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This R&D covers the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. On Monday it was announced the criminal charges will not be filed against Darren Wilson, a Ferguson police officer who shot and killed eighteen-year-old Michael Brown on August 9. After the announcement of the decision, Ferguson businesses were attacked by looters, although other protesters opted to peacefully challenge the decision. The Justice Department is still looking into possible civil rights charges, but legal experts believe they will not charge Wilson. However, they are looking into alleged civil rights violations by the Ferguson Police Department.
Barack Obama, Ferguson, and the evidence of things unsaid, from @tanehisicoates http://t.co/p2jbCaGkXw pic.twitter.com/yRt5FZ5y6b
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 26, 2014
The NYT editorial board on the meaning of the Ferguson riots http://t.co/S6SP8QpAZv pic.twitter.com/Lh6n4ba5Lz
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) November 26, 2014
More than 400 arrested as Ferguson protests spread to other U.S. cities http://t.co/7J274EdLKC
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 27, 2014
Violence declines in Ferguson, but debate over shooting grows http://t.co/RklSYWcmS8
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 26, 2014
Wow, sounds like Ferguson PD crime scene investigation crew is top notch http://t.co/YZCgEhVCwi
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 26, 2014
After Ferguson announcement, a racial divide remains over views of justice http://t.co/azhmvoEwuk
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) November 26, 2014
“It is sad, but inevitable, that there will be two conversations about Ferguson.” http://t.co/6vt6svxQ75
— TIME.com (@TIME) November 26, 2014
“This is a living movement.” Activists across U.S. hope protests against police brutality won’t fade away: http://t.co/EQTBjv1nej #Ferguson
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 26, 2014
Police investigating death of Deandre Joshua, found shot and set on fire in car near Ferguson rioting http://t.co/V5AXGHRQjd
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) November 26, 2014
The crazy way the FBI classifies all police shooting victims as criminals http://t.co/nndbKtnovC pic.twitter.com/qRap8php4I
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) November 26, 2014
We should take advantage of heightened awareness to reform our justice system, says @TCBurrus: http://t.co/skNwoq5s0c #Ferguson
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) November 26, 2014
One by one, potential 2016 candidates are starting to weigh in on this week’s events in Ferguson — carefully. http://t.co/gIy5k6yl2d
— POLITICO (@politico) November 27, 2014