Micheal Brown deserved to be shot.

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No one deserves to be shot. However we as a society have decided that there are circumstances when it is acceptable for one person to shoot another.

Were Michael Brown's actions in the minutes preceding his death a contributing factor in Darren Wilson's decision to shoot? Yes. If Michael Brown had reacted passively when confronted by Darren Wilson he would most likely still be alive today.

Was Darren Wilson's use of deadly force against Michael Brown justified? Well that's the real question isn't it?

The majority position of the grand jury that heard the case against Darren Wilson was that the use of deadly force was justified. The evidence presented to the grand jury is now public record. The volume of the information presented to the grand jury appears to be larger than what they would typically get. Was there something in there that shows the grand jury came to the wrong decision? If there was I have not seen it, but I haven't read the entire record either. However the DA's office has complete control over the evidence presented to the grand jury. As such it is possible for the DA's office to manipulate the evidence in such a way as to increase the likelihood of a desired decision. Did that happen in this case? Is there evidence that was not presented to the grand jury that might have caused them to reach a different decision? There could be but once again I haven't seen it if there is.