After hearing the verdict and summary explanation of the Grand Jury in the case against Darren Wilson, I think they made the right call. Other than the Grand Jury, no one had access to all of the available evidence and testimony so there isn't any doubt that they had the clearest picture as to what happened in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Of course, I still have to wonder…did he really have to shoot him that many times? Why couldn't he have just hauled out the taser?
Regardless of the answers to these questions, the bigger problem remains. The criminal justice system is blatantly racist against black people. Communities like Ferguson exist all over the country where white police and civic leaders represent large black populations in a disproportional way. This needs to change yesterday.
Or there will be many more Fergusons.
2 comments:
did he really have to shoot him that many times?
How many times do YOU think would have been appropriate? Bearing in mind that the appropriate number of times to shoot is exactly the number required to stop the threat. Since he stopped shooting at the point that Brown stopped being a threat, perhaps you are just talking out of your uninformed ass.
Why couldn't he have just hauled out the taser?
Uh, because he didn't have one?
What is very unusual is that the Prosecutor presented so much evidence, rather than the normal process to determine if there is sufficient evidence to sustain an indictment.
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