Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today signed an executive order deploying the National Guard to Ferguson, in the hopes of quelling unrest that erupted following the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. In a statement released early Monday morning, Nixon said he had signed an executive order to deploy the Missouri National Guard to the St. Louis suburb, […]
Unrest continues tonight in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, as the police cracks down on protests over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown eight days ago. Although Thursday night was peaceful after Governor Jay Nixon recalled St. Louis County Police from security detail, livestreamed footage shows growing tension and clashes with police. A private, preliminary autopsy […]
The events in Ferguson, Missouri between Officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown are tragic, chaotic, and unfortunately part of a larger pattern of police-citizen conflict that occasionally escalates into deadly force. These events are also not simply about what happened on August 9, 2014, but about the growing distrust between citizens and…
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