Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown's death

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: AP

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, a dramatic decision that could reopen old wounds amid a renewed and intense national conversation about racial injustice and the police treatment of people of color.

It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old. Civil rights leaders and Brown’s mother had hoped that Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, the county’s first Black prosecutor, would reopen the case after he took office in January 2019.

“My heart breaks” for Brown's parents, Bell said during a news conference. “I know this is not the result they were looking for and that their pain will continue forever.”

Describing the announcement as “one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do,” Bell said that his office conducted a five-month review of witness statements, forensic reports and other evidence.

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[gopiscrap]

1. sounds to me like folks need to

take to the streets and tear the town apart

[OhNo-Really]

2. Seriously? Providing fodder for the Trumpkins!

[machI]

5. Did you forget the sarc thingie?

On the other hand, actual peaceful protests on a massive scale would send a message.

[rwsanders]

6. As long as it is Clayton and Ladue, not Ferguson.

Clayton is full of rich snobs who don't care who else in the world lives or dies.

[Polybius]

7. No

Violence sucks.

[Hoyt]

3. After 6 years, not surprised. Although there was no reason for Wilson to fire

away in a neighborhood at unarmed Brown — risking hitting others too — there were some factors that would have made successful prosecution difficult. The shooting wasn’t justified, but difficult to prosecute. The prosecutor’s comments seem genuine.

Appears Wilson can’t get another job as policeman, that’s good.

[llashram]

4. no surprise here