Ferguson mo

Well, as you and I have discussed, when one wants a certain version of the story to be true, they will accept anything, true or false, to support it.

Here is some information on the eye claim.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2731311/Police-officer-shot-Michael-Brown-did-NOT-suffer-broken-eye-socket-did-hospital-swollen-face-deadly-altercation.html

I'll add something interesting. Most states have laws that allow one to legally resist unreasonable force by an officer. What if the situation was such that the officer directed Brown to get off the street, Brown told him to f&^% himself, the officer got out and tried to force Brown into the car. Brown hit him in response. Reasonable? Unreasonable? Seems to generate at least the issue.

It is true that the human body has been known to be able to do many nearly impossible things solely based on adrenaline (and one example that could be used are boxers suffering similar injuries).

The flip side of that coin is the human body has also been known to have split second reactions that aren't always thought out. For example, of one was punched in the face and one had a weapon on them, the same adrenaline could be a basis why that person would fire a weapon even without facing immediate danger.

As the facts develop in this case, we will have a better idea of where the truth 'layeth'

i'm guessing the cop would get the benefit of the doubt in a situation like that.   as you know, charging a cop with murder is very rare.  i'm guessing if there is any indication that the kid used violence, the cop wouldn't get charged.