Dr. Ben Carson recently discussed his feelings on the killing of Michael Brown and his thoughts about the Black Lives Matter movement, but his opinions have seemed contradictory.
During a visit to the St. Louis area earlier this month, just miles outside of Ferguson, Carson told CBS News he thinks Ferguson “conjures up an image of people being unwilling to actually face the facts. I think the community is unwilling to face the fact that Michael Brown was a bad actor.”
It was unclear exactly what part of Brown’s life made him a “bad actor,” and Carson did not expand on his thought. Brown, 18, was gunned down by former officer Darren Wilson last August. Brown was unarmed and shot at least six times. Despite this, Wilson was cleared of all wrongdoing.
