Officer Darren Wilson of Ferguson, Missouri shot and killed an unarmed boy, 18-year-old Michael Brown on August 9, 2014. Today, November 24, 2014, Wilson was not found guilty by a Missouri Grand Jury. These facts are undisputed. What lies in wait for this man is not so clear, though. There are a number of things that could happen, the least likely of which being that Wilson returns to the Ferguson Police Department, or even Ferguson at all. Wilson could demand his job back, as he has been cleared of his crimes as far as the state is concerned. However, the police department still has to conduct an internal investigation of that fateful day and Officer Darren Wilson's actions. Furthermore, if the federal government can come up with a strong case saying that Wilson was trying to take away Brown's civil rights, then they can try that, but for now there is not solid evidence for that since that ventures into the territory of intent of a crime, which is hard to prove. What will happen to Wilson in the future cannot yet be said, but he still has a future to debate.
It disgusts me that the law is not being upheld. Above all, this case is a matter of race and racism in America. Slavery may have been abolished after the Civil War, but today racism has once again prevailed in a country that esteems its freedom so very highly. As a white cop Darren Wilson was able to literally get away with murder on the basis of self defense and standing his ground. In the case of any black person this argument will not hold up, as proven by several cases in that past. The most disgusting fact is that a person like Darren Wilson gets to keep living his life free and alive, while an innocent boy lies in the ground.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/24/justice/missouri-ferguson-darren-wilson-grand-jury-outcome/index.html?c=mobile-homepage-t&page=1
I like how you put this because no matter what, nothing will change the fact that he has murdered a human being. That is a crime that should always be punished.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hannah; yes, the underlying issue/debate of the Ferguson incident is racial discrimination, and that MUST be addressed. But we need to remember that someone was killed due to the gunshot of an officer. Why was this type of violence necessary, why didn't Wilson use a nonlethal weapon to restrain Brown?
ReplyDeleteI feel death was not necessary. He should have disabled him in another way. This is sad but america needs to move on from these rascist issues.
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