Lies and Coverups: Police Chief lied when he told the public he had received numerous requests from the media to release the video tape of Michael Brown — Records show he received NO requests from media for the video tape. And killer cop Darren Wilson never bothered to even radio in the fact that he had just murdered Michael Brown. Records show the police department received that information from media.
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| Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson (left) and Killer Cop Darren Wilson. |
Ferguson Police Chief Lied About Why He Released Alleged Michael Brown Robbery Tape: Report
By Simon McCormack
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson lied when he said he had received "many" specific requests for the videotape that allegedly shows Michael Brown robbing a convenience store, according to a new report.
Killer Cop Never Radioed In Fact He Had Just Murdered Michael Brown:
The Police Department Received That Information
From the News Media
The Police Department Received That Information
From the News Media
"All I did -- what I did was -- was release the videotape to you, because I had to," Jackson told reporters on Aug. 15 when asked why he released the robbery footage. "I’d been sitting on it, but I -- too many people put in a [Freedom of Information Act] request for that thing, and I had to release that tape to you."
Writing for The Blot, Matthew Keys reports that the police department did not receive any specific requests for the videotape.
"A review of open records requests sent to the Ferguson Police Department found that no news organization, reporter or individual specifically sought the release of the surveillance tape before police distributed it on Aug. 15," Keys writes.
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