Summary Post: Darren Wilson

In this transcript of Darren Wilson’s grand jury testimony, Darren Wilson recalls the events leading up to the shooting of Michael Brown. It begins with Ms. Alizadeh calling Darren Wilson, the final witness, to the stand. Darren Wilson enters and is sworn in before the examination by Ms. Whirley begins. Whirley starts by asking Wilson his name, his position as a police officer with the Ferguson Police Department, and questions about his physique. Whirley then proceeds to inquire about Wilson’s shift on August 9, 2014 – where Wilson was working a day 6:30AM-6:30PM shift. The transcript shows the exchange of questions by Whirley and Wilson about his side of the story about he remembers happening on that day. The transcript also presents that photos were shown as proof of the physical altercation between Wilson and a man who he later found out was Michael Brown. Because it is a transcript of the exact words that Wilson used and his recollection of what occurred on August 9, the readers are able to feel how intimidated and scared Wilson says he felt during the incident. On page 212, lines 19-21, Wilson states he felt so overpowered and small compared to Brown that he was like a “five-year old holding onto Hulk Hogan.” But one particular quote from Wilson on page 225, line 3 stuck out the most – Wilson says the only way he could describe the face that Brown made was “like a demon” because “that’s how angry he looked.” The manner in which Wilson depicted Brown was not of a human nature and instead treated him as a monster. Michael Brown, an 18-year old unarmed black man, at the time of the shooting was so intimidating to Darren Wilson that he was shot multiple times because Wilson felt that the threat would not be stopped until Brown was stopped. This happened when Brown finally fell on his face and his feet were at rest.