Comes avatfter targeted threats the police department. The safety of other Police Officers and the community are of paramount importance to me, he says. He explains in his letter that for obvious reasons, he wanted to wait until the grand jury decision before he resigned. Certainly theres no wrongdoing on his part. To have resigned might have suggested he did something wrong, and he didnt. Reporter ferguson residents say no matter, it was inevitable that he couldnt stay. Mike browns family attorney released a statement saying i believe officer Darren Wilson made a personal decision that was in his best interest given the circumstances. Officer wilson says he hopes that the decision will allow the community to heal. Hes affected because he cares about the community and about policing. That report from affiliate ksdk. Were already hearing reaction from protesters in ferguson. Many are saying that he should have resigned a long time ago. He should have been fired and in jail a long time a
Begin in ferguson, missouri, where Darren Wilson decided to resign after he was found not guilty in the shooting death of Michael Brown. He decided to resign after the violent threats were made against his department. In his Resignation Letter he said it is my hope to work in police work, but it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. I would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. And we are already hearing reaction from protesters there in ferguson. Many are saying that wilson should have resigned a long time ago. Listen. He is 112 days late. Thank goodness, were so glad. Do you think his resignation means anything . No, it does not. No, it doesnt. It just means he got away with murder. He is free, he has gone to live his life and do whatever he wants to do. That is all it means. And those were just some of the protesters back on the streets saturday. So far there have been no arrests. Other protesters from ferguson are
This is the cbs evening news. Good evening, im jim axelrod. This is the western edition of our broadcast. Tonight, france is on high alert and in deep mourning after the terror attacks in paris that killed 17 people. French police are searching for a 26yearold frenchwoman, commonlaw wife of one of the suspects shot dead yesterday investigators say Hayat Boumediene may be in syria having left france days before the attacks. Meanwhile the phrase jesuischarlie, i am charlie, a reference to the french satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo targeted wednesday, continues to spread around the globe. This is outside the French Embassy today in bucharest romania, look at the banner over a bridge in venice, in this a memorial gathering in prague. We have two reports tonight the beginning with Elizabeth Palmer in paris. Reporter if the terrorists thought their attacks would spread fear and intimidation they were wrong. In fact, the killings have brought the french people together in a rare display of s
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