アメリカは建国以来「法の下の平等」という精神に支えられてきた。この言葉は、私たちの大切な憲法を守る法の殿堂である合衆国最高裁判所の屋根の下に刻まれている。
悩ましいことに、あるいはより悪いことに、人種問題をめぐる私たち自身の矛盾と偽善のせいで、この気高い精神は損なわれている。
この矛盾と偽善が南北戦争を引き起こしたのだし、今日でも私たちの公的生活のさまざまな場面で語られる緊張の核心をなしている。そう、私たちはバラク・オバマを選んだ、それも二度にわたってだ。でもそれはこの物語の結末にはまだほど遠い。
法の下の平等と人種差別の苦悩の間にある矛盾を象徴するような事件が、またミズーリ州ファーガソンで起こった。誰もが皆、残念だが当然の成り行きだと受け止めた。はたして私たちの理想は叶うのだろうか。
とにかく試してみること。それこそが私たちのDNAである。でもその道はまだはるかに長そうだ。
すでに世界中の人々がこの事件のあらましを知っている。この国の警察官はほとんど白人で構成されているのだが、一人の白人警察官が拳銃を放ち、アフリカ系アメリカ人の多い地区で黒人の青年を殺した。
11月24日夜、セントルイス検察は寄せられた証言に基づいて、州法に照らし警察官のダレン・ウィルソンを不起訴とすると発表した。この検事は「ウィルソンは公的な職務に許される範囲内で妥当な行動をしたと考えられる」と述べた。犠牲者となったマイケル・ブラウンが強盗犯ではないかと疑い、自身やその場にいた同僚が殺される危険を感じる理由がウィルソンにはあった、と判断した。
穏やかな口調で述べられたこの決定は、その背景を考慮に入れなければ、十分公正に聞こえる。しかしこの発表はセントルイスの街路やアメリカ各地に新たな騒乱を引き起こした。破壊や略奪はつきものだが、多くの人々が心底から怒っていることは間違いない。
なぜか?
今回の事件には背景があったからだ。
批判的な意見を述べる人たちによると、州法と、実際にそれを運用している状況を見るに、おおむね警察官の犠牲者になる側に厳しくなっている。今回の事件は、とりわけ犠牲者となったマイケル・ブラウンが不利な扱いを受けている。
アメリカの法律では、地方検事の裁量で被疑者の起訴・不起訴が決まる。今回の検事は、警察官の不祥事には警察官側に同情的な姿勢をとりがちだと知れ渡っているので、自分で判断することを避けた。
そうして彼は非公開の予備審問 (大陪審) に判断を委ねた。通常であれば、この種の審問では検事たちは判定に十分な証拠だけを提示する。公正な裁判を要求するのに都合がよいように。
しかし今回、ボブ・マカルー検事は予備審問に警察とFBIが集めた証拠をすべて提出した。
自分が直接関わらない形にしながら、彼の望む方向に予審を導こうとしたのは明らかだ。
つまり、彼がこの事件を実質的に裁判にかけて指揮したようなものだ。そこでは (後から公開された記録によれば) この検事はウィルソンと彼に都合の良い証言者には好意的な態度を取り、反対の立場の証言者には厳しく当たったことが分かる。
州法もウィルソンにとって有利に働いた。ミズーリ州の法律では、警察官が身を守るための「武器の使用」は幅広く認められている。実際、1985年に出された合衆国最高裁判所の判例に比べても幅が広い。多くの州でこの判例に従って州法を修正する作業が進められてきたが、ミズーリ州ではその作業が遅れていた。
こうしたことがいずれも人種差別が動機ではなかった、と仮に考えてみよう。セントルイスのような土地では白人の警察官が黒人を撃つ場合が圧倒的に多い。
セントルイス周辺は歴史的に多数の奴隷を抱えていた南部だ。秩序を大切にする気風が多い中西部にも属する。この街とその郊外では多くの人種がはっきり分かれ、それぞれ集まって居住しており、隣り合う地区でも住んでいる人々が明白に異なることがある。
セントルイスは例外ではないかと考える人もいるだろうが、そうではない。アメリカではどの町でも、ワシントンDCでさえ、人々は人種別、そして収入別に分かれ、それぞれが集まって居住している。
1776年に私たちは独立宣言で「すべての人間は生まれながらにして平等である」という精神を大切に守ると誓った。私たちは、選挙によって選ばれた私たちの代表によって書かれ、現在適用されている法を、何よりも優先してまず信じる、と言える。
そこに、セントルイスも含まれるはずだ。
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Protesters grab smoke canisters and throw them to police Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri\'s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury\'s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters vandalize a police vehicle outside of the Ferguson city hall in Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Missouri\'s governor ordered hundreds more state militia into Ferguson on Tuesday, after a night of protests and rioting over a grand jury\'s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a case that has inflamed racial tensions in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A National Guard trooper keeps vigil around local business in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 during demonstrations a day after violent protests and looting following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told reporters that a total of 2,200 National Guard troops were being deployed in the St Louis area on November 25-- triple the 700 sent out the night before. Looting erupted and businesses were set ablaze in the St Louis suburb overnight Monday, after a grand jury opted not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Police arrest a protester in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 during a demonstration a day after violent protests and looting following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told reporters that a total of 2,200 National Guard troops were being deployed in the St Louis area on November 25-- triple the 700 sent out the night before. Looting erupted and businesses were set ablaze in the St Louis suburb overnight Monday, after a grand jury opted not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Police arrest a protester in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 during a demonstration a day after violent protests and looting following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told reporters that a total of 2,200 National Guard troops were being deployed in the St Louis area on November 25-- triple the 700 sent out the night before. Looting erupted and businesses were set ablaze in the St Louis suburb overnight Monday, after a grand jury opted not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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A protester holds her hands up in front of a police car in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 during a demonstration a day after violent protests and looting following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of a 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told reporters that a total of 2,200 National Guard troops were being deployed in the St Louis area on November 25-- triple the 700 sent out the night before. Looting erupted and businesses were set ablaze in the St Louis suburb overnight Monday, after a grand jury opted not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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A state trooper aims his gun at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014 during a demonstration a day after violent protests and looting following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of a 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon told reporters that a total of 2,200 National Guard troops were being deployed in the St Louis area on November 25-- triple the 700 sent out the night before. Looting erupted and businesses were set ablaze in the St Louis suburb overnight Monday, after a grand jury opted not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in August. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Protesters stage a mock shooting in front of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in downtown Clayton, Mo., after protesting by blocking different intersections for several minutes each on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. (Roberto Rodriguez/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images) (credit:St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Getty Images)
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ST LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during a news conference at the University of Missouri - St. Louis on November 25, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon discussed the law enforcement and national guard response to widespread rioting following the decision by a St. Louis County grand jury to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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DELLWOOD, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Michael Brown Sr. stands next to Rev. Al Sharpton while he speaks during a press conference at Greater St. Marks Church November 25, 2014 in Dellwood, Missouri. Sharpton addressed the lack of an indictment from a grand jury considering charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in teh shooting death of Michael Brown . (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) (credit:Aaron P. Bernstein via Getty Images)
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A police officer guards a closed street along the West Florissant Ave, where protesters and looters rampaged businesses following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of a 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 25, 2014. Long-standing racial tensions in the US have flared once again after a night of violence and protests over a Missouri grand jury\'s decision not to indict a white policeman who shot dead the unarmed black teen. Protesters shot at police, looted stores and set cars and buildings ablaze in what police said was the worst violence since officer Darren Wilson shot dead Brown. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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This aerial photo shows a man walking past a memorial in the middle of the street marking the spot of the August shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Overnight protests following a grand jury\'s decision not to indict the officer in the killing of Michael Brown were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown\'s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this aerial photo fires smolder Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 along a closed stretch of street near the August shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old black man by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., Overnight protests following a grand jury\'s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown\'s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this aerial photo,people look at a row of charred cars at a used car dealership, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo., after they were burned in overnight protests following a grand jury\'s decision not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown. Monday night\'s protests were far more destructive than any of those that followed Brown\'s Aug. 9 death, with more than a dozen businesses badly damaged or destroyed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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DELLWOOD, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Property manager Terri Willits looks over a gas station she manages that was set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on November 25, 2014 in Dellword Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. At least 12 buildings were torched and more than 50 people were arrested during the night-long rioting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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DELLWOOD, MO - NOVEMBER 25: St. Louis county police officers search a business in a building that was burned during a demonstration on November 25, 2014 in Dellwood,Missouri. Demonstrators caused extensive damage last night in Ferguson and surrounding areas after a St. Louis County grand jury decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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DELLWOOD, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Cars which were set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case sit on a lot on November 25, 2014 in Dellword Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. At least 12 buildings were torched and more than 50 people were arrested during the night-long rioting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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DELLWOOD, MO - NOVEMBER 25: A St. Louis county police officer uses police tape to secure a building that eas burned during a demonstration on November 25, 2014 in Dellwood, Missouri. Demonstrators caused extensive damage last night in Ferguson and surrounding areas after a St. Louis County grand jury decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 25: A Ferguson firefighter surveys rubble at a strip mall that was set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on November 25, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. At least 12 buildings were torched and more than 50 people were arrested during the night-long rioting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Firefighters attempt to put out a burning building during riots after grand jury\'s decision not to indict a police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. on November 25, 2014. Protests erupted across the U.S. after a Missouri grand jury cleared a white police officer in the fatally shooting an unarmed black teen in the city of Ferguson. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 24: Firefighters try to extinguish a burning building set on fire by protestors after grand jury\'s decision not to indict a police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, USA on November 24, 2014. Protests erupted across the U.S. after a Missouri grand jury cleared a white police officer in the fatally shooting an unarmed black teen in the city of Ferguson. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A fire burns in Ferguson, Mo. on Mon. Nov, 24, 2014 after officials announced there will be no indictment against police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. (credit:Saiyna Bashir)
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A fire burns in Ferguson, Mo. on Mon. Nov, 24, 2014 after officials announced there will be no indictment against police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. (credit:Saiyna Bashir)
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A fire burns in Ferguson, Mo. on Mon. Nov, 24, 2014 after officials announced there will be no indictment against police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown. (credit:Saiyna Bashir)
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Police arrive at a business Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo., as cars in a parking lot next to the building burn. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 25: Ferguson firefighters survey rubble at a strip mall that was set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on November 25, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. At least 12 buildings were torched and more than 50 people were arrested during the night-long rioting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 25: A sign rests in the rubble of a strip mall that was set on fire when rioting erupted following the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on November 25, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. At least 12 buildings were torched and more than 50 people were arrested during the night-long rioting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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People walk away from a storage facility on fire after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A fire burns as protestors react in Ferguson, Mo, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (credit:saiynabashirphoto / Instagram)
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Police gather on the street as protesters react after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A mannequin on the road as protesters in Ferguson vandalize store fronts. (credit:saiynabashirphoto / Instagram)
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A police car is set on fire after a group of protesters vandalize the vehicle after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A protester walks out of a store with goods after the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: A protestor stands in front of police vehicles with his hands up during a demonstration on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: Protestors stand with their hands up during a demonstration on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: A police officer points a shotgun at protestors during a demonstration on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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Demonstrators flee as police fire tear gas during a demonstration to protest the death 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014. US President Barack Obama urged calm on November 24 as violent protests broke out on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided a white policeman will not face charges for killing a black teen. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Protesters run for shelter as smoke fills the streets after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A group of protesters vandalize a police vehicle after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (credit:David Goldman / AP)
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A protester squirts lighter fluid on a police car as the car windows are shuttered near the Ferguson Police Department after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Police take cover as demonstrators throw bottles at them after learning that the police officer who shot dead 18-year-old Michael Brown will not face charges, outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014. The US policeman who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in the Missouri town of Ferguson, triggering weeks of racially-charged unrest, will not face charges, the St Louis County prosecutor said on November 24. Robert McCulloch told reporters that a grand jury had reviewed the evidence gathered about the August shooting and \'determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against Officer Wilson.\' AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, wearing sunglasses, reacts as she listens to the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: Demonstrators listen to a car radio as a grand jury\'s decision is delivered in front of the Ferguson police department on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, is escorted away from in front of the Ferguson police department after a grand jury\'s decision was delivered on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has decided to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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Protesters listen to the announcement of the grand jury decision Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Protesters gather in front of the Ferguson Police Department before the announcement of the grand jury decision about whether to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. A Missouri grand jury heard evidence for months as it weighed whether to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Brown, which was followed by sometimes violent protests. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: Demonstrators block traffic as they protest in front of the Ferguson police department on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury has reached a decision on whether or not to charge Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown that sparked riots in Ferguson, Missouri in August. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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A group of demonstrators pray in front of the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 24, 2014 as they join others to protest the death of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown, who was shot to death by a white police officer. The governor of the US state of Missouri urged calm on November 224 ahead of a verdict on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of the unarmed Brown. There is no indication yet as to whether or not Wilson will face charges for the death of Brown on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, a suburb just outside St Louis. The grand jury announcement will be made at the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri, at 8:00 pm (0200 GMT Tuesday), St Louis County prosecutors said. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, center, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, left, and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay call for peace in anticipation of the announcement of the grand jury decision in the Darren Wilson case on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. (Huy Mach/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images) (credit:St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Getty Images)
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FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 24: National Guard troops arrive ahead of the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown shooting case on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Ferguson has been struggling to return to normal after Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer, on August 9. His death has sparked months of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson. A grand jury is expected announce today if Wilson should be charged in the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Olson via Getty Images)
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ADDS NAME : Gina Gowdy waves a flag during a protest, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., more than three months after an unarmed black 18-year-old man was shot and killed there by a white policeman in Ferguson. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally charge Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Demonstrators ride a car past the police station in Ferguson Missouri, on November 24, 2014 as they protest the death of 18-year-old unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, who was shot to death by a white police officer. The governor of the US state of Missouri urged calm on November 24 ahead of a verdict on whether to indict officer Darren Wilson for shooting dead the unarmed Brown. There is no indication yet as to whether or not Wilson will face charges for the death of Brown on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, a suburb just outside St Louis. The grand jury announcement will be made at the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri, at 8:00 pm (0200 GMT Tuesday), St Louis County prosecutors said. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Barbara Jones, joined by other protesters, raises her hands, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., more than three months after an unarmed black 18-year-old man was shot and killed there by a white policeman. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally charge Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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