For those of you who don't know who Darren Wilson is, he's the police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African-American. Since the death of Brown protests have merged all over Ferguson with the slogan "hands up, don't shoot", forcing the police to hold off protestors in possibly violent opposition. Since the shooting, thousands of angry citizens have marched against what they claim is the police state rising in the area and the unfair justice of white police officers shooting African-Americans.
Today, the jury has officially made a decision for the trial of Darren Wilson and the results will be given to the public tonight, according to USA Today. But the biggest question on everyone's mind today is...
How will this decision affect events in Ferguson over the next couple of weeks?
In relation to CNN money, gun sales have surged in the preceding weeks leading up to the verdict of Wilson. Paul Bastean, owner of the Ultimate Defense Firing Range in St. Charles, says that he used to sell three to five guns a day, but is now selling 20 to 30 guns in one day. 20 to 30 guns? That's is an insanely large amount of sales in the past couple of weeks and that number is rising. Consumers of the weapons, which mainly are those looking to defend themselves incase violence escalates due to the verdict, have become anxious about the upcoming decision and have no idea what to expect when the jury reveals what they've decided.
With all of the hectic craziness that's been going on lately with Brown being shot and killed, riots in Ferguson have sparked a national debate on whether this kind of behavior from police officers is excusable or not. For many, and I mean many officers, the law has typically been on their side in cases like this. The worst kind of penalty they may receive is a slap on the wrist or administrative leave. And don't forget, administrative leave includes pay while they're not working, which in itself is a ridiculous "penalty", if one at all.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled, though, for what is to come tonight after the final decision of whether to take Darren Wilson to trial or not is presented. This event and many others like it will go down in history as the stepping stones that decide what many officers offenses may come to after they have killed innocent (assumed) people of race or other deciding factors.
Today, the jury has officially made a decision for the trial of Darren Wilson and the results will be given to the public tonight, according to USA Today. But the biggest question on everyone's mind today is...
How will this decision affect events in Ferguson over the next couple of weeks?
In relation to CNN money, gun sales have surged in the preceding weeks leading up to the verdict of Wilson. Paul Bastean, owner of the Ultimate Defense Firing Range in St. Charles, says that he used to sell three to five guns a day, but is now selling 20 to 30 guns in one day. 20 to 30 guns? That's is an insanely large amount of sales in the past couple of weeks and that number is rising. Consumers of the weapons, which mainly are those looking to defend themselves incase violence escalates due to the verdict, have become anxious about the upcoming decision and have no idea what to expect when the jury reveals what they've decided.
With all of the hectic craziness that's been going on lately with Brown being shot and killed, riots in Ferguson have sparked a national debate on whether this kind of behavior from police officers is excusable or not. For many, and I mean many officers, the law has typically been on their side in cases like this. The worst kind of penalty they may receive is a slap on the wrist or administrative leave. And don't forget, administrative leave includes pay while they're not working, which in itself is a ridiculous "penalty", if one at all.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled, though, for what is to come tonight after the final decision of whether to take Darren Wilson to trial or not is presented. This event and many others like it will go down in history as the stepping stones that decide what many officers offenses may come to after they have killed innocent (assumed) people of race or other deciding factors.