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CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama sharply rebuked protesters Tuesday night for racially
charged violence in Missouri, saying there was no excuse for burning buildings, torching cars and
destroying other property after a grand jury declined to indict the white police officer who shot a black
teenager.
As darkness fell in Ferguson, Missouri, where authorities hoped to avoid a second night of chaos in the
streets, Obama said destructive actions are criminal acts and those who responsible should be
prosecuted.
“To those who think that what happened in Ferguson is an excuse for violence, I do not have any
sympathy for that. I have no sympathy at all for destroying your own communities,” he said.
Read more:http://thegrio.com/2014/11/25/obama-ferguson/
charged violence in Missouri, saying there was no excuse for burning buildings, torching cars and
destroying other property after a grand jury declined to indict the white police officer who shot a black
teenager.
As darkness fell in Ferguson, Missouri, where authorities hoped to avoid a second night of chaos in the
streets, Obama said destructive actions are criminal acts and those who responsible should be
prosecuted.
“To those who think that what happened in Ferguson is an excuse for violence, I do not have any
sympathy for that. I have no sympathy at all for destroying your own communities,” he said.
Read more:http://thegrio.com/2014/11/25/obama-ferguson/