CLJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Strongarm
16 Sep 2017
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Clj 101 intro to criminology unit 3 ferguson, missouri: aug 9, 2014, the entire incident involving officer wilson(cid:495)s interaction with michael. Michael brown: 18 yr old, religious, smoked marijuana. Dorian johnson: 22 yr old, michael(cid:495)s friend, smoked marijuana. Officer darren wilson: never fired weapon on duty, soft-spoken. Jay walking: officer wilson told dorian and michael to walk on the sidewalk since they were obstructing traffic by walking in the street, they ignored him and continue walking in the street. Confrontation turns physical: officer wilson & michael exchange words, the situation turns to physical violence, the police car door makes contact with michael, michael blocks officer wilson from opening the car door so officer. Flight: michael and dorian run away down the street, dorian hid behind a car, officer called to michael to (cid:498)get on the ground(cid:499) Michael stopped & turned to face officer wilson. ******this was the most crucial point for the jury.
