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==Ferguson riots==
==Ferguson riots==
[[File:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Obama wingman Eric Holder was the point man for the administration's racial agitation program. Holder wanted a "conversation" on race that descended into violence. Contradicting First Lady [[Michael Robinson|Michelle Robinson]] who said, "When they go low we go higher," Holder instructed his staff "when they go low, we kick 'em".]]
[[File:Eric Holder.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Obama wingman Eric Holder was the point man for the administration's racial agitation program. Holder wanted a "conversation" on race that descended into violence. Contradicting First Lady [[Michael Robinson|Michelle Robinson]] who said, "When they go low we go higher," Holder instructed his staff "when they go low, we kick 'em".]]
:{{See also|Fergusen riots}}
In the early afternoon of August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, a city on the outskirts of St. Louis a young black man, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer. Wilson received a call on his radio that a local convenience store had been robbed. He saw two men walking in the middle of a nearby street who met the description of the store thieves. Wilson drove up to them. When he asked the two men to move to the sidewalk, one of the men, Michael Brown, refused. Wilson then attempted to get out of his car, but Brown blocked the door, punching the officer through the open window. Brown tried to grab Wilson’s gun and a struggle ensued. Wilson managed to fire his gun, wounding Brown in
In the early afternoon of August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, a city on the outskirts of St. Louis a young black man, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer. Wilson received a call on his radio that a local convenience store had been robbed. He saw two men walking in the middle of a nearby street who met the description of the store thieves. Wilson drove up to them. When he asked the two men to move to the sidewalk, one of the men, Michael Brown, refused. Wilson then attempted to get out of his car, but Brown blocked the door, punching the officer through the open window. Brown tried to grab Wilson’s gun and a struggle ensued. Wilson managed to fire his gun, wounding Brown in
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