Some policemen standing by during King's beating maintain the arrest was done correctly, and the Grand Jury has decided against indicting them for their inaction. The Civil Liberties Union disagrees. "I couldn't be more disappointed," said spokesman Joe Hicks. "We had expectations that these lawbreakers -- and passive though they may have been, they were lawbreakers -- would be dealt with accordingly. . . . In a statement released today, ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said: "The grand jury in Ferguson did not follow its own guidelines when it declined to charge Darren Wilson with any crime. Meanwhile one rookie police officer was fired and three have been suspended without pay by Chief Darryl Gates, who is investigating the incident. Only Gates has the power to discipline officers. The District Attorney is forwarding the "disturbing interviews" with bystanding officers to the local independent commission investigating the police department.
Some policemen standing by during King's beating maintain the arrest was done correctly, and the Grand Jury has decided against indicting them for their inaction. The Civil Liberties Union disagrees. "I couldn't be more disappointed," said spokesman Joe Hicks. In a statement released today, ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero said: "The grand jury in Ferguson did not follow its own guidelines when it declined to charge Darren Wilson with any crime. Meanwhile one rookie police officer was fired and three have been suspended without pay by Chief Darryl Gates, who is investigating the incident. Only Gates has the power to discipline officers. The District Attorney is forwarding the "disturbing interviews" with bystanding officers to the local independent commission investigating the police department.