Posted on 09/20/2014 4:18:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Don’t forget about Michael Brown and the people of Ferguson. We’ve largely moved on from reading about the daily and nightly protests, civil unrest, and the toxic relationship between the St. Louis County suburb’s police force and its citizens, but this story is far from over — Michael Brown’s killer, after all, is still on paid leave. It all raises an obvious question: When will Officer Darren Wilson be charged for shooting Brown, if at all?
The simplest answer is that it could be a long time, if it even happens at all. That’s because the decision whether or not to charge him criminally for the death of the unarmed Ferguson teen is squarely in the hands of a St. Louis grand jury, and they’ve been given an extension on their timeframe to make the call. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the grand jury will now have until Jan. 7, 2015 to decide. That doesn’t mean they definitely will — they could come out next week with their decision, theoretically — but it could be that “justice for Michael Brown” is still a long ways off.
Wilson’s current status has been one of many instigating factors in the fervent protests throughout Ferguson — since the shooting, the people of Ferguson have weathered a militarized police force and the use of tear gas on otherwise peaceful protesters and journalists, while Wilson is effectively in hiding, collecting paychecks all the while. And that’s not the only cash he’s got coming in — a GoFundMe page supporting Wilson’s cause raised a staggering $235,125.
With tensions already as high as they are, it seems like a lot to ask the people of Ferguson to possibly wait over three months more just to find out if Wilson will face charges, but there you have it. It’ll be essential to follow how the community responds for that stretch of time.
Obviously, there’s no surefire guarantee that the 12-member grand jury will actually decide to indict Wilson (nine of the 12 need to agree to bring charges). There have been concerns by some advocates for Wilson’s arrest that Ferguson police may have tainted the jury pool with the release of a videotape of Brown committing an apparent petty robbery before his death, a wholly unrelated incident. The Blot’s Matthew Keys revealed Sept. 5 that Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson apparently lied about why the tape was released, claiming that media inquiries forced him to do so.
In any event, it’s looking like a long-haul kind of situation, with a community’s collective angst and humanity hanging in the balance. And no matter what the grand jury decides, the story isn’t going anywhere — a criminal trial for Wilson will be every bit the high-profile media event you’d expect, and if he’s not indicted, that’ll spark a severe amount of scrutiny too.
Chris needs to be dropped off in Micheal Brown’s neighborhood and see how he likes it. This punk accuses the cop of “murder” repeatedly.
The TRUTH won’t come out until AFTER the election. In the meantime, what a great way to energize blacks alienated by Obama.
“Wilson’s cause raised a staggering $235,125.”
That ain’t a “staggering” amount of money by any means for a case of this magnitude...not that the case is of this magnitude inherently, but amplified by the usual suspects it is sure to become an epic battle.
- Doc Holliday
“with a community’s collective angst and humanity hanging in the balance..” All code words for a leftist. Notice he never mentions the word “truth” in the entire article. He is not interested in truth, just more of the same condemnation from the left. It is not about truth, it is about their agenda, whatever that means on any given day.
The dems are hoping it comes out before the elections - preferably around October - and the Grand Jury decides to NOT indict.
Mike Brown already got his justice. Nobody else should have to suffer.
Is it just me or does it seem surreal to everyone else that the official Ferguson police report detailing exactly what actually happened during the Michael Brown incident has never been released? To this day we have never gotten an official version of what Darren Wilson said happened. Its insane.
Brown already got his justice.
Truth is, I think the dems are behind extending the grand jury until January, This whole thing backfired on them. More looting and burning will only backfire on them again.
Besides, January is past the elections and it is also cold and less fun to riot.
Anything out of the grand jury should be held until after the election.
But if they decide to no bill, I’m pretty sure it’ll be released at the optimal time to assure protests and increased turnout patterns.
“The TRUTH won’t come out until AFTER the election. In the meantime, what a great way to energize blacks alienated by Obama.”
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Better yet, he will be acquitted a week or ten days before the election.
Can you say “October Surprise”?
He fails to mention that the same source, "Go Fund Me" raised a staggering $470,000 for the Michael Brown family.
Walking it back...reality
Is it just me or does it seem surreal to everyone else that the official Ferguson police report detailing exactly what actually happened during the Michael Brown incident has never been released? To this day we have never gotten an official version of what Darren Wilson said happened. Its insane.
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It’s normal. The police seem to always present their case in an official formal setting, while the other side attempts to try the case in the media.
I believe they stopped taking donations. I don’t know the reason.
three days before election day.
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