While we await the grand jury decision from Missouri on the fate of Darren Wilson, a new poll shows why Ferguson is such a divisive issue that has been used to galvanize support from blacks, but fizzled among whites.
Washington (CNN) — Americans are sharply divided along racial lines as to whether Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson should be charged with murder in the shooting death of Michael Brown, a new CNN/ORC poll out Monday finds.
Fifty-four percent of nonwhites — including blacks, Latinos and Asians — say Wilson should be charged with murder, while just 23% of whites agree. And 38% of whites say Wilson should be charged with no crime at all, while just 15% of nonwhites hold that position.
I’d be interested to see if that opinion is evenly spread among Hispanics, Asians and blacks, or if it’s greater among blacks. In any case, it mostly appears that those who believe Wilson was justified in shooting Brown do so based on the evidence, while those who believe he’s guilty to so based on opinions.
(h/t: WZ)