:35:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7753EF8E93BD90AF9A519E611F06F84CF73864A3CC6BBCEB0EBC384363FD1C57
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Original Note:
AG Eric Holder & DOJ concluded Officer Darren Wilson's actions do not constitute prosecutable violations under 18 U.S.C. § 242 which prohibits uses of deadly force that are "objectively unreasonable.” Witnesses, & Physical Evidence Corroborate that Wilson Acted in Self-Defense https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf
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