how long do you figure it took for Michael Brown to get those cigars? .. Look, I have no idea, but what I'm thinking is that sheesh! it just seems a hell of a way for you and me to make a clear judgement on whether he was gentle or not. I mean I can think of many other things that could have happened to that store employee or owner that would most certainly would have been worse. I mean even smacking the clerk in the face would have been worse! .. so I come to the conclusion that .. truly he really didn't want to hurt anyone (because he sure could have) and he didn't. And now today, I guess you've heard by now, that he was under the influence of pot, I don't know but I'm also under the impression that 'pot' does and can produce a 'mellow' ... lolol ... YOU know what I mean .. I don't know how to say it ... but IF they had found some meth or anything like that .. I think we very well could have seen the clerk come into a more serious beating. I dunno... I think maybe he was more gentle than hyper .. then, don't forget his weight, in which I am a schmuck for even bringing that up! ...but please overlook my grossness.