Quote for the day

"Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer. No matter what the grand jury decides, I do not want my son's death to be in vain. I want it to lead to incredible change, positive change, change that makes the St. Louis region better for everyone."

Michael Brown, Sr., ahead of the grand jury decision in the case of his son, Michael Jr.,

killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in the summer of 2014.

Rico says it's a nice notion, but it's not what'll happen when the grand jury decision comes out, but The New York Times has several articles about what might happen:

This Time, the Protesters in Ferguson May Decide to Pass by John Eligon
Some former protesters said they were unsure if they would again join the demonstrations that are expected after the grand jury decides whether to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer, for killing Michael Brown.

Ferguson Officer Who Killed Teenager Is Said Not to Be Returning to Duty by Monica Davey and Julie Bosman
The white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager will not return to the city's police department, those close to him said recently, as the region braced for a grand jury's decision on his fate.