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'When I grabbed him, the only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding Hulk Hogan…that's just how big he felt and how small I felt from grasping his arm.'
This is how Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson justified shooting black teenager Michael Brown.
Reading
this particular piece of evidence from the vast dump of Grand Jury
documents released last night, it would be impossible not to sympathise
with Wilson.
A lone 'small' policeman in a patrol car confronted by a gigantic Hulk.
There's just one problem.
Wilson, by his own admission in his police interview, is 6ft 4in tall, the exact same height as Michael Brown.
He also weighs 210lbs, which may be 80lbs lighter than Brown, but still makes him a pretty hefty unit.
Put it this way, I've never seen or heard of any 6ft 4in, 210lb five-year-old boys, have you?
Wilson paints a very detailed and vivid picture of the savage beating he took from Brown.
'I
was hit right here in the side of the face with a fist,' he said. 'I
think it was a full-on swing but not a full shot. I think my arm
deflected some of it, but there was still a significant amount of
contact that was made to my face.'
Then, allegedly, came a second punch.
'I see his hand coming back around…and he hit me with a full swing.'
Imagine being hit by two full swing punches at close quarters by a 6ft 4in guy weighing nearly 300lbs?
You would think the damage would be pretty severe, right?
Yet
the photographs released last night of Wilson's injuries show what
appears to be a very minor bruise on his cheek, a tiny shaving-style cut
on his chin, and a bit of reddening around the back of his neck.
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