Union: Ferguson officer does not expect charges

[branford]

30. The family did well at the United Nations?

Wow, that is damning with very faint praise. Considering that the United Nations has absolutely no authority or jurisdiction in either our criminal or civil justice systems, the meeting was barely covered by any mainstream media, and the UN's popularity among Americans is similar to Herpes, doing well at the UN is nice, but really meaningless.

I would also note that Ferguson likely has ample liability insurance for matters like a shooting, and that any trial would not be nearly as inconvenient or burdensome as you suggest. It's not even a certainty that the Brown's would win, particularly if the venue of trial was changed precisely because of the bad press and biases that you acknowledge.

As a practical reality, if no indictment issue, the best case scenario is probably a large settlement for the Brown family, and them using the money and fame to draw attention to the racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Lastly, I would note that the public officials in Ferguson are largely white because minorities in the region apparently do not register and vote. If matters like the Brown shooting cannot get them to recruit good candidates and show-up at the polls, I do not know what to suggest.