As if the emotional toll of losing a child isn’t enough, the Brown family has yet another thing to worry about. Ferguson Police are now considering filing charges against Louis Head, Michael Brown’s stepfather, for inciting a riot after his emotional outburst on the night the grand jury decision was announced.
Video courtesy of CNN:
Ferguson spokesman Jeff Small said it is being “looked at as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities surrounding November 24 pertaining to the rioting, looting and arsons.”
Moments after learning of the decision, Mr. Head shouted:
?“Burn this motherf—er down!” and “Burn this bitch down!”
Do you think his words had an impact?the events in Ferguson that night? Do you consider his actions?illegal in nature?
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