Darren Wilson Cleared Of Civil Rights Violations

Darren Wilson Cleared Of Civil Rights Violations

Darren Wilson is officially scott-free for the murder of Mike Brown.

The New York Times reports:

The Justice Department has cleared a Ferguson, Mo., police officer of civil rights violations in the shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager whose death set off racially charged and sometimes violent protests last year.

The decision, which was announced on Wednesday, ends a lengthy investigation into the shooting last August, in which Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Mr. Brown in the street.

Many witnesses said Mr. Brown had his hands up in surrender when he died, leading to nationwide protest chants of “Hands up, don’t shoot.”

But federal agents and civil rights prosecutors rejected that story, just as a state grand jury did in November.

The Justice Department said forensic evidence and other witnesses backed up the account of Officer Wilson, who said Mr. Brown fought with him, reached for his gun, then charged at him. He told investigators that he feared for his life.

Protesters at the St. Louis University School of Law on Friday interrupted a speech by the St. Louis County prosecutor, Robert P. McCulloch, on his handling of the Michael Brown case.

“There is no evidence upon which prosecutors can rely to disprove Wilson’s stated subjective belief that he feared for his safety,” the report said.

The report found that witnesses who claimed that Mr. Brown was surrendering were not credible.

 

SMFH…

This comes just after news hit that George Zimmerman was cleared of civil rights violations for the Trayvon Martin murder.