A vigorous prosecution must now been pursued. The democratic re-elected Saint Louis county prosecutor and the attorney general of the United States each have a job to do. Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly and correctly and I call upon them to meet those expectations.
Nixon emphasizes the need for a thorough and prompt prosecution regarding the death of Michael Brown.
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While I listen to folks, make no mistake those were decisions that I am responsible for and while I will listen to folk's advice about them, I'm making them.
This is not the silence the people of Ferguson or this region or others but to contain those who were drowning out the voice of the people with their actions. We will not allow a handful of looters to endanger the rest of this community.
And it was just a deep, deep disgrace for the State of Missouri and Jay Nixon should be hanging his head in shame.
We believe that those people deserve notification first, not by the governor talking on CNN.
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