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Nearly a year ago, in Northern Virginia, a young man named Aaron Brown was shot and killed by a police officer. He was a close friend of my brother, and at the time, I wrote a lot of stuff about it. It was a bad scene all around, with many mistakes made. Recently, the . . . → Read More: The wheels of justice I feel ill: A few months ago, a close friend of my family was shot and killed in a totally unfortunate and completely avoidable situation at an IHOP. Today, the county released its report which states that the officer won’t be charged with any crime. What I wrote about it, before. . . . → Read More: Aaron Brown In the case where Aaron Brown was shot and killed. The prosecutor is reviewing whether to press charges. Sengel will decide whether charges are warranted against Carl Stowe, the officer who fired at a vehicle in which Aaron Brown, 18, and four of his friends were riding. For his review, Sengel said his office will . . . → Read More: Death I took the tickets from my aborted attempt to go visit my brother on Thursday (all praise Southwest air) and flew down for Aaron’s funeral yesterday. My parents drove up from central VA. It was a long and brutal day, but cathartic. I’m going to write all about it here and then move on. . . . → Read More: Funeral / Closure The Post has weighed in with this editorial which sums up pretty nicely the facts and opinions presented so far. This guy has an opinion that meshes well with mine … though he’s a bit more direct in his choice of words. I’m fixated on this. I know I shouldn’t be, that I should . . . → Read More: More news coverage What’s new with your brother’s friend, shot in the head, you may ask? The coverage in the Post continues, one article per day: Feb 28: There’s a policy debate Mar 1: People who were there dispute the officer’s account Mar 2: The cop who shot my brother’s friend has a lawyer. Even the DC chief . . . → Read More: Death The Washington Post had another article this morning about Aaron Brown. Word is, the bullets hit the drivers side rear door and the left rear panel. What an awful situation. It makes me feel sick. We’re left with piles of teddy bears and flowers in the IHOP parking lot. Said the father: “If their . . . → Read More: Left rear door? Interesting. I linked to the Washington Post in my last update. They apparently track referrals, and link back to “bloggers who have written about this article”. So now I’m getting anonymous people who read the Post article and followed a link here. Have no illusions of privacy on your livejournal, folks, it just ain’t . . . → Read More: Publicity One of my brother’s best friends from high school, Aaron Brown, was shot and killed on Friday night. Here’s the Washington Post article. Aaron was 18 years old. . . . → Read More: Death |
