Posted on 11/25/2014 6:12:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Across the country on Monday night, people took to the streets to protest the grand jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting of Michael Brown.
From Ferguson, Missouri, where Brown lived, to major cities like New York and Los Angeles, to places in between, the outrage over the decision was palpable. People of all ages and races hit the streets, some with signs, others holding their hands up in what’s become an oft-used way of honoring the late 18-year-old, and others lying on the pavement, outlined by chalk.
While the reactions in Ferguson became at times chaotic — cars and buildings were torched — protests in other areas appeared to remain peaceful.
Below, take a look at the stirring images from across the nation.
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Well done!
Don't these people have JOBS?
Friggin dumbass sheep.
I don’t see how that will get you into trouble. You’ve made a very excellent point. Only a very rich country can afford the luxury of this orgy of self centricity.
an oft-used way of honoring the late 18-year-old
Honoring a criminal? Seems to be all the rage in America.
Who will survive in America?
People that have more then one brain cell for a start......
Some attorney on FOX said this was “okay”... because it’s not like he cold cocked him or anything.
Those in the first picture forgot the Swisher Sweets.
She couldn’t have picked a worse example; white guy getting robbed by four thugs shoots them, and is exonerated (he was convicted of having the unregistered handgun). Goetz is a hero to this day for those of us who remember; crime on the subway was at its lowest point between the time of the shooting and the time he turned himself in.
His defense was that he had been mugged, the perp had been caught, and he saw the guy on the street again a short time later...
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