Reverend Sekou: Ferguson Decision an ‘Indictment of American Democracy’

SEKOU Good to see ░░░░░░░░ thank you dear brother ░░░░░░░░ Thanks How are you ░░░░░░░░ first the grand jury ░░░░░░░░ decision this morning SEKOU ░░░░░░░░ what we saw last ░░░░░░░░ was an indictment of ░░░░░░░░ democracy and we saw ░░░░░░░░ on fire Young people ░░░░░░░░ have been betrayed at ░░░░░░░░ level of frustrated angry ░░░░░░░░ the strong history of ░░░░░░░░ heavy policing decrypt school ░░░░░░░░ access to jobs who ░░░░░░░░ been primarily nonviolent in ░░░░░░░░ protests for over 100 ░░░░░░░░ Mind you this is ░░░░░░░░ second longest consistent protest ░░░░░░░░ the history of the ░░░░░░░░ freedom struggle in America ░░░░░░░░ only to Montgomery Bus ░░░░░░░░ and these young people ░░░░░░░░ on the process Thought ░░░░░░░░ process would provide them ░░░░░░░░ solace And then after ░░░░░░░░ simply disrespectful display by ░░░░░░░░ McCulloch in his description ░░░░░░░░ making people hold on ░░░░░░░░ he announced there would ░░░░░░░░ be an indictment serving ░░░░░░░░ defense attorney for Darren ░░░░░░░░ And we saw erupt ░░░░░░░░ night an indictment of ░░░░░░░░ democracy BALART And reverend ░░░░░░░░ to me about that ░░░░░░░░ m interested in hearing ░░░░░░░░ of your concept of ░░░░░░░░ was a betrayal of ░░░░░░░░ And how does what ░░░░░░░░ last night with localized ░░░░░░░░ is breaking things or ░░░░░░░░ things How is that ░░░░░░░░ response to the betrayal ░░░░░░░░ democracy SEKOU Well as ░░░░░░░░ speak out against rioting ░░░░░░░░ against looting it would ░░░░░░░░ irresponsible King would say ░░░░░░░░ this way that it ░░░░░░░░ be morally irresponsible to ░░░░░░░░ riots and not condemn ░░░░░░░░ conditions which produce riots ░░░░░░░░ a riot according to ░░░░░░░░ Luther King is the ░░░░░░░░ of the unheard What ░░░░░░░░ saw last night was ░░░░░░░░ guttural cry of the ░░░░░░░░ These young people have ░░░░░░░░ their son their brother ░░░░░░░░ in the street for ░░░░░░░░ and a 1 2 ░░░░░░░░ See his character assassinated ░░░░░░░░ see themselves betrayed by ░░░░░░░░ gas and pepper spray ░░░░░░░░ tanks in those hot ░░░░░░░░ of summer and then ░░░░░░░░ a bitter waiting they ░░░░░░░░ themselves finding no justice.”