https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/seek-justice-against-louis-head-stepfather-mike-brown/hSjXD6rN
Posted on 11/29/2014 7:35:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
An online petition on the White House's website calling for a federal prosecution of Officer Darren Wilson regarding the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has garnered over 120,000 signatures in three days.
Posted on the "We the People" site on Tuesday, the petition has, as of Friday morning, over 123,000 signatories.
"Bring justice to Michael Brown and the hundreds of other black boys killed for the color of their skin by federally charging & fully prosecuting Darren Wilson," reads the petition in part.
"The grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson because of 'conflicting evidence', which is why a trial is necessary to guarantee the legitimacy of our justice system. Darren Wilson must held accountable for the murder that he committed."
On Aug. 9 in the small town of Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown six times reportedly after Brown attacked Wilson.
For the next few months, protests violent and nonviolent erupted in the town near St. Louis, with many calling for Wilson to be put on trial for murder.
The shooting incident brought national attention to Ferguson, with demonstrations in support of "Justice for Michael Brown" occurring across the United States.
A grand jury comprised of 12 individuals examined the evidence presented by the prosecution to see whether or not Wilson should be indicted.
On Monday, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch announced that the grand jury would not indict Wilson.
"There is no question, of course, that Darren Wilson caused the death of Michael Brown by shooting him," stated McCulloch.
"The law authorizes a law enforcement officer to use deadly force in certain situations. The law also allows all people to use deadly force to defend themselves in certain situations."
McCulloch also told those at the press conference that both the state and federal governments had access to the same evidence, which was being released to the public.
"Additionally, the Department of Justice conducted its own examination of all the physical evidence and performed its own autopsy. Another autopsy was performed at the request of the Brown family, and all this information was also shared," stated McCulloch.
"Just as importantly, all testimony provided to the St. Louis County grand jury was immediately provided to the Department of Justice."
The "We The People" website calling for a federal prosecution of Wilson was posted on the site the day after the announcement.
To secure an official response from the Obama administration, the petition had to garner 100,000 signatories by Christmas Day. However, the petition passed the 123,000 mark in less than week.
While successful in getting the necessary number of names, there is no timetable for when the White House will respond to the petition's demand.
Indeed, many petitions on the site have gone several months without a response even if they received well over 100,000 signatures in the necessary window of time.
Basically they are saying the same thing Obama says: “Rules and laws do not matter”.
To them, it is feelings and appetites that should rule conduct.
Mob rule should prevail - Especially when the moocher mob wants something.
So what? It doesn’t matter.
Besides Obama’s online followers are fake, so there’s zero cred to this meaningless petition
www.dailycaller.com/ 2013/ 09/ 20/ 55-percent-of-obamas-twitter-followers-are-fake/
51+% of the voters in this country voted for Obama in 2012....so the eff what? 120,000 names.....what did they do? get a list of the SNAP,EITC, EBT, WICs, Section 8 users in a couple four city blocks in Ferguson? Shoot....chickenfeed...why the hoohah?
And all signature were probably black.
Please ask any news organization to look into the death of Deandre Joshua who died on the first night, 23NOV, of the Ferg riots. Freepers, please post any info any of you may have.
There are 120,000 idiots who would sign away their own freedom if someone asked them to. Anyone who reads the FBI reports based on the evidence would see that this case was based solely on the lies and intimidation of thugs. Brown’s family members were at the shooting scene within minutes issuing threats to anyone who wanted to tell the truth. The entire Brown gang would have been arrested if we had a real justice department instead of a “just us” department.
I guess petition signing is what people do as they boycott Black Friday.
How many of them ALSO signed the petition to kick the Duggar family off tv?
I see they named themselves after Cuba’s communist government.
I’d sign a petition to file federal charges against MB and St. Skittles parents for their major fails.
Their petition and six dollars will get them a Starbucks latte.
Fortunately, the USA doesn’t prosecute by petition demands...yet.
That would get 120,000 names in 3 minutes.
This isn’t surprising or even interesting, because obviously there are at least 120,000 stupid people in the United States.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/seek-justice-against-louis-head-stepfather-mike-brown/hSjXD6rN
It wasn’t CONFLICTING evidence. It was simply the EVIDENCE.
The problem for the pro-riots and looting gang is that the EVIDENCE conflicted with their preconceived lies and conclusions.
Wow!
That’s a really big lynch-mob!
I remember when ABOLISING lynch-mobs was considered to be social progress
Question.
Does someone acquitted for a crime by a grand jury thereby under double jeopardy protection?
Maybe if they all click the heals of their Red Ruby shoes together it will come true for them.
Wilson was not acquitted of a crime because he was never on trial. The GJ simply hears evidence and makes a decision to recommend or not recommend moving the case forward to POTENTIALLY be tried.
If the prosecutor see’s fit another GJ can be impaneled. However unless new evidence is uncovered this won’t likely happen.
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