Ferguson: Majority In US Say Wilson Should Face Charges-But That’s Where Agreement Ends
57 percent of Americans say Darren Wilson should be charged with something for killing Michael Brown. But what may depend on the color of your skin.
CNN just released a poll taken November 21-23, which finds that the majority of Americans do think Officer Darren Wilson should be charged with a crime. But only about a third, or 32 percent, say he should be charged with murder. A quarter say he should face lesser charges, and about one in five, or 21 percent, say Wilson should be charged with no crime at all.
But along racial lines, the results look different.
Less than a quarter of whites, just 23 percent, say Wilson should be charged with murder. About four in ten whites (38%) say Wilson should face no charges. Only 15 percent of non-whites agree.
There is broad 63% agreement that peaceful protests are justified if a grand jury doesn’t indict Wilson for murder. But a racial divide exists over whether violent protests are justified in that case, with 22% of nonwhites saying yes while 10% of whites agree.
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The New Civil Rights Movement will immediately report on the grand jury’s decision to indict or not indict Darren Wilson. Stay tuned for more details by visiting our front page for the latest updates.
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