The 12 most maddening parts of Darren Wilson’s testimony
The whole thing, Officer Darren Wilson said, took less than a minute.
In documents released late Monday night after a Missouri grand jury decided not to indict him for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, Wilson gives a detailed, firsthand account of what he says happened on that hot summer afternoon in Ferguson. The testimony was given Sept. 16, a little more than five weeks after Wilson encountered Brown walking with his friend Dorian Johnson down the middle of a suburban street.
Tag: michael brown
Listen to Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, and remember her son for who he really was. Remember Michael Brown and remember all the other black lives lost to police brutality and an unjust system.
On August 9, 2014, Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old, was shot and killed by Wilson, who is white. The shooting led to demonstrations, confrontations with police, and some looting and violence.
And it only takes 9 people agreeing to make a decision, what a coincidence.
^ Seriously, the way grand juries work in Missouri is only 9 people have to agree to pass the decision.
Protect and serve,
That’s a lie,
You don’t care when black kids die.
Ferguson protesters right now (25/11/14, 18:18 CST)
The Police Memorial in Ferguson has been wrapped, ahead of the grand jury verdict announcement.
i want this to be the first thing broken
I’ve noticed some people are still confused about what the Ferguson grand jury is actually making a decision on.
The grand jury is only deciding “if there is probable cause to believe that [Darren] Wilson committed a crime, and if so, what charge.”
The grand jury is NOT deciding whether or not Darren Wilson is guilty.
They are deciding whether Darren Wilson should be indicted, NOT convicted.
#Ferguson #MikeBrown
Mike Brown’s Mom Is Taking Her Son’s Case to the UN in Geneva
Lesley McSpadden, the mother of the 18-year-old boy whose death at the hands of a Ferguson police officer in August sparked weeks of protests, is going to Geneva, Switzerland next month to speak about her son and other victims of police brutality in front of the United Nations.
The trip — which was recently made public by organizers and promoted under the tagline “Ferguson to Geneva” — is meant to make a case, to as wide an audience as possible, that both Brown’s killing and the militarized police response to protesters demanding justice for him, are a matter of human rights.
(11/01)
November 17
Ferguson Burger Bar is looking to put together 150 holiday baskets for kids in the Ferguson area.
Donations are needed by December 10, 2014
#FergusonOctober
A mural was painted over Monday afternoon after Trenton police expressed concern that the painting, depicting Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Mo., teen who was fatally shot by police in August, sent the wrong message about community and police relations.
(10/21)
the “wrong message”? and yet the number of black bodies murdered by the police are piling up.
LemonGrenade 