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"Hands up, don't shoot", sometimes shortened to "hands up", is a slogan and gesture that originated after the August 9, 2014, shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, United States and then adopted at protests against police brutality in the U.S.A. The slogan implies one has their hands in the air, a common sign of submission, and is therefore not a threat to an approaching police officer. Witness reports from the Brown shooting are conflicted as to what Brown was doing with his hands when he was shot. One witness, who was later identified as Brown’s friend, claimed Brown had his hands in the air before being killed, although this witness later said he had made a false statement regarding Brown's hands being up. The same witness made multiple false statements during the investigation. In one instance he claimed Brown was shot in the back and turned around and said" Stop shooting. I don't have a gun". In another he claimed Brown was "executed" by the officer in an execution style killing. The forensic investigation later found those claims could not possibly be true. Also, many eyewitnesses testified in court that Brown's hands were not up but that he was rushing at the officer when shot.

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