We’re awaiting a news conference in Ferguson, Mo. where attorney Benjamin Crump will address comments made by Michael Brown’s step father right after the decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson was announced:
Michael Brown's step-father on camera repeatedly shouting "BURN THIS BITCH DOWN" #ferguson
— kcz (@Liberty_Czar) November 25, 2014
Can't wait until @CNN releases the video of the step-father of Michael Brown last night #Ferguson
— E✞han (@ethanmtchll) November 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/Zack_Hugg_31/status/537292685607182336
Michael Brown's step father seen in a video screaming "burn this bitch down" …. yet they want peaceful protest? #Ferguson
— Alex Schlemmer (@aschlem) November 25, 2014
From The Daily Beast:
For a while, this video bucks the trend, as the focus is on the teen’s death and a mother’s grief as she addresses a crowd of protesters near the Ferguson police station. Soon, though, voices from off camera begin shouting for retribution, not justice, chanting “Burn this b**** down.”
Where Brown’s father had called for peaceful protest in the days leading up to the decision, his stepfather, the man in green and white who eventually steps into the frame, clearly does not. He leads the calls for violence and begins building anger in the crowd.
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Video here, with the “burn this bitch down” chant coming at around the 3:00 mark:
You can watch the news conference here:
Parents of Michael Brown will be speaking at a press conference shortly. Watch live on CNNgo: http://t.co/UYpqI3NFaP pic.twitter.com/RMnv3YrEHl
— CNN (@CNN) November 25, 2014
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Update:
Crump when asked about Brown's stepfather's comments: "Raw emotion. Not appropriate at all." http://t.co/5CEDcoqpqg
— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) November 25, 2014
Crump: We condemn the violence and looting last night, but we also condemn the violence that happened on Aug. 9. http://t.co/5CEDcoqpqg
— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) November 25, 2014
Related:
Twitchy coverage of Ferguson here.
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