Sharp Racial Divisions in Reactions to Brown, Garner Decisions

The public has very different reactions to the recent grand jury decisions in two police-related deaths that have sparked protests in cities across the country. By 50% to 37%, Americans say a grand jury made the right decision not to charge former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.

By contrast, a majority (57%) says a grand jury in New York City made the wrong decision in not charging a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. Just 22% viewed that as the right decision. CONT.

Pew

pew_141208

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.