No Indictment in Ferguson Case; Violence Hits More Than 90 Cities

  • Print
Details
Category: Crime
Published on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 10:53
Written by Janet Walker

A Missouri Grand Jury refused to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed African American teen shot and killed in broad daylight, while walking in the street near his home, last August.

 

Citing overwhelming evidence, the released statements indicate the injuries photographed on Officer Wilson, during the hours following the shooting were sufficient to back up his story of self-defense.

Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis with about 20,000 residents, was ground zero in a wave of rage retaliation violence that spread across ninety cities as America erupted in violence as protestors took to the streets ignited by the grand jury announcement of no charges.

The night of rioting punctuated three months of continued protests which began with an initial week of mild clashes between Ferguson residents, non-residents showing up in “support” and an overwhelmed local police department. The 28 member Ferguson Police Department were assisted by the Missouri National guard who were called in by Governor Jay Nixon as the call for peaceful protests were unheeded even as the U.S. Attorney Eric Holder promised an independent autopsy and investigation.

The protestors resonated with the theme of life isn't fair and when the system disappoints I'm going to burn buildings, loot businesses, overturn automobiles, engage local police in violent exchanges, voice and exhibit my rage, because I don't know how to deal with the fact that life isn't fair.

So in reality the Ferguson looters have simply enforced the original random violence that cost Michael Brown his life with rage retaliation.

No one knows for sure if rage retaliation didn't spark the original confrontation and now with this additional violence as evidence one wonders if it did.

Fair or not, right or wrong, the facts remain that when the law works for the disenfranchised the voices are not silenced in jubilation even the world believes the reverse and when it does not work instead of galvanizing even larger numbers and greater, stronger voices, platforms, yes that take time and work within the system, they take to the streets negating every positive advancement.

Haute News

Haute Tease

  • Celebrity Real State News: Enrique’s Former Miami Mansion, with Prime Bay and Skyline Views, On Market

    The Iglesias men cover a wide range of music genres.  Father Julio, now 73, with his chiseled features, deeply romantic songs, and smooth bedroom voice, with a law degree on the side, has sold over 120 million records.  

     

  • Du Gaspi à la Sécu

    L'Assurance-Maladie soucieuse de réduire la fraude aux arrêts de travail lance une campagne de lutte contre les salariés indélicats amenés à profiter des failles du système. Si ces dernières restent entières pourquoi alors ne pas tenter de les résorber avant de culpabiliser des salariés occupés à conserver leur emploi.  

  • The Unofficial Hogwarts Holidays Cookbook Review – Magical Recipes for Seasonal Delights

    The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook Review, from Ulysses Press along with author Rita Mock-Pike, brings to the pages a delightful collection of supernatural culinary inventions, gastronomic wizardry, and epicurean mastery to tempts and tantalizes any food-lover.

     

  • La Crise d'Adolescence de l'Union Européenne

    Annoncée comme un cataclysme, la sortie de la Grande-Bretagne de l'Union européenne est peut-être l'occasion rêvée de repenser l'Europe et de renouer avec ses origines sans occulter l'idée que ce Brexit traduit aussi une forme de crise de croissance de l'Europe politique.  

  • The Gambler Review – A Fast Moving, Raw, Pulse Pounding Ride

    "The Gambler," from Paramount Pictures and Winkler Films, brings to the screen a low, close to the ground, pulse pounding, fast moving ride through an addict's universe, with quick turns, sharp dialogue, moments of brilliance, and an unpredictable ending.

     

  • Rain Dogs Review – Edgy Toxic Dramady Delivers Strong Performances

    Rain Dogs, from HBO, present a toxic dramady of an unconventional love story in London between a working-class single mum, her 10-year-old daughter, and a privileged gay man and the seedy worlds that won't release them.