Antonio French: “They're tired with the way things have been and they're determined to make sure we change.”

There's a broken trust between the government, local police, and the community.

I am disappointed, though. The prosecutors felt they had a strong case, especially given video evidence, the audio evidence, the DNA evidence. And so we were hopeful that the system would work this time.

I am in favor of community policing. I think what we have now is something that looks more like an occupying force.

It is hard to keep people calm when officials use phrases like state of emergency.