By Daryl Hannah
Even if President Obama hadn’t just announced Loretta Lynch as his nominee to replace Eric Holder as attorney general, eyes would still be focused on the Department of Justice this week as the country waits to learn whether a grand jury will indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Last August, Officer Wilson shot and killed Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, after the two had a scuffle that began at Wilson’s police car and ended several minutes later and feet away with Brown lying face down with fatal gunshot wounds. On Aug. 20, a grand jury was convened to determine how Brown died. The Ferguson police say Brown struggled with Wilson inside his police car, then reached for Wilson’s weapon. Brown’s family and some witnesses say Wilson killed Brown as he raised his hands in surrender.
