Posted on 10/08/2014 9:36:25 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Dear Governor Nixon,
We urge you to intervene immediately in the case against officer Darren Wilson, who killed unarmed Black teenager, Mike Brown. County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has a track record of failing to hold violent police officers accountable, and has proven to be incapable of pursuing justice in this case. Remove McCulloch, and appoint a special prosecutor immediately. Why is this important?
It’s been nearly two months since Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18-year-old, unarmed Black teenager, Mike Brown, and County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch has done everything in his power to avoid holding Wilson accountable, while state governor Jay Nixon stands idly by. We at the Organization for Black Struggle have been working day and night demanding justice for Mike Brown and so many others who have been unjustly killed as a result of systemic racial bias and violence against black and brown communities. Black lives matter, and we can’t let Wilson get away with murder! And now, reports have surfaced that a jury member has broken the grand jury secrecy rules by tweeting that there is not enough evidence to arrest Wilson.(1) Public discussion of confidential jury proceedings is serious misconduct, and now it's up to Governor Nixon to show that justice is possible in Missouri. He must get rid of McCulloch for his disgraceful and corrupt handling of this national tragedy.
McCulloch could have charged Wilson immediately, but chose to convene a grand jury instead. He then refused to recommend charges to the grand jury, a move that discourages jurors from indicting.(2) In 23 years as County Prosecutor, McCulloch has not prosecuted a single police shooting.(3) Given this shameful history of denied justice, it’s clear that McCulloch is incapable of securing justice for Mike Brown. The world is watching, and Governor Nixon, elected by the power of Black voters, has the power and responsibility to do something. The world is watching, and the one person with the power to do something is Governor Nixon, who has a responsibility to the Black voters that supported him. It’s time for him to act. Join us in demanding that Governor Nixon remove McCulloch from this train wreck of a case, and appoint a special prosecutor to take over.
Since Brown’s death, we’ve been out on the streets facing Ferguson’s militarized police as we peacefully demand justice for Mike Brown. Time and again, local officials have shown us that Black lives don’t matter. We refuse to accept that message. An indictment could happen by October 15, so we must act now to change the story here in Ferguson. Governor Nixon has been given enough time to intervene and restore integrity and justice in the case against Officer Wilson. Help us create enough widespread public pressure to ensure that Governor Nixon appoints a special prosecutor by October 15.
We demand Justice!
Two questions....both absolutely central to his case:
1)Did the officer sustain injuries during an altercation with the “Gentle Giant”,as has been reported?
2)Was a round from the cop’s service revolver fired *inside his squad car* during an altercation with the “Gentle Giant”,as has been reported?
Not so fast here.A headline out of NYC might be mentioned here...the family of the guy who recently died while resisting arrest by the NYPD has filed papers announcing that they're suing the City of New York.Suing for $75 million,mind you!
So the question is...will the Gentle Giant's *family* get "justice" here? If a cheap street punk in NYC is worth $75 million a cheap street punk in St Louis is worth at least $50 million!
Police haven't carried service revolvers for decades now. It is a service pistol or service weapon, which is certain to be a semiautomatic. Only Luddites and western reenactment actors use revolvers.
Doesn't he have a grand jury to fix? Trial take to long, and there is no guarantee of a conviction? The feds will charge him with something after the election.
The cop and his family will have to flee, even if 0bama personally declares him innocent. And who the hell names a kid "Unarmed Teenager Mike"? Perhaps parents should have their kids' name legally changed to something like "Unarmed Beloved Chile [insert name here]". Cheaper than starting a tex-exempt fund like "Kevlar for our Kiddies". /s
I'm just a boy from the suburbs of Boston whose very first experience with *any* kind of firearm was at Ft Knox,KY in 1969.And no,no "revolvers" were involved...only M-14s and M-16s (we qualified on both).
>>we’ve been out on the streets facing Ferguson’s militarized police<<
Set up some tables, hold a Job Fair, and pass out applications. That’ll disperse the protestors in record time.
Is this your site? A headline that misleading is bad form.
“18-year-old, unarmed Black teenager,”
Always with the Black. Like that makes it special.
Unless the "teenagers" are rioting, looting, shooting each other or each others' babies...then they are just "teens".
Just like Rodney King in 1990. He was just a "motorist". Not a speeding, reckless driving and physically resisting thug.
They define people by what they leave out.
Most everyone knows this.
But a few don't or don't care and will exaggerate the response.
Just informing the FR of a Van Jones tweeted URL. Definitely not my site.
The miss-leading headline is bound to get hundreds of hits.
The miss-leading headline is bound to get hundreds of hits.
As soon as Nixon signs onto the petition, it might as well be his words. He’s a Dem so give him a brief moment of pause.
Thanks for reply. That site should be ashamed of that header.
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