Missouri – Grand Jury: No Probable Cause To Indict Officer Wilson in Brown Shooting

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    Protesters stand atop a car outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, November 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jim YoungFerguson, MO – A Missouri police officer has not been charged for the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager, an incident that set off weeks of sometimes violent protests around the St. Louis area, a county prosecutor said on Monday.

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    The grand jury found there was no probable cause to charge Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, with any crime for the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an incident that highlighted longstanding racial tensions in the predominantly black city, which has a white-dominated power structure.

    “They determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer Wilson,” St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch told reporters in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis where the grand jury met.

    Brown’s family said they were “profoundly disappointed” by the grand jury’s finding.

    “While we understand that many others share our pain, we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change,” the family said in a statement released by its attorneys.

    A crowd of several hundred people gathered outside the Ferguson Police Department ahead of the news, and many began to scream angrily as the news of the grand jury’s decision was read.

    McCulloch, in making the announcement, added that witnesses were not consistent in reporting that Brown’s hands were raised when he was shot, and Some witness testimony about the circumstances of the shooting was discredited by physical evidence in the case.

    McCulloch acknowledged that the grand jury decision would not be accepted by some people.

    But he said it was a good decision to take the case to the grand jury to decide whether any charges were warranted in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, and added that the grand jury’s members had “poured their hearts and souls into this.”


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    STRAIGHT_FACTS
    STRAIGHT_FACTS
    9 years ago

    Let’s watch what happens there closely as unfortunately the same can happen in Brooklyn and of course us Jews will be the target of their violence.

    In Brooklyn it seems it was accidental so you can be almost sure of an acquittal unless an all black jury will be picked. Another turning point for 2014

    9 years ago

    Let the looting begin.

    Realistic
    Realistic
    9 years ago

    the real question is, why was he allowed days to recollect and make sure his story works for him.

    Was he vigorously questioned, the same way the would do to any suspected criminal?

    Was he dragged into investigation right away, the same way they do to ordinary people, which they would of dragged in the middle of the night.

    Was he given time to consult an attorney, or got counseling from his friends in the PD, before being questioned?

    What race was the grand jury? (all know how deep racial hate is in the south)?

    I’m not saying he is guilty, but the same rules have to apply to everyone. Cop or ordinary citizen.

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    The shooting was probably legit. The other issue is how the police handled the shooting. Saint Louis County simply has very bad policemen who cannot do the job they are being paid to do.