What We Do, know it: FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown was identified as a suspect in a strong-arm robbery of a box of cigars moments before he was shot to death by Officer Darren Wilson, police said Friday. In an afternoon press conference, Ferguson, Mo. Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Wilson did not initially make a connection between the robbery and Brown,whose death spurred violent protests and unrest in the St. Louis suburb over the past week. Wilson stopped Brown and a friend because they were in the middle of the street, blocking traffic, Jackson said. Hours later, however, Jackson told a slightly different story to CNN and NBC, saying that Wilson noticed Brown was carrying a box of cigars that had been reported stolen. Wilson, he said, initially stopped Brown for blocking traffic, but as he began driving past Brown, he noticed Brown was holding cigars. At that point, Wilson made the connection that Brown might have been involved in a theft that had just been broadcast on police radio, Jackson said. Jackson earlier released Wilsons name along with information that Brown was a suspect in the previous robbery. He said he released surveillance video tape and documents related to the robbery to satisfy freedom of information requests from the public. His decision to release both bits of information at the same time has come under fire by residents and Brown supporters who said the police were trying to divert attention away from Wilson and justify the shooting by blaming Brown. Jackson would not say why he released the information when he did the way he did, other than to say he was responding to freedom of information requests from the public about the robbery. Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Browns family, told USA TODAY the release of the officers name alongside a robbery report naming Brown as a suspect smoke and mirrors. There was nothing based on the facts that have been placed before us that would justify this execution style murder by this police officer in broad daylight, Crump said. Its not enough that they assassinated him in broad daylight in the middle of the street. They also have to assassinate his character to try to get away with it. He said police were trying to divert the publics attention from the crux of the issue. He added that police only releasing photos of the robbery suspect and not Wilson shows that the department will not be transparent. He said Browns family believes the police strategically waited to release the officers name to justify the fatal shooting. https://youtube/watch?v=kr8-E8may2Y Lerachs pupil, I am: Lerach, by Kendrick-Nutely plus (Not Mogin) taught me. I took it a few steps further - by self study: Its almost like having X-ray vision, he boasts. Im almost always right. Im seldom wrong. Then, once Lerach is allowed to begin discovery--and search for damning internal documents--well, at that point, the game is pretty much over. You can always find a document to incriminate them, he says. To be sure, there are plenty of lawyers who sue at the drop of a hat. But none are as loathed--or feared--as Lerach, either inside or outside his profession. What makes him loathed is that he is mean: a belligerent, vengeful, foul-mouthed bully. What makes him feared is that he is powerful. Many of those who spoke to FORTUNE about Lerach describe him in Godfather-like terms, likening him to a ruthless don, willing to do whatever it takes to protect and extend his turf. To that end, Lerach developed an unprecedented system in which other plaintiffs firms were expected to pay tribute to Milberg Weiss to do business in California. This system, which allowed Lerach to dominate shareholder litigation there, is what is now threatened. Lerach began his career, strangely enough, working the other side of the fence. users.wfu.edu/palmitar/Courses/SecReg-Palmiter/Handout/Articles/Elkind-Lerach-King-Dead.htm
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