Americans protest after jury acquits policeman who shot black teenager
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Violent protests erupted across the US after the grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown on August 9. The case has inflamed racial tensions in the country, most notably in Ferguson, where more than 25 buildings were burned down and stores were looted.
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Nov 26, 2014 02:02pm
So much for "freedom" and "Justice" !!
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Nov 27, 2014 04:07pm
The decision to acquit the white policeman for shooting an unarmed black teenager was expected. And you think, a black man is the president of USA ? He is just happy to be a proxy for the whites and do their dirty work.
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Nov 27, 2014 04:17pm
Americans also protest :D
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Nov 27, 2014 05:15pm
@Babar the policeman was not acquitted. A grand jury is not a trail jury. A trail jury can acquitt or find you guilty.
A grand jury only looks at the evidence presented by the prosecution and decides if it is sufficient to indict, which means send to trial.
The grand jury in Ferguson has 3 black members, like all grand juries the members are regular civilians.
The similarity would be the su motto system.
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Nov 27, 2014 05:16pm
@rehan Justice is for the accused. And freedom means to be free to make your own laws and not be under religious laws.
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Nov 27, 2014 05:18pm
@Anwar Americans protest regularly. Just google Occupy.
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Nov 27, 2014 10:18pm
Black-Whiter problem probably exists since time immemorial.
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Nov 28, 2014 04:11am
It is usual for people to take to the streets in protest when they disagree with a decision, and to do it loud and strong. It is not usual for anyone to ravage, loot, and burn property, but that does happen.
It is also usual for people who do agree with the decision, to simply stay at home and let it run its course quietly.
The one makes the headlines, and the other does not. It is like that everywhere in the world, where freedom of assembly is a human right. Generally, nations that allow freedom of assembly also honor freedom of the press and media.
One should be wary of nations where only "good news" is reported.
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Nov 28, 2014 02:29pm
@Z khan Oh I see....you better contact Oxford right now and submit this definition to them. They would be delighted !
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Nov 28, 2014 02:31pm
Considering America was actually built using slaves from Africa, such a hatred by them for African Americans is nothing to be surprised about.
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Nov 29, 2014 01:39am
@rehan Incidentally, It was at Oxford that I learnt about justice for the accused. But we can go back even further. Calipha Umer when asked about his system of justice said, "let a thousand criminals go free, but not one innocent should be punished."
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Nov 29, 2014 09:34am
@Zobia Khan Any my comment related to Oxford was what you'd call "tongue in cheek". Oxford is in no way the ultimate guideline on morality and ethics , it's just a dictionary and should be treated as such.
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