Ferguson Indictment Ruled As Unfair

The release of the grand jury decision in the case against Darren Wilson resulted in one of the most stressful and important nights in a long time. The case of Michael Brown versus Darren Wilson also sparked a fire of injustice. Thousands waited eagerly to hear the jury decision. This decision was so difficult that the time of the revealing of the indictment changed.  

When the grand jury decision ruled that Wilson would not be indicted, police enforcement in the Ferguson area were prepared for the worst. As some of you know, for weeks there have been riots and protests day after day waiting for the announcement of the indictment and for justice to be served.

Many citizens of Ferguson felt that failing to indict Wilson was unjust and began to break police cars, throw rocks and tear gas cans back at the police, according to CNN.

This within itself is calls for a show of strength. Strength to not blame the other race because not all of the whites in the community are racist (not even all the police agreed with Darren Wilson) and not all black people are criminals.

“We must respect that this is a law in this nation,“ said President Barack Obama. “And we have to go by the rules. We need to embrace changes and move things forward instead of engaging in disruptive behavior.”

President Obama promises to help the Ferguson area and work with people who want to be constructive and productive. Cleaning up the destroyed areas of Ferguson and spreading around ideas and discussions to help promote good and productive behaviors is something that the community of Ferguson should be participating in.

This may not happen overnight, but with time, Ferguson citizens will see, especially when the president himself comes down to help side by side, hand in hand to help rebuild their community and build their hope and their strength to move on.

I feel that the best way to get my point across is through a song by Michael Jackson, “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change!” If Ferguson would consider peaceful protest and working toward making a change, rather than perpetuating crime and rioting, that change will come about much quicker.

Instead of disruptive protesting, instead of blaming one another, how about we all stand together and make this change as one? It is the only way we will come out of this and move forward as a nation.