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.
The American people must be deaf, dumb, and blind as a whole.
Grand juries do not acquit, but they may indict.
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Can we start a petition to have Mike Browns parents return the stolen goods, apologize to the shopkeeper he robbed, and apoloze to officer Wilson and pay his medical bills?
Thanks for the answer. I had suspected as such.
Homosexual drug addicts are all about obsessive decision making.
“Justice” for Big Mike WAS SERVED. Get over it!
Let them make disgusting examples out of themselves if they must.
but it sure plays a mean pinball
If you can convict somebody of a crimne by popular demand, you can do anything by popular demand.
If the GJ thought that the evidence was ‘conflicting’ then there would likely have been an indictment. As it turns out, the evidence — both physical & eyewitness — was consistent. That evidence showed that the shooting was justified.
“Posted on the “We the People” site on Tuesday, the petition has, as of Friday morning, over 123,000 signatories.” I checked this website name & from what I could see,there seems to be at least 2 websites using this name & their goals seem to be differing. Not sure what’s going on here. Any other thoughts on this?
Wilson is responsible for hundreds of dead blacks? These people are insane.
Against the 5th Amendment.
Not all the eyewitness accounts. But the certified and reported injuries or Wilson certainly match up. Wilson also had to handle an incident report and account to the police department of what happened, as is the rule for a cop if they get involved in some sort of violent confrontation.
Trying to stir up emotion. That’s what the left always tries to do.
Correct. Obviously I was discounting the testimony given by Michael Brown’s accomplice.
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