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December 1st, 2014
11:05 PM ET
Eyewitnesses give conflicting accounts of Ferguson shooting
Protesters in Ferguson and nationwide point to eyewitness accounts that contradict Officer Darren Wilson's account that he shot Brown in self-defense.
But other eyewitnesses in this case offer a vastly different version of what happened that night.
How could eyewitness accounts of the same event vary so drastically?
CNN's Kyung Lah has more OutFront.
On Twitter
A video posted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows a police officer body-slamming a woman on the first nightâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Hk
“The scene, I understand that occurred there with the tear gas and the rubber bullets was unnecessary and not approtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…WeJR
“The President is simply trying to say that we have to have order in the streets so that we can maintain our focustwitter.com/i/web/status/1…eZCj
Gnl Myers, former Chair Joint Chiefs of Staff:”People, ultimately judge the president.That’s not for the militartwitter.com/i/web/status/1…Yzeksv
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo says there should be a "national prohibition against using the neck to control a sâ€twitter.com/i/web/status/1…ND
Well Eyewitness accounts can vary for a few reasons like POV and proximity. But studies show time and time again eyewitness accounts tend to be inaccurate. Which is why the system goes for photo/video and recorded voices as evidence.
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