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a Dallas attorney who has represented Texas police officers for nearly 40 years.
Gorsky said the amount of backing Wilson gets from the Ferguson Police Department will likely play a big role in the officer's decision to return.
“He’s always going to be dealing with the emotional scars of the event itself, not to mention the scrutiny he’s gone through,” Gorsky said. “It’s going to be a tough situation for him. Hopefully the department will support him if he’s not charged with a crime.”
Ferguson was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and police in the aftermath of the shooting. The case continues to fuel a nationwide debate on race, policing and justice.
Protests are being planned in anticipation of the grand jury ruling, which St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch has said he expects to come before November’s end.
The grand jury has been hearing testimony for nearly three months. Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American, was shot multiple times by Wilson in the middle of a residential street Aug. 9. Accounts differ as to who instigated a scuffle between Wilson and Brown near the officer’s patrol car moments before shots were fired.
Yahoo News reported in late September that Ferguson police were in violation of their own reporting standards in regards to the shooting. The department’s written orders require that a use-of-force report be submitted after all such incidents. As of Friday, neither Wilson nor the department had filed the report.
Critics have chastised Jackson's handling of the case, from the withholding of public information to a six-week delay in reaching out to the Brown family personally.
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder said he thought there was an obvious need for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson police department.
Jackson, who has led the department since 2010, called Holder’s remarks “irresponsible” and has said he plans on seeing the department through its time of turmoil.
Jason Sickles is a reporter for Yahoo. Follow him on Twitter (@jasonsickles).
http://news.yahoo.com/chief-ferguso...eared-in-michael-browns-death--020541972.html
a Dallas attorney who has represented Texas police officers for nearly 40 years.
Gorsky said the amount of backing Wilson gets from the Ferguson Police Department will likely play a big role in the officer's decision to return.
“He’s always going to be dealing with the emotional scars of the event itself, not to mention the scrutiny he’s gone through,” Gorsky said. “It’s going to be a tough situation for him. Hopefully the department will support him if he’s not charged with a crime.”
Ferguson was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and police in the aftermath of the shooting. The case continues to fuel a nationwide debate on race, policing and justice.
Protests are being planned in anticipation of the grand jury ruling, which St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch has said he expects to come before November’s end.
The grand jury has been hearing testimony for nearly three months. Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American, was shot multiple times by Wilson in the middle of a residential street Aug. 9. Accounts differ as to who instigated a scuffle between Wilson and Brown near the officer’s patrol car moments before shots were fired.
Yahoo News reported in late September that Ferguson police were in violation of their own reporting standards in regards to the shooting. The department’s written orders require that a use-of-force report be submitted after all such incidents. As of Friday, neither Wilson nor the department had filed the report.
Critics have chastised Jackson's handling of the case, from the withholding of public information to a six-week delay in reaching out to the Brown family personally.
Last month, Attorney General Eric Holder said he thought there was an obvious need for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson police department.
Jackson, who has led the department since 2010, called Holder’s remarks “irresponsible” and has said he plans on seeing the department through its time of turmoil.
Jason Sickles is a reporter for Yahoo. Follow him on Twitter (@jasonsickles).
http://news.yahoo.com/chief-ferguso...eared-in-michael-browns-death--020541972.html
