The New York Times let the cat out of the bag yesterday. Buried nicely in in the article is the state that evidence so far doesn’t support civil rights charges against Officer Wilson. This is likely what set off Mike Brown supporting thugs to start up last night in Ferguson. If this ends up being the ruling by the grand jury, then Ferguson may end up burning to the ground. At least, that’s what some blacks have threatened.
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| Evidence so far doesn’t support civil rights charges against Officer Wilson |
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The officials said that while the federal investigation was continuing, the evidence so far did not support civil rights charges against Officer Wilson. To press charges, the Justice Department would need to clear a high bar, proving that Officer Wilson willfully violated Mr. Brown’s civil rights when he shot him.
The account of Officer Wilson’s version of events did not come from the Ferguson Police Department or from officials whose activities are being investigated as part of the civil rights inquiry.
In the many accounts of Mr. Brown’s death, the most potent imagery has come from his final moments, when he and Officer Wilson faced each other on Canfield Drive. Some witnesses have said that he appeared to be surrendering with his hands in the air as he was hit with the fatal gunshots. Others have said that Mr. Brown was moving toward Officer Wilson when he was killed.
There ain’t no future in your frontin’.