Editor's Note #2: From: Black America Web:
Decision in Ferguson Headlines:
#FERGUSON LIVE STREAM [WATCH NOW]
Snapshots In Ferguson [PHOTOS]
Michael Brown, Sr. Calls For Peace After Grand Jury Decison [VIDEO]
Ferguson Protesters Release Site List For Organized Demonstrations
#Ferguson: What Do Black People Really Want From Race Dialogues?
NewsOne: Continuing Coverage In #Ferguson
Snapshots In Ferguson [PHOTOS]
Michael Brown, Sr. Calls For Peace After Grand Jury Decison [VIDEO]
Ferguson Protesters Release Site List For Organized Demonstrations
#Ferguson: What Do Black People Really Want From Race Dialogues?
NewsOne: Continuing Coverage In #Ferguson
***more: We are Ferguson. Chicago!
1. From: Rev. Vickie Caldwell
Subject: No Indictment Against Cop Who Killed Michael Brown
No Indictment Against Cop Who Killed Michael Brown
As many have expected for weeks, white
police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed Black teenager
Michael Brown August 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, will not face criminal
charges. A grand jury of 9 whites and 3 Blacks decided not to return an
indictment against Wilson for firing six shots at Brown, who was
initially stopped for jaywalking. After killing Brown, officers allowed
his lifeless body to lay in the street for four and a half hours.
Ferguson and St. Louis have been bracing for the reaction to the verdict
for weeks now with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon implemented a state of
emergency last week in preparation for demonstrations against the
non-indictment.
After the grand jury made officials aware they had reached a decision, the entire country was forced to wait for hours for the verdict to be announced. The press conference to announce the decision even started late, and Nixon indicates that the decision to not announce the verdict until after nightfall was a decision made by prosecutors in the case. President Barack Obama and other officials have called for calm.
Demonstrators in Ferguson have been making preparations including creating shelter and safe spaces at local churches where residents can get food, medical care, and other services. The eyes of the nation and world are on Ferguson, not just because of Brown's death but also because of the violent clashes of police lobbing tear gas and firing rubber bullets at peaceful protestors. The excessive use of force by police against demonstrators and journalists in August caused Amnesty International to deploy a team of human rights observers for the first time in United States history. Amnesty International reports that they will have a team on the ground within 24 hours of the announcement.
(11:45pm from St. Louis, Mo)
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