Rep. Fudge: Cops ‘Kill Our Black and Brown Men and Boys Without Repercussions’

Black congresswoman: Decision not to indict Darren Wilson was a ‘slap in our face’ (Raw Story)

Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) on Monday described the decision not to indict a white police officer for shooting an unarmed black teenager as a “slap in the face.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are running out of patience,” she said on the House floor. “Last week, the nation waited and hoped that justice would finally be served in the case of Michael Brown. We waited to hear our country say loud and clear: There are consequences for taking the lives of others.”

“We waited to hear some reassurance that black and brown boys’ lives do matter. But, again, we were terribly disappointed and discouraged.”