According to some political observers, the different reaction of many blacks versus most whites to the shooting of Michael Brown

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Sloan [31]

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According to some political observers, the different reaction of many blacks versus most whites to the shooting of Michael Brown

in Ferguson, MO, can be linked to the fact that

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Semenov [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-17T03:32:43+03:00

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blacks' experience with the legal system leads them not to trust it.

Explanation:

Shooting of Michael Brown was an incident that took place on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The incident is regarding the shooting of a young unarmed Black teenager, Michael Brown by a white officer, Darren Wilson. Wilson shot twelve bullets, with six hitting Brown's body and killing him on the spot.

This incident arouse restlessness in the suburb streets demanding justice for Brown. After the case was filed in the court, the jury indicted Wilson not to be held guilty for shooting or killing of Brown.

The political observes now link the difference in reaction between blacks and white that blacks' don't trust legal system, after having these experiences of injustice by the hands of legal system.