Apparently, he has already been shot a St. Louis police. He just happened to live. No charges were filed against him or the officer after the shooting. I guess that shooting a black 18 year-old is no harm, no foul in St. Louis.
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Protesters
who have for days lined a busy suburban St. Louis street not far from
the place where a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black
teenager have walked from nearby apartments, driven from neighboring
communities and flown in from states hundreds of miles away.
Some are young parents carrying infants. Others, college students. Retirees. Professionals taking a break from their jobs.
Some of the protesters said they previously had been shot by police,
or know relatives and friends who had been. Michael Johnson, 42, lifted
up his shirt to show the scars on his torso that he said he received
when he was shot by a St. Louis police officer at age 18, during a
confrontation that he said never resulted in charges against him or the
officer. Because of the injuries, he said, he had to abandon his dream
of joining the Marines.
“That one night cost me my whole future,” said Johnson, standing in
front of a looted and burnt-out convenience store. “If I got to die
tonight, I don’t mind … I’m dying for a cause.
