In Aftermath of Killing of Mike Brown . . . DEMANDS
Young black organizers, who have been working with members of the Ferguson community to formulate calls for action in response to the police shooting that killed Mike Brown, announced a set of demands they would like to see fulfilled in the aftermath. This set of demands represents what the community will be fighting for in the days and weeks after Brown is buried at his funeral on Monday.
The set of demands are all local to Ferguson. They were presented by Tef Poe, Tory Russell, and Jeffrey Hill—all people from the community who have held multiple meetings with residents and local groups over the past weeks.
This is the list of demands:
1. Swift and impartial investigation by the Department of Justice into the Michael Brown shooting and an expanded Department of Justice investigation into the patterns of civil rights violations by police across North St. Louis County.
2. Immediate arrest of Darren Wilson
3. County prosecutor Robert McCulloch stand down and allow a Special Prosecutor to be appointed.
4. Fire Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson
5. Accountability for police practices and policies, including effective civilian review regarding shootings and allegations of misconduct
6. “Immediate” de-escalation of militarized policing of protestors to protect constitutional rights
7. Immediate release of individuals who have participated in protests and exercised their right to assemble and protest.
read more: http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2014/08/22/in-aftermath-of-killing-of-mike-brown-organizers-announce-set-of-demands-for-justice-in-ferguson/
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It sounds like logic, reason and intelligence.
I think I'll ask the admins if they could add it to their collection, as well.
