It’s a pathetic truth about the current state of U.S. institutionalized racism, policing, our judicial system and our government, when, well over three months after Darren Wilson gunned down 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the most “positive” development in this overwhelmingly sad story is the following report from the WaPo, published less than five hours ago…
Officer in Ferguson shooting unlikely to return to job, police chief says
By Chico Harlan
Washington Post
November 21 at 12:03 AM
ST. LOUIS — Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown three months ago, is unlikely to return to his job regardless of whether a grand jury decides to indict him, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Thursday.
“I don’t see it happening,” Jackson said in a brief interview.
He did not elaborate on his thinking, calling it a “personnel matter.”
Jackson’s comments mark a reversal from earlier this month, when he indicated Wilson, who is on paid leave, would be welcomed back to the force if he is not indicted. Separately, CNN reported Thursday that Wilson was in talks with Ferguson officials to negotiate his resignation. Those talks still could collapse, the report said, but would provide a way to ease pressure in a city bracing for another round of protests if Wilson faces no legal action…
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