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25 Of The Most Powerful Twitter Reactions To The Ferguson Decision

Last night I curled up on a couch with my boyfriend and watched the Ferguson grand jury decision with a sense of dread. When the prosecutor announced that Darren Wilson, the cop who shot and killed 18-year-old Mike Brown in August, was indicted, I wasn’t surprised and I wasn’t shocked. I was just numb.

You might be wondering what indicted means, right? Basically, Wilson wasn’t charged with any crimes and won’t go to court. Another day, another black person killed by police without an ounce of justice served. Welcome to America, folks! Think I’m overreacting? Google Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin, John Crawford and Eric Garner. Oh, and after you do all that, check out the story of an unarmed 12-year-old boy named Tamir Rice who was shot to death by police just the other day. Stories of cops (and wannabe cops in the case of Trayvon) killing unarmed black boys and men without a shred of punishment isn’t new, but its become such a regular occurrence as of late that it is absolutely maddening, especially as a black person. But perhaps even more painful than these news stories is the denial many people have about how racism plays into these incidents…(cont).