We’re not going to look back in the past,” Johnson said. He stressed the importance of not focusing on the past. The new head of security said he is committed to the new approach. “Moving forward, I’m confident that the patrol and police resources present here in Ferguson will do just that.” “It means a lot to me, personally, that we break the cycle of violence, diffuse the tension and build trust – showing the utmost respect for every interaction with every citizen,” Johnson, who is African-American, told reporters. Louis that he grew up in the area and considers it both his community and home.ĥ things to know about Michael Brown’s shootingĪlthough locals say race relations have long been troubled between the city’s mostly African-American population and the mostly white police force, anger spilled out after Brown’s death, resulting in protests, violence, looting and fires. Current and retired law enforcement officers sharply criticized Missouri State Police Capt Ron Johnson for apologizing to protesters Emails from August show officers were opposed to an order. “We’re going to look at this from a personal standpoint and if that was my son – or that was my friend – how would I feel?”Įarlier in the day, he told reporters in St. “A young man lost his life and so I grieve for that family because I have a son,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper. When Johnson took over security in Ferguson Thursday, the suburb has become a flashpoint.
Music impresario Russell Simmons tweeted: “When police know the community and come from community, the relationship can be transformed overnight. What an incredible night this is in #Ferguson,” one person tweeted. On social media, people praised Johnson’s handling of the situation. When Peter got scared Jesus picked him up and said have faith.’ Today, we need to be just like Peter.” Johnson responded more like a pastor than a law enforcement officer: “When I got home, my daughter said, ‘Daddy, were you scared?’ I said, ‘Just a little.’ She said, ‘Daddy, I want you to remember when Jesus asked Peter to walk with him in the water.
That hurts this community, and that’s what I don’t want.”Īt one point in the news conference, a man who said he was the father of seven children talked about his kids being “scared to death” of the police. Johnson said he would brief residents about the claims after meeting with Police Chief Thomas Jackson.īut he urged residents “to make sure that we don’t burn down our own house, that we don’t go down there and vandalize our own buildings…That doesn’t prove a point. People were talking.”Īt Friday’s news conference, residents expressed skepticism to details released by Ferguson’s police chief implicating Brown as the “primary suspect” in a convenience store robbery moments before he was killed. “Last night was a great night,” he recalled. On Thursday night, Johnson and other officials marched with the protesters and, in his words, they “walked and shook hands and talked to people and listened and promised that we’re going to communicate better.” The governor’s attorneys also called the Disney lawsuit “meritless for many reasons,” including that “a special district cannot bind the State to transfer a portion of its sovereign authority to a private entity.Missouri Gov.: 'We've all got work to do' In the motion to dismiss, DeSantis’ attorneys claimed that he was immune from litigation, given that “neither the Governor nor the Secretary enforce any of the laws at issue, so Disney lacks standing to sue them.” DeSantis’ attorneys cited legislative immunity. The company’s attorneys wrote, “The gravamen of Plaintiff’s complaint is that Defendants have violated Plaintiff’s fundamental rights by inflicting ongoing retaliation for protected speech and impairing contracts that remain impaired.” “The scope of discovery will be dictated by the claims that remain following the disposition of those motions, if any,” the defendants’ attorneys wrote.ĭisney argued that staying discovery “will cause substantial harm.” Disney Wins One As Delaware Judge Rules For Company In Shareholder LawsuitĪlso named as defendants in the lawsuit was the secretary of the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity, along with the board members that DeSantis selected to serve on the newly renamed special district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.ĭeSantis and the other defendants also want the discovery process in the case - one that will include extensive collection of documents and depositions - to be put on hold until a judge rules on his motion to dismiss to case, as well as a motion filed by the district board.
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