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Ferguson Police Chief Issues An Apology To Michael Brown’s Family
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has apologized to the family of slain teen Michael Brown
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has issued an apology to the family of slain teen Michael Brown and to the city’s residents for the poor handling of the investigation.
The police chief’s apology comes months after the shooting death of Brown by police officer Darren Wilson.
In the video released by CNN, Jackson directly apologized to Brown’s family, saying “I’m truly sorry for the loss of your son. I’m also sorry that it took so long to remove Michael from the street.”
He also apologized to the peaceful protesters.
“I’m also aware of the pain and the feeling of mistrust felt in some of the African-American community towards the police department,” he said. “The city belongs to all of us, and we’re all a part of this community.
It is clear that we have much work to do. As a community, a city and a nation, we have real problems to solve, not just in Ferguson, but the entire region and beyond. For any mistakes I have made, I take full responsibility.”
“I do want to say to any peaceful protestor who did not feel that I did enough to protect their constitutional right to protest, I am sorry for that,” said Jackson.
“The right of the people to peacefully assemble is what the police are here to protect. If anyone who was peacefully exercising that right is upset and angry, I feel responsible, and I’m sorry.”
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