WillBrink
07-30-15, 19:37
What a cluster fu$%.
WASHINGTON -- The White House finally responded to a petition created in November calling on President Barack Obama to pursue federal charges against former Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson for the August 2014 death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
On Tuesday, the administration reiterated the Justice Department’s conclusion that there were no grounds to indict, and added that they have no say in the matter.
“The Department of Justice investigated the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson, and on March 4, 2015, Attorney General Holder announced that ‘Michael Brown's death, though a tragedy, did not involve prosecutable conduct on the part of Officer Wilson,’” the response reads.
The petition followed a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision to not indict Wilson in November.
“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,” the petition states. “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.”
Brown’s family tried to get recourse by filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson in April. The case moved from a St. Louis County Circuit Court to a federal court earlier this month, and four counts have already been dismissed. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber also said the remaining two counts could be dropped later since it may not be possible for parents to make such claims for an adult child.
Often when criminal charges are not brought against an officer for killing someone, authorities shift blame onto the victim to support the notion the officer acted legally in using lethal force. The implication is that it isn't an officer's job to stop himself from killing someone -- rather, the person was responsible for not getting killed by the officer.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-criminal-case-against-darren-wilson-closed-for-good_55b7bcece4b0074ba5a6609f
WASHINGTON -- The White House finally responded to a petition created in November calling on President Barack Obama to pursue federal charges against former Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson for the August 2014 death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
On Tuesday, the administration reiterated the Justice Department’s conclusion that there were no grounds to indict, and added that they have no say in the matter.
“The Department of Justice investigated the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson, and on March 4, 2015, Attorney General Holder announced that ‘Michael Brown's death, though a tragedy, did not involve prosecutable conduct on the part of Officer Wilson,’” the response reads.
The petition followed a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision to not indict Wilson in November.
“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,” the petition states. “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.”
Brown’s family tried to get recourse by filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson in April. The case moved from a St. Louis County Circuit Court to a federal court earlier this month, and four counts have already been dismissed. U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber also said the remaining two counts could be dropped later since it may not be possible for parents to make such claims for an adult child.
Often when criminal charges are not brought against an officer for killing someone, authorities shift blame onto the victim to support the notion the officer acted legally in using lethal force. The implication is that it isn't an officer's job to stop himself from killing someone -- rather, the person was responsible for not getting killed by the officer.
cont:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-criminal-case-against-darren-wilson-closed-for-good_55b7bcece4b0074ba5a6609f