FERGUSON. A Ferguson, a Chicago e a New York a Washington, a Baltimora, San Francisco, Seattle e molte altre grandi città americane, centinaia di migliaia di persone sono scese in strada per la seconda notte di seguito, bloccando ponti, tunnel e autostrade per protestare contro la decisione del Gran Giurì di non incriminare l'agente che ad agosto ha ucciso il diciottenne nero Michael Brown. A Ferguson, dove il governatore del Missouri Jay Nixon ha fatto affluire i rinforzi per la Guardia Nazionale, la tensione è altissima e già in serata alcune persone sono state arrestate.
epa04502784 Police in riot gear stand in front of the former ’Beauty World’ business in Ferguson Missouri, USA 25 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY epa04502806 A riot policeman passes by a burning police vehicle in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502785 A protestor is overcome with tear gas during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY epa04502808 Riot policemen pass a burning police car in Ferguson Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502788 People hold placards outside the White House while protesting against the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the 09 August shooting death of Michael Brown, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington DC, USA, 24 November 2014. The grand jury has decided there was ’no probable cause’ to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in an August shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, St Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS epa04502809 A woman lies on the ground as she blocks movement of the police vehicles in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502794 A building burns out of control in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH epa04502812 A protester urinates in front of a burning auto parts store in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY epa04502793 Police in riot stand in front of a burning building in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH epa04502816 Police in riot gear stand in front of a burning building in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 25 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH epa04502801 Protesters listen to the grand jury’s decision as they protest in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502746 Police in riot gear move past a vehicle that continues to burn on the street in Ferguson Missouri, USA 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH epa04502773 Police try to keep protesters moving while marching to Time Square to protest the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson, in New York, New York, USA, 24 November 2014. The grand jury has decided there was ’no probable cause’ to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in an August shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, St Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said. EPA/PETER FOLEY epa04502803 Riot policemen clash with protesters in Ferguson Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502778 Protesters march in the middle of Seventh Avenue to protest the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, in New York, New York, USA, 24 November 2014. The grand jury has decided there was ’no probable cause’ to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in an August shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, St Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said. EPA/JUSTIN LANE epa04502804 Riot policemen clash with protesters in Ferguson Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502771 Protesters raise their hands in the air as they march to Time Square to protest the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson, in New York, New York, USA, 24 November 2014. The grand jury has decided there was ’no probable cause’ to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in an August shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, St Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said. EPA/PETER FOLEY epa04502797 A protester shouts slogans during clashes with riot police in Ferguson, Missouri, USA, 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. EPA/ALEXEY FURMAN epa04502750 Protesters face a line of riot police in Ferguson Missouri, USA 24 November 2014. According to St Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the Grand jury decided that Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Protestors have taken to the streets angry that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by a grand jury for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in August 2014. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH epa04502772 Protesters rally in Union Square to protest the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson, in New York, New York, USA, 24 November 2014. The grand jury has decided there was ’no probable cause’ to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in an August shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, St Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said. EPA/PETER FOLEY
A New York una folla si è riunita nel tardo pomeriggio a Union Square e, scandendo il nome Michael Brown e slogan come «un distintivo non è una licenza di uccidere», ha iniziato a marciare, arrivando fino al Lincoln Tunnel e bloccandone l'entrata per una ventina di minuti. Bloccate anche diversi altre arterie della città, mentre diverse persone sono state arrestate. A Washington, un gruppo di manifestanti hanno inscenato un 'die-in', sdraiandosi in terra e fingendosi morti davanti ad alcune stazioni di polizia, per quattro minuti e mezzo. «Per simboleggiare le quattro ore e mezza che Michael Brown è rimasto sull'asfalto dopo essere stato ucciso», ha spiegato uno di loro. A Boston i manifestanti si sono diretti verso l'autostrada, bloccando le rampe di accesso alla Massachusetts Avenue.
E ancora, manifestazioni in centro ci sono state anche a Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Seattle, Atlanta e Chicago, dove oggi era peraltro in visita il presidente. In un intervento nella sua città, Obama ha ripetuto che «il problema non è solo un problema di Ferguson, è un problema dell'America». E se una parte della comunità americana non si sente benvenuta o trattata equamente, ha detto ancora, la cosa mette tutti a rischio. E condannando le violenze della notte di lunedì a Ferguson ha affermato che «dare fuoco ad edifici, bruciare auto, distruggere proprietà» sono reati che devono essere perseguiti. Tuttavia, ha anche detto, «le frustrazioni che abbiamo visto non sono solo per un particolare incidente, hanno radici profonde in molte comunità».
«Mi dispiace molto, per la perdita di una vita, ma ho fatto semplicemente il mio lavoro». Così l'agente Darren Wilson nella prima intervista alla ABC News, di cui sono state rese note alcune anticipazioni, dopo la decisione del Gran giurì di non incriminarlo per la morte del 18enne nero, Michael Brown.
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