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In reply to the discussion: No indictment in Ferguson case [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)He told the young man to get off the street. The boy did not respond quickly enough, so the cop attempted to capture the kid by hand; couldn't do it. The kid ran away and that is when officer lost his cool and started shooting.
After a couple shots, which missed, the kid turned around and tried to give up saying "ok, ok ,ok" but the officer kept shooting and struck him several times. There were many witnesses, including two white construction workers.
Then the entire town's government made it point to rob the victim's family of justice in as obvious a way as possible. The way in which the legal proceedings over the last few months were handle was such that they wanted to make sure that the community had their noses rubbed in it.
The District Attorney, Mayor and Police Chief are extremely crooked. It is like this in many towns across the country though, which makes it a national issue.