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November 20, 2014

Protesters Rally at Ferguson Police HQ as Grand Jury Decision Looms 
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Protests continue in Ferguson, Missouri, ahead of the grand jury's
decision on whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of
Michael Brown. On Wednesday, demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures
to rally outside the Ferguson Police Department. Speaking in New York,
the civil rights leader Al Sharpton criticized Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
for declaring a state of emergency in the absence of any unrest.

Rev. Al Sharpton: "I think that it is very tense. I think that the role
of the parents and leadership is important to keep a tone there. I also
think that a lot of the young activists that have been marching and
keeping things going have been very responsible and pointedly
nonviolent, and we must support them. But there's a lot of tension out
there, and I do not think it's helpful when the governor (of Missouri)
lectures and does not have a balance."

The grand jury's decision on whether to charge Wilson is expected any
day.

 

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