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VIDEO: Michael Brown's Mother Reacts to Grand Jury Decision on Ferguson Streets

In the heartbreaking video posted by Facebook user Writer's Block Survivor, we see Michael Brown's mother Leslie McSpadden's reaction to the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson of killing her 18-year-old son.
VIDEO: Michael Brown's Mother Reacts to Decision on Ferguson Streets
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By Essence · Updated October 27, 2020
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In the heartbreaking video posted by Facebook user Writer’s Block Survivor, we see Michael Brown’s mother Leslie McSpadden’s reaction to the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson of killing her 18-year-old son.

“Everybody wants me to calm down. Do they know how those bullets hit my son? What they did to his body as they entered his body?”

She continured, pointing to a group of police nearby: “They’re wrong. Y’all know you’re wrong.”

Watch the full video below.

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Post by Writer’s Block Survivor.