I believe any time a family or their representatives are eliciting money and funds from the public and leading them to believe this an "innocent" victim and representing their background in such an innocent way (which the family opened that door) that the records should be public. When hundreds of thousands of dollars are collected under this guise the public has a right to know. Not to mention the community unrest including riots, looting and property damage in the millions.
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Charles C. Johnson ‏@ChuckCJohnson 55s
#MichaelBrown attorney Anthony Gray today accused me & St. Louis Post Dispatch of character assassinating Brown. Ridiculous.
FOX2now ‏@FOX2now 3m
Michael Brown’s juvenile record clean of felony convictions http://ift.tt/1xbAdrP
The deflection, by way of insisting there were no "major" convictions, basically confirms that there is a record of some sort.
How's it a deflection? At this point, without a judge ruling otherwise, that's all that can be said. It also debunks whoever was stupid enough to put out there claims of a 2nd degree murder conviction in his juvenile record.
What was the court officer looking at which s/he said showed no A,B,C felonies? If it was a court record of MB's, how does that jibe with his mom's contention he'd never been in trouble with the law?
BBM.
I'd have to go back and look at the exact wording, but IIRC, the allegation was never made that MB was CONVICTED of 2nd degree murder-- just "involved with." That could mean a lot of things-- withholding info, accessory after the fact, etc.
I also note that their is no denial of misdemeanor convictions. FWIW, and probably not much, unless it's relevant.
Tricia, I'm confused-- respectfully, are you asking us to stop talking about the juvenile records, hearing, etc?
How's it a deflection? At this point, without a judge ruling otherwise, that's all that can be said. It also debunks whoever was stupid enough to put out there claims of a 2nd degree murder conviction in his juvenile record.
Charles C. Johnson @ChuckCJohnson
Confirmed earlier report that #MichaelBrown had juvenile arrest record involving second degree murder... Working on getting report #Ferguson
6:58 PM - 18 Aug 2014
Charles C. Johnson @ChuckCJohnson
Confirmed earlier report that #MichaelBrown had juvenile arrest record involving second degree murder... Working on getting report #Ferguson
6:58 PM - 18 Aug 2014