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Hello and welcome again to rewind im elizabeth purana since we launched aljazeera english more than a decade ago weve tackled many difficult and sensitive stories across the world today we rewind into august 2014 when the fault line series traveled to ferguson missouri and the midst of street on rest following the Police Shooting of a young africanamerican Michael Brown was just 18 and a mom when he was shot by a white Police Officer after being stopped while walking with a friend and the hours after the shooting the residents of this mostly black area of service and took to the streets to protest against the killing and to demand that the Police Officer should be named the Police Responded by flooding the area with armed officers and riot gear and military style equipment by the time night fell the streets of ferguson looked like a war zone it was the beginning of more than a week of street protests which divided Public Opinion in the United States and within days Sebastian Walker and his fault lines crew and ferguson to see for themselves the nature of both the uprising and the Police Response from force lines and august 2014 has fergus. Ferguson in missouri. The spark for what would become daily street protests was the killing of an unarmed africanamerican teenager. In the days that followed the Police Responded to the demonstrations with massive force. Such as it was sickening forces the message to little kill if necessary. An autopsy would show the brown was shot at least 6 times twice in the head. He was the 4th unarmed black man to be killed in the United States by police in the span of a month the street protests and Police Tactics brought ferguson into the national and international spotlight things quickly spiral reports of gunshots fired from the crowd a state of emergency was declared the National Guard was deployed and the u. S. Attorney general launched a federal investigation into the killing fault lines i was in ferguson to witness how Michael Browns killing sparked something bigger exposing tensions that had been bubbling beneath the surface for years always the last. Week. This is the area fergusons residents are calling ground 0 the epicenter of the protests. When we arrived it was the 4th day in a row that people were marching on the street just a few blocks from where Michael Brown was shot. And. The police had still not released the name of the officer involved and people were angry. Mistrusted. The police here runs deep while moving 60 percent of fergusons residents are black 50 out of its 53 Police Officers a white. Africanamericans account for nearly 90 percent of police stops such as under arrest. The demonstrators made it clear they would remain peaceful and requested the police to do the same. Route if. I got right there i go back but for no reason that we could see the mood shifted very quickly. So the police are now bringing out these heavy Armored Vehicles you can see its a lengthy truck this is something thats designed for basically conflict zones to fight in places like iraq and afghanistan this is an extraordinary display of force to be honest i mean these guys on to the team theres more riot police arriving behind them this is a crowd of just a few 100 people in is being completely peaceful our guys on top of these vehicles are actually training a high powered weapon examination the crowd. The police refused to explain why they needed such heavy weaponry. So genuine that bringing this equipment in fact some of you know want to bring in ahmed pickles. It wasnt hard to see why the crown would see the Police Presence as anything other than inflammatory. Would you like. Machine gun. You dont think that. Is peace. How does it being like this the last few days is me like this for years. For years this kind of policing yes this is been like this for years. But the anger over the way peace was handling the situation group. Only. The police are saying were going to leave the area were going to get right back now from the police line the gas is coming down now. Theres more gas coming over here. Were going to get out of here now. Back she firing canisters of gas at us as were running away. Calls a picture here i mean. Its about as feeling nothing like her moses was driving down the same as it was being a son in law just every time our light youll see i didnt know how innocent why do you think they started firing gas why they started firing guns because theyre trying to get us decide to riot all the time theyre trying to think old you know 1st the rights. When the. Police are now using in the audio instruments to try to disperse the crowd this is a crowd control you can see the protesters are still in the streets and theyre saying the lead not going anywhere. They seems like theyre throwing flash bombs now theres the explosions going off were not quite sure what the police so far in but keep coming down to were going to get out of here. In a matter of hours on the streets of ferguson had gone from peaceful protest and calls for justice to scenes out of the conflict zone. Theres a lot of places bardsley force a crowd had their status everywhere to the explosion for black crash bang grenades another one got up out. As the military vehicles advanced rubber bullets were fired. The 1st said anyone on the streets including media was in the line of fire. Off the days of launch really staying silent missouris government finally showed up in ferguson promising changes. Today im announcing that the missouri Highway Patrol under the supervision of captain ron johnson who grew up in this area will be directing the team that provides security in ferguson yet governor how can you explain the nature of the presence that we saw on the streets yesterday i mean that was on personnel carriers about 100 police and military style uniform high powered rifles being trained on the crowd i mean who is in charge of making those decisions and on theyre going to be held to account for mistakes that you clearly think have been made i think that those yesterday and i just i do more small Kevin Johnson i appreciate this in a very busy responsibility looking forward to a new face for the Police Commander captain von jones who was born in the community. The scene on thursday was very different from the previous nights of take gas and military vehicles this seems to be fewer police and those who were there the streets with the protesters. The change in approach seems to lift the mood. But that atmosphere was short lived. The next morning fergusons police chief finally announced the name of Darren Wilson the officer who had killed Michael Brown but almost in the same breath he also released this video footage. It allegedly showed brown stealing cigars from a Convenience Store in an unrelated incident his grieving family was incensed. And here. The motives for releasing the video and its timing were immediately questioned did you know that he was a suspect in a case or did he not and you say you can stop. Safety what it seems like the sun as you say you are is not going to read you a statement here Michael Browns familys beyond outraged at the devious ways the police chief has chosen to disseminate piecemeal information in a manner intended to assassinate the character of the sun whats the response that we have given you everything that we have now and everything that we can give you so thats from from our Police Department we have you have all everything weve got theres not looking at anybody else hes actually the finding of the release of this video Michael Browns family held an impromptu press conference outside the Police Station in response to something that people try to defer to what the real problem is condemning what they branded as an attempt to criminalize him and justify the officers actions so whatever that took place there had nothing to do with an individual getting down on his hands and knees raising his hands in the air is saying dont shoot this is the universal call for eyes to brenda and i can hear my cousins voice right now is that speech saying dont shoot. Down at ground 0 later that evening news of the videos release had spread. That. People were angry. But instead of trying to diffuse the tension by minimizing Police Presence the vehicles were out once again. It didnt take long before things started to happen. Soon a small group started smashing store windows ok well theres looting starting now you see people about why cant i just back i think i get. This guy. But then another group of young men quickly moved in to stop looting why why you stand. And there. Is a good. One is no. I never lie. So the guys protecting the Convenience Store is saying that they blame the police very blaming the situation a pairing in this manner in the allman vehicles and the why and carry again and they say thats the reason why people got angry started Looting Stores going to go and try to speak to the police and also why they deployed like this often everything is happening. So the media. Whos who whos in charge here what you need the Commanding Officer very neat to speak the Commanding Officer a right here thank you. Be the colliding officer no but we need you to get to a safe spot we just we weve been spending time with the crowd and theyre asking why the Police Deployed in this way with the Armored Vehicles and the military give their understanding was that i was going to be there trying to maintain state but why did you feel its necessary to bring out the Armored Vehicles i mean were talking with our reason for talking you need to either go ahead where you after you want to be or dont talk is really when i can speak to. And anyone theres no Media Contact they were told not right now thats what sheriff. The state had promised a different approach. But the militarized response was back and no one could tell us why. Meanwhile down the street the Police Continue to advancing on the protesters no going back the looting had stopped but it seemed like anger and distrust were growing once again started up. The 1st riots yeah. 43 it was a crime just pure emotion. I feel the way these kids is the war that these kids have no outlay and you want to know to choose. To go for it just. During the protests on the streets of ferguson weve met ronald and solomon. Theyd be now demonstrating every night since the shooting. There from northern st louis county an area that includes ferguson and is predominantly africanamerican. That anger and frustration of the police ran deep as they die just all the rest of it on date night cheech and i dont belong to her do the police and have got some strikes and black and male. 2 strikes all we gotta do is miss the blanket and we stretched out in the middle of the street thats what people say to you strikes you make a face that a cop strike 3 youre you going to jail for some where its not just the perception of unfair treatment they have no connection to dont call julie in as Police Officers patrolling the area and enforcing the law all adult has proved his head of the local and double a. C. P. Chapter which found a federal civil rights complaint against the St Louis County Police for disproportionately targeting blacks a young black kid can live in the urban area and when he leaves his house and any lawful wall coys going to work hes going to school he said to be stopped by police he says to be question he so did they had to produce identification he said to be ran through the system and c. B. S. And then the wants and the case in some cases that have been for no reason at all inaudible even if they avoid the police these young men have stacked against them. The Unemployment Rate for africanamericans in this county is 3 times that of whites st louis is very probably one of the most segregated communities in the country. Both right. Only and so as economically as africanamerican moving and whites move out and what happens also with that is someone has been jobs so on the basis of Living Conditions go with it. Among black males aged 16 to 240 no never never the Unemployment Rate has reached nearly 50 percent who are coming back to losing hope what do we have to bank on after school i want to cause. A medical if i want to be in the medical field i found out i had a felony guess what happened i spent 20000. 00 for nothing. I get my hands dirty working on course not. Because im a yoof feel like a bag of. What im pose to build. Some are you angry hey oh yeah. So when people talk about. The anger that they they feel. Its not just about norm for some and its that its about its about life in general you some people want to roll over and say we got older generation they just be like hey dont talk to the police like they still like them we want peace and a crazy it would i dont know just be quiet just be quiet and i would have been a freedom of speech why is my modify what happened and. The ferguson Police Department declined all repeated requests for an interview this is big in my ground he says begin to Trayvon Martin this is about making sure it doesnt have any light on pacifiers for many i thought with a bone and they think youre going to be able to get away with the with the guild auto maasai no easy stops issue never happens. After moving 2 weeks of protests. August the 25th the community of ferguson came together for a day of mourning as Michael Browns family laid their son to rest. The family had asked for calm. Thank you. Thank you thank you. At st Peters Cemetery a crowd of family members and friends watched as Michael Browns coffin was buried. As the mourners went home Michael Browns mother said her final goodbyes to her son. I know that thats going to be a problem but michael troy said always got me a problem at night moment but you know what you end up honestly young brother so i got nothing and i stand right back and thats why they competed a much better so thats of course they want to talk to all right so its all for all right hand me. The day after the funeral in downtown st louis people gathered to announce the foundation of a new movement its called hands up United States government well well well executed with demonstrators here saying theyre going to march to the office of the u. S. Attorney here in st louis and theyre calling for an investigation a nationwide investigation of systematic police brutality. The u. S. Department of justice later announced it was launching a broad civil rights investigation into the practices of the ferguson Police Department. Separate from its investigation of the Michael Brown shooting. The for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. Their calls for justice are bigger than just ferguson Michael Brown. Were. There about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from birth. Ferguson says he on the sage from the faultline series finding rewind return to ferguson to see what changed and how far the community has managed to move on. Award winning st louis filmmaker chrysalis lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today ive lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. You know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social Public Services are this is where your Economic Development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. So as we go on to this overpass here thats going to be pretty much were going to approach this intersection of ferguson avenue and west florissant thats where the big standoff between the people in the police were. You know it was pretty much a peaceful protest people were standing on the ground you know sitting on the ground people had their hands up. And it was just you know it was just a standoff in v. N. As the evening progressed and i got to around like 9 10 oclock. Thats when the other activities kicked off. And thats the actual spot where the quake sure was and that got burned down so its on the left here. But a lot of the business is that on this side of town. You know i havent recovered or havent rebuilt since what happened in 2014. A dont 1st prove the prison name of a saint lucie bring to the National Association for the advancement of colored people. You know theres been some improvement the. State legislature did and you know then you have to then you have to things like what the urban league is doing on a site where in the. Things they dont want to deal with unemployment mail thing given the training and given the background you know those are improvement but then that a day is equivalent to a prison in ocean trying to call them through. The racial make. Them Police Department i mean the. Stance and dramatically change well. Most of the significant achievements we have achieved in this country as relates to civil rights advancements the vast majority im happy and you do legislate to do chords and so. The rule is that we get in that thing that happened those could not have happened without the protest the willing to sacrifice themselves because they in a day the brutality that they suffer and which we did of courts and got favorable ruling somebody had to had to be on the receiving end in. You know when i look at where his body is right and my apartment was right around the corner here right so this spot in the pavement right here on this patch of payment this is where his body lay after he was shot 6 times this is where they said they had his hands up and they were for 4 and a half hours his body lead out and so he laid out here and cooked for that amount of time and so really a lot of the crowd presence to happen was not necessarily because somebody got shot of course people are here because of that but. Being out here one hour 2 hours 3 and 3 hours in the body still a beer and for a portion of that time it wasnt even covered up is very horrific its very shocking the images in the video started spreading toward social media and so when the police talk about their response as far as the crowd bills and how that happened theyre responding to a crowd because you left the body here and for 4 and a half hours and what we know being here in missouri in a lot of other places across the country is this would not happen in white communities. Well thats it from join us again next time and there check out our rewind page at c. N. N. Dot com for more films from the theories but for now goodbye. 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