“All we want is an arrest, we simply want an arrest, nothing more and nothing less, just an arrest”…
No, those are not the words of Mike Brown’s mom Lesley McSpadden in 2014. Those are the exact words of Trayvon Martin’s mom, Sybrina Fulton in 2012.
However, Lesly McSpadden is now repeating the exact same demand as Fulton for exactly the same reason. It has nothing to do with an arrest of Darren Wilson, it is 100% about getting to second base on a wrongful death financial and civil claim.
The ONLY reason attorneys Daryl Parks, Benjamin Crump and Anthony Gray are demanding an arrest is because the arrest itself can be used by them in their civil filings to support probable cause for wrongful death lawsuits. Just like George Zimmerman, the outcome of any legal case against Officer Darren Wilson is irrelevant to their goals. They do not care about any conviction, they ONLY care about the arrest.
The arrest gives them the “probable cause” they need to file civil lawsuits.
This is the same Parks and Crump strategy used in the Martin Lee Anderson case, where they gained a $3 county settlement, and yet the officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. This is the same Parks and Crump strategy used in the Trayvon Martin case where they gained $1.7 million settlement from the Retreat at Twin Lakes Homeowners Association, and yet George Zimmerman was acquitted.
So here we are 2 years later and the same playbook is being used.
Michael Brown’s Family Calls for Darren Wilson’s Arrest (BET) The calls came clearly from the family of Michael Brown and civil leaders in St. Louis for the arrest of Darren Wilson, the Ferguson Police Department officer who shot and killed the unarmed teenager a month ago.
“We believe there is enough evidence to arrest Officer Darren Wilson,” said the Rev. Carlton Lee, president of the St. Louis chapter of the National Action Network, speaking at a press conference attended by a number of notable St. Louis area figures, including the parents of Michael Brown.
“If probable cause is enough to arrest civilians, then it is enough to arrest police officers,” Lee said.
“We’re wondering why Darren Wilson has been granted immunity. He is a criminal. He killed an 18-year-old, college-bound, unarmed young man.”
Brown’s parents, Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., did not speak at the news conference on Tuesday. However, their lawyer, Anthony Gray, gave remarks. The group also included Adolphus Pruitt, president of the St. Louis County branch of the NAACP.
The 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed when Wilson, 28, the Ferguson police officer, shot him on a street on Aug. 9 in that suburb of St. Louis. Several witnesses said Brown had raised his hands in a sign of compliance when he was shot. The shooting and police response drew racially charged protests that have sometimes turned violent.
“The central point here is that the officer should have been arrested by now,” said Gray, speaking with BET.com after the press conference. (read more)