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Sharpton returning to Ferguson for 4 days to draw nat'l attention to death of unarmed teenager Brown
The London Daily Mail ^ | October 20, 2014 | Mia De Graaf

Posted on 10/20/2014 2:15:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to hold a four-day tribute for the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson at the end of this month.

Sharpton will be in the Missouri town from October 31 to November 4 in reference to the four hours that the teenager's body was left lying on the street.

Sharpton is leading a wave of outcry after a Friday report suggested that investigators do not have enough evidence to charge a police officer over the shooting of Michael Brown.

Details revealed by the New York Times included the first account of the shooting to come from Darren Wilson - who says he struggled with Brown in his squad car and shot the teen when he grabbed for his gun.

Experts told the paper that they believe investigators do not have the evidence to prosecute Wilson on federal civil rights charges - meaning a grand jury could soon decide Wilson should not be tried over the killing.

In his own version of events, the police officer told a grand jury he opened fire because the teenager was attacking him and he feared for his life.

Wilson insists Brown viciously launched through the window of his police car, punching and scratching him repeatedly.

Police officers are generally given more scope for lethal force if they reasonably believe that their life is in imminent danger.

Eventually, Wilson said, he pulled his gun from the holster on his right hip, fired two shots, and one hit Brown's arm - leaving his blood smeared inside the car and on his uniform....

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: 2014; alsharpton; blacks; democrats; ferguson; gotv; michaelbrown; missouri; sharpton; trayvons
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Now forensic evidence confirms that Wilson’s gun was fired twice inside the patrol car, with one shot hitting Brown in the arm and the other missing. Brown’s blood was found on the gun, the interior door panel of the cruiser, and Wilson’s uniform.
http://conservativetribune.com/new-evidence-in-ferguson/
Sharpton and Holder: Beyond delusional.


61 posted on 10/21/2014 8:24:14 AM PDT by alrea
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