DA Calls Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr ‘Justified’

A North Carolina District Attorney announced yesterday that he will not file any charges against officers involved in the death of Andrew Brown Jr. MSNBC Law Enforcement Analyst Cedric Alexander joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

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47 comments

    1. @tenfeetsmall edge of the rabbit hole The war on drugs failed, it did done nothing other than expand the use of drugs. It’s not a problem you can solve with police.

    2. PEACE, WISDOM, FREE THINKING, CALM KINDNESS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, HUMANITY UNITED, PROSPERITY, BONANZA, RESPECT, HONESTY, HAPPINESS, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, OPTIMISM

    1. “It is far easier to concentrate power than it is to concentrate knowledge.” Thomas Sowell

      “There’s nothing older than the idea that (this) is new.” Thomas Sowell

      “If you don’t play by the rules you don’t get the protection of the rules.” Thomas Sowell

    2. You’re talking about devolving not resolving. You’re talking about murdering a lot of very good people who would take a bullet to save your life- but not if you’re the one issuing the bullet.

    3. @Fraudster Biden-Dickknuckle You mean the “good cops” that would take a bullet for “certain lives”, you mean the “good cops” that have time after time after time allowed the bad cops to action without intervention or consequence. Yea, okay safe the bullsh*t for blue lives apologist.

  1. I don’t get why an independent investigation doesn’t automatically happen when police are being investigated.

    1. @ElSmusso I heard about Norway’s incredible justice system on Michael Moore’s movie “Where To Invade Next”. It made me cry since your country treats criminals better than we in the USA treat disabled persons!

  2. In the state of North Carolina, has there ever been a police shooting that was “Unjustified”?

    1. Nope.They always say it is justified.And the area where Andrew Brown was murdered?You can let go of that dream lol.They still have Klan meetings in that backwater hick town.

    2. PEACE, WISDOM, FREE THINKING, CALM KINDNESS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, HUMANITY UNITED, PROSPERITY, BONANZA, RESPECT, HONESTY, HAPPINESS, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, OPTIMISM

    3. @Ted Roe you think you know history? Are you going to blame the white men from 200 years ago for low life criminals acting a fool?

  3. At some point, you have to believe your eyes

    – and not the lawyers of grieving families. Videos don’t lie

    1. He was trying to get away… look at the direction of his wheels!! He wasn’t trying to hit anyone and those cops are wrong!

    2. @Ashley Turner look at his wheels? trying to get away? Ashley, you set the bar awfully low for the possible consequences that could actually result such non compliance

    3. @NY Militia reasons why you shouldn’t drive over grass after nearly hitting an officer – consequences could be deadly, but that was Mr. Brown’s choice

    4. @Gospelfan Man You dummy if you have eyes you can see that he was trying to get away.
      NY Militia
      3 hours ago
      Car nearly hits officer= 1 shot
      Car driving across the grass =.13 shots

    5. @John Jacobs  @John Jacobs  John … The man JUST pointed out WHY it was justified. You or I may not like it, but the law, AS WRITTEN, justified the shooting. So, I repeat… THE LAW gave them permission to shoot him EVEN THOUGH he is fleeing. Obviously, many ppl may have issues with that, but UNDER CURRENT LAW … the shooting is justified. So, the dummy here is the likes of yourself who didn’t listen to THE WHY of this shooting being justified or that you’re mentally inept to understand it even if you did listen. Here’s some good advice…. if YOU find yourself in a similar situation, as Mr. Brown….. DON’T be dumb …. (not holding my breath)

  4. I sure hope that DA and his family are not the target of retribution by unknown elements.

  5. PEACE, WISDOM, FREE THINKING, CALM KINDNESS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, HUMANITY UNITED, PROSPERITY, BONANZA, RESPECT, HONESTY, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, OPTIMISM

  6. PEACE, WISDOM, FREE THINKING, CALM KINDNESS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, HUMANITY UNITED, PROSPERITY, BONANZA, RESPECT, HONESTY, GOOD HEALTH, SOBRIETY, OPTIMISM

  7. Based on that camera, I might be inclined to agree that the officers thought they were being attacked with the car. So it’s an understandable reaction and it would be hard to hold them responsible for that. I mean, they didn’t have him in handcuffs with a knee on his neck.

  8. 9 of 9 Use the PIG and sheriff sniper [PASS] long-range, silent weapons-of-urban-warfare [WOUW] from My chan nel; which blind, maim, and k!ll sheriffs in full riot gear! With demonstrations of PASS finding their targets from 170 yards and 290 yards away! Amen.

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