Van Jones Blames Prosecutor For Ferguson Riots

danjoseph | November 25, 2014
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While violence raged in Ferguson, Van Jones pinned the blame on Prosecutor Robert McCulloch saying that his handling of the situation was responsible for those engaging in violence following the Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

“This was handled very, very badly. First of all, the way that McCulloch was tonight was very, very provocative. I thought he had an opportunity to really come out, to be the peacemaker and say, ‘Listen, we don’t agree with you but we understand.’ He missed that opportunity. and you saw the crowd react to McCulloch’s tone. And then because we waited so late, you had boiled this thing down a little bit already. I think they made a big mistake by waiting so late. I think McCulloch missed a huge leadership opportunity to be a uniter tonight. I think McCulloch’s tone was very divisive tonight. And here we are.”

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