THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO THE GRAND JURY’S DECISION NOT TO INDICT POLICE OFFICER DARREN WILSON IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF MICHAEL BROWN
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Bar Association is questioning how the Grand Jury, considering the evidence before them, could reach the conclusion that Darren Wilson should not be indicted and tried for the shooting death of Michael Brown. National Bar Association President Pamela J. Meanes expresses her sincere disappointment with the outcome of the Grand Jury’s decision but has made it abundantly clear that the National Bar Association stands firm and will be calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to pursue federal charges against officer Darren Wilson. “We will not rest until Michael Brown and his family has justice” states Pamela Meanes, President of the National Bar Association.
President Meanes is requesting that the citizens of Ferguson, Missouri not allow this decision to cause an unnecessary uproar in the community that could lead to arrests, injuries or even deaths of innocent people. “I am asking for everyone to remain as calm as possible and to join in solidarity as we continue to support the family of Michael Brown and put our legal plan into full effect” says President Meanes “I feel the magnitude of the grand jury’s ruling as Ferguson, Missouri is only minutes from where I reside”, adds President Meanes.
Over the last couple of months, the National Bar Association has hosted Town Hall meetings informing attendees of their Fourth Amendment (Search & Seizure) constitutional rights, whether it is legal to record police activity, and how citizens should behave/respond if and when they interface with police officers. “The death of Michael Brown was the last straw and the catalyst for addressing issues of inequality and racial bias in policing, the justice system, and violence against members of minority communities,” states Pamela Meanes.
The family of Michael Brown requested that District Attorney McCullough step aside and allow a special prosecutor be assigned to the investigation to give the community confidence that the grand jury would conduct a complete and thorough investigation into the tragic shooting death of 18 year old Michael Brown. The grand jury’s decision confirms the fear that many expressed months ago — that a fair and impartial investigation would not happen.
“The National Bar Association is adamant about our desire for transformative justice. While we are disappointed with the grand jury’s ruling, we are promoting peace on every street corner around the world. The only way to foster systemic change is to organize, educate, and mobilize. We are imploring everyone to fight against the injustice in Ferguson, Missouri and throughout the United States by banding together and working within the confines of the law,” states President Meanes.
…fair and just verdict…this isn’t and never was about “fair and just’…this has always been about ‘revenge” in the eyes of African-Americans! There will never be a “fair and just” verdict as long as a Black man is found “guilty”! Do we hear the Rev Sharpton complaining about ‘justices” for Blacks being killed by Blacks…never have…never will…just sayin’…
Last time I checked the ‘black’ man in question wasn’t found guilty of anything, and Officer Wilson hadn’t viewed the surveillance tape, and barely knew if Mike Brown was the suspect in the strong arm robbery of the convenience store. He was walking down the middle of the street (a practice common among kids and teenagers) and the cop pulled alongside them to “put them in their place” by harassing them. Same as on Django Unchained where plantation bosses kept slaves in line.
I’ve got to become a lawyer. Exciting business.
@Philosopus-You are the wrong color. This is an all black association.
WHITE IS RIGHT! Right LVS? Come on brother, go ahead and click the link…she sure is purty. You know you want to.
First he says he is in L.A. then he says he is in vegas and now he says he was trying out for a reality show but what I have noticed is that he is posting alot more now than he did before.