Thomas Jackson

I do have a lot of support in the community. And as I said, this is my job. This happened on my watch. And I intend to see it through.

No, I'm going to stay and see this through.

We have to get out in the community. We've got to change our court system and our ticketing system. We have to change our fine system.

I want to say this to the Brown family, no one who has not experienced the loss of a child can understand what you're feeling. I am truly sorry for the loss of your son. I am also sorry that it took so long to remove Michael from the…

Realistically, I'm going to stay here and see this through, you know, this is mine and I'm taking ownership of it.

I do want to see to any peaceful protester who did not feel that I did not to protect their constitutional right to protest. I am sorry for that.

It's never been the intention of the Ferguson Police Department or of any police department that I know of to intentionally target individuals because of race. If there is that happening it's a crime and its need to be addressed.

I want to say this to the Graham family, no one who is not experience a lost of a child can understand what you're feeling. I'm truly sorry for the lost of your son, I'm also sorry that it took so long to remove Michael from the street.

This is tense. It's heart breaking what's happened to the community and what' happened to the family suffering that loss.

This is tense. This is really -- It's heart breaking. What's happened to the community, and what's happened to the family that's suffering that loss, this is just the worst thing I've ever seen in my career.

I do not want to repeat the mistakes of history.