Posted on 10/21/2014 8:01:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
FERGUSON, Mo. -- Demonstrators calling for the arrest of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August, are anticipating that the officer will not be charged. Many of them are predicting widespread protests if the grand jury reviewing the case decides to acquit Wilson.
A crowd of around 100 gathered Monday along South Florissant Road, with many calling for the arrest of Wilson, who killed Brown in this St. Louis suburb on Aug. 9. Two demonstrators, one of whom was a state senator, were taken into custody outside the Ferguson Police Department after they blocked the street and refused to move.
Wilson's case is under review by a St. Louis County grand jury, which has until January 2015 to decide whether or not to indict Wilson. The jury is receiving evidence about the case on the same schedule as the police, who are investigating separately.
As the protests, which began shortly after Brown's death, stretch into the fall, the crowds have thinned, the national media presence has faded, and hot cocoa and tea have replaced the bottles of ice-cold water that were seen during the early days of the demonstrations. Gone, too, are the military-style police vehicles that were widely seen as an over-the-top reaction to many of the protests; the vehicles have been replaced by police officers wearing normal uniforms....
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Grand juries cannot “acquit”; they either file a true bill or a “no bill”. I hope the MO grand jury will not be intimidated.
The truth is bad news to those idiots.
Mobocracy said, “Give us Barabas!”
Amazing. .they go after CNN crew ..bitng the hand...
what else is there to burn down?
None of them have motorized vehicles?
Bad news - when and innocent man is found innocent.
Thanks.
CNN (Turner chans) is currently off our lineup on Dish. Dispute, apparently. LOL!
When UAW shops erupted in cheers at the OJ acquittal, I learned the truth.
I know who you are, I’m pretty sure you haven’t met me yet.
Better hurry. It’s going to be too cold to loot before long.
Yep. Just like with Thugvon, the Duke Lacrosse Ho, Tawana and Rev Al et al
Are stores sold out of jerry cans yet?
Obama, Holder and the media are pushing hard for a decision because either way it goes there will be riots and they need that for the election.
Another beautiful day in post-racial America.
I hope they take a page from Dear Leaders book and delays the decision till after the election...
Bad news? Are you kidding? I think a lot of them are hoping and praying there are no charges. Then they’ll have their excuse to “protest” some more and riot and loot and get some more free stuff before this gravy train fades away.
And here is a bit more of it....
Shall we say protesters will be crestfallen?
Suggestion to Grand Jury: Wait until after election day to announce the decision.
Will the Ham Sandwich escape the claws of the prosecutor?
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