It's extremely urgent and necessary that Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri, sheds light on the systematic police aggression and law enforcement against the peaceful demonstrations led by Ferguson residents, following a recent incident with the shooting of unarmed black civilian Michael Brown. Nixon also adds that there's mistrust between the law enforcement and the community, due to the police strategically targeting unarmed, poor, black residents of Ferguson. And the poverty conditions of the people in Ferguson only makes their situation even more difficult. Having no money, and being subjugated by a dominant power in a very unequal society makes committing a crime the destiny for the blacks in Ferguson out of desperation. The police need to focus their energy and time elsewhere, where crimes are actually being committed, rather than occupy and oppress harmless Ferguson residents who are paying a heavy price for responding and reacting against an unjust incident. The situation in Ferguson can be compared to an apartheid-like system since the community is divided, and the Ferguson residents are being victimized by a superior power, and aren't being treated fairly. It's as if there's an invisible separation wall, since the living and social conditions seem to be similar to apartheid, where there are two sets of laws/rules for two people, and that's the current situation in Ferguson.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/29/dispatches-what-ferguson-commission-needs-tackle
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