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  • Michael Brown Verdict Has Ferguson on Edge as Law Enforcement and Residents Prepare For Violence

    The impending grand jury verdict in the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri teenager Michael Brown has the city on edge as it prepares for violence.

    City, state and national authorities are combining forces to prepare for the demonstrations that are likely to ensue following the announcement.

    The grand jury is deciding whether to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson after fatally shot Brown last August. Racial tensions have been heightened for months becaue Wilson is white and Brown was black.

    According to ABC News, stores are boarding up windows and civil rights groups are holding non-violence training sessions to prepare.

    City officials fear the grand jury’s decision could lead to public outbursts no matter which way the jury rules, but are more concerned that the grand jury will decide against indicting Wilson.

    Benjamin Crump, a Brown family attorney, pleaded with protesters to remain non-violent and asked for police restraint.

    “To law enforcement officers who will be patrolling the streets, we would like to thank you in advance for not having a repeat” of the tactics that critics said were heavy handed.

    Residents of Ferguson are just as nervous as law enforcement, especially gun shop owners.

    “We’re hearing some rather specific threats through law enforcement and customers coming in the store,” John Stephenson, the general manager of Metro Shooting Supplies in nearby Bridgeton, told ABC News. “I can’t take them as cast in concrete, but word is on the street they’re going to be hitting gun stores.”

    Stephenson said the store has seen a 300 percent increase in sales in recent weeks. He said he fears his store will be targeted because “very small segment of our society, the people that choose to misbehave,” will try to rob the stores for ammunition.

    “More and more people have gotten to the point where they’re going to take matters into their hands,” Stephenson said.

    Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, who declared a state of emergency in anticipation of violence, said this week he is determined to make sure riots like those that occurred in August are not repeated.

    “Violence will not be tolerated,” Nixon said. “The residents and businesses of this region will be protected.”

  • Ferguson Cop Reportedly Beaten By Michael Brown

    The Ferguson Cop that shot Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, was reportedly beaten by Brown so severely that he had broken bones in his face.

    There was also an alleged struggle for the officer’s gun that led to the final altercation that took Brown’s life.

    As details emerge from the August 9th shooting of Michael Brown by the Ferguson Cop, supporters on both sides of the situation have shown their support for who they believe was not at fault in the unfortunate situation.

    Many believe the story that Michael Brown was surrendering with his hands in the air when Wilson fired on him. They believe that the sole reason for his death is the color of his skin.

    However, there are a growing number of those who say the details that continue to come out point to Michael Brown as the one at fault for the incident. They think that since Brown reportedly began a fight with the Ferguson Cop by trying to get his gun and beating him severely. He then allegedly charged the officer when Wilson ordered Brown to freeze, causing his own death.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q48Yi_wooX4

    Those supporters, few in number, but growing, have found several ways to stand by the Ferguson cop.

    One way they have shown support is a funding page at GoFundMe.com for Darren Wilson and his family.

    The site has raised almost $300,000 for Officer Wilson and his family’s financial needs, protection costs, and upcoming legal costs.

    There are also a few very prolific Facebook pages in support of the Ferguson cop.

    Post by Support Darren Wilson.

    The founder of one such page said,

    “I put myself into that family’s shoes. I would want to know that not everybody hated me for doing my job.”

    People are also showing support by leaving blue lights on outside their homes to stand silently with Officer Wilson. They are also protesting and rallying in the midst of all the chaos in Ferguson.

    Post by Support Darren Wilson.

    What do you think? With all the information that comes out day by day, is it hard to tell who is at fault here?

  • Ferguson Cop Reportedly Beaten Before Firing Gun

    The Ferguson cop was beaten to the point of broken bones, according to recent reports.

    New details of the altercation that took place on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri on August 9th seem to come to light each day. The investigation continues, but the tensions are still running high with accusations on both sides of the table.

    On Wednesday, new reports stated that Darren Wilson, the accused policeman, suffered severe facial injuries, including an eye socket fracture, and was nearly beaten unconscious by Michael Brown before the confrontation that ended Brown’s life.

    A source close to the situation reported to Fox News that “the Assistant (Police) Chief took him to the hospital, his face all swollen on one side.” He continued, “He was beaten very severely.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ-us3Dyegk

    This source states that the facts of the case are this: Wilson was coming off of another call in a nearby neighborhood when he stopped to tell Michael Brown and his friend to stop walking in the middle of the street.

    “They ignored him and the officer started to get out of the car to tell them to move,” the source said of Ferguson cop Darren Wilson. “They shoved him right back in, that’s when Michael Brown leans in and starts beating Officer Wilson in the head and the face.”

    And that’s when the alleged struggle for Wilson’s gun took place and it was fired somehow in the midst of that struggle. It’s still not clear who pulled the trigger or if it went off accidentally.

    Brown then walked away, but as Darren Wilson stepped out and ordered Michael Brown to freeze, Brown allegedly put his hands up and said, “What, you’re going to shoot me?”

    He then charged the Ferguson cop, who fired at Brown with one of those shots being fatal.

    Wilson is “traumatized, scared for his life and his family, injured and terrified” that a grand jury will “make some kind of example out of him,” the source said.

    The anguish and tension that this case has caused for the Ferguson cop, the city of Ferguson, and all American citizens is beyond what anyone could have imagined. Hopefully those involved can find closure after all of this mess is over.