Broadcaster Press 05 December 9, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com bad that Mike Brown died, but from what I understand with the information given, it was a justified shooting by a police officer.” In the interview with Stephanopoulos, Wilson describes Brown as a “Hulk Hogan-type” with a “demon look” in his eyes--referring to the height and size of Brown--and said that this factor made Wilson fear for his life when he considered the power Brown might have over Wilson. “In any altercation so many factors are at play, but ultimately it’s the responsibility of the person with more power to keep a level-headed sense of rationality. As the authority figure with a gun, the greater responsibility to keep peace fell on Wilson,” said AlcesterHudson High School English teacher Marissa Kleinhans, “So no, six shots into an unarmed man are not justified.” On Nov. 24 the grand jury decided against indictment for Wilson. Ferguson’s police force had already been preparing for the worst from protesters by calling in more soldiers from the National Guard and making sure they had enough chemical weapons and firearms to protect the city. The grand jury’s decision definitely fueled the fiery Thoughts on Ferguson... By Eden Hemmingson Alcester-Hudson High School Vermillion, South Dakota is about 558 miles from Ferguson, Missouri--that’s about eight hours in a car. This travelling distance is not far from our little Midwestern state, even though what’s happening in Missouri seems almost foreign. In August an unarmed, African-American teenager was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer. The media bias and rumors have been fluffing up everyone’s opinions since the shooting, but here are some of the facts that have been substantiated on both sides, and the verdict-resulting in freedom for the officer-- that has caused a once peaceful protest to become a violent riot. On Aug. 9, Officer Darren Wilson, 28 (6’4”) was going about his daily routine in Ferguson. He was patrolling his usual streets, about to go to lunch, when he noticed two men (Mike Brown, 18, (6’4”) and Dorien Johnson, 22 (5’7”) walking down the middle of the street that day. Wilson slowed down to ask them to use the sidewalk. With some explicit words exchanged, Brown and Johnson refused to use the sidewalk. Officer Wilson then maneuvered his patrol car to block their path until the back-up he called arrived. Wilson claims that as he tried to get out of his car, Brown shoved the door back at him to trap him in his patrol car. This is where it gets sticky. Four eyewitnesses claim that officer Wilson was trying to pull Brown into the car using lots of force. Wilson refuted this saying Brown was forcing himself into the car reaching in to harm the officer. Wilson told the St. Louis Police Department detective that he was punched 10 times by Brown, however, in his testimony he said he was punched only twice by Brown. As police officers, they have many different modes to lower an escalated situation. Lethal weapons are always supposed to be the last resort; police have batons, mace, and tasers to use first. Since the guns are supposed to be the last option, they usually have one or two straps keeping the gun secure in the holster. In Wilson’s testimony, he admits to not wearing his taser because it’s “not the most comfortable” and “bulky.” He then claimed in an interview with GMA’s George Stephanopoulos, that his mace was out of reach during his struggle with Brown, and that there wasn’t enough room in his patrol car to get his baton out. Wilson said his only resort was his firearm. He said the first couple of times he shot, Brown had his hand covering the gun and pushing it so the gun pointed away, and the shots didn’t hit anyone. This is when Brown took off running and, as he ran, Wilson got out of his patrol car and chased and shot. Brown was 50 yards from the officer’s SUV when a shot finally hit him. He was shot a total of six times, twice in the head. This is where opinions about the facts start to vary. “Police officers are not trained to fire one bullet and then wait and see what happens,” said USD student and mom, Shaleen Allen, “Especially in a situation where they feel they are protecting their lives. I feel hearts of protesters who--as the PD prepared for-transitioned from peaceful protesting into violent riots as they started burning buildings, police cars, and the American flag. “Violence is rarely necessary, but is the rioting understandable? Yes,” said Kleinhans. “It seems there’s been a disproportionate public disgust at the postannouncement destruction— much of the response was extreme, yes, but so too was the militarization of the police in the lead-up to the announcement, and of course the shooting itself. It’s just easier for us to point to the literal broken glass and say ‘wrong’ than grapple with the complexity of our broken system.” Protesters have been tear gassed several times a day during the riots, but they continue to protest every day. The riots have not only taken over Ferguson, but several other major cities in the U.S. “The violence is ridiculous! I feel bad for the store and property owners who have been hurt throughout the rioting.” said Allen. Continue reading Hemmingson’s article in Friday’s edition of the Plain Talk - 12/05/2014. 1101 Announcements Events THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL Highway 12 Newcastle, NE. Worship: 7:00 p.m. Saturday. Pastor Gary Kimm. Come join us! 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