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Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson

Ferguson ProtestIn response to today’s announcement that the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo. has decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson, Asian Americans Advancing Justice issues the following statement:

As civil rights organizations, we fight daily for racial justice for all communities of color. And as Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders whose community members have also experienced police brutality and discrimination, Asian Americans Advancing Justice condemns the grand jury’s failure to bring charges against officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

We are saddened and angry that yet again, there will be no accountability for the fatal shooting of an African American by law enforcement. Michael Brown’s death is just one of many fatal shootings of African Americans by police officers around the nation. These deaths show us that the racial profiling and violence that African Americans experience runs deep and happens because of systematic failures.

We urge the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate racial profiling, excessive force and officer-involved shooting policies and practices in the Ferguson Police Department. We need answers and justice for Michael Brown’s death.

We will work with the African American and other impacted communities to hold our leaders accountable and to ensure the motto of “to serve and protect” rings true for all of our communities.

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  1. RE: Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Grand Jury decision on Ferguson: I hope that APA’s will show up in great numbers to demonstrate the the injustice that occurred in Ferguson, MO. A civil rights investigation should have started within the 108 day period during the grand jury investigation. I also think the 3 Africian Americans on the grand jury were “railroaded”. Hope there is a good investigatve reporter following up on the matter.

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