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According to media on both sides of the state, a decision has been "imminent" since last Friday. I suspect the true bill has already been handed up, or there is no true bill, the jury passing on indictment. The latter is most likely, allegedly the evidence pointing to an attack on Officer Darren Wilson prior to the shooting. The city and the state have needed time to prep for the outbreak of demonstrations, which activists have promised regardless of the outcome of the grand jury deliberation.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon issues state of emergency ahead of Ferguson grand jury decision
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard Monday in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.
Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced.
There was no indication an announcement is imminent. There is no specific date for a decision to be revealed about whether Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson should face charges for shooting Michael Brown on Aug. 9. The St. Louis County prosecutor has said that he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November.
With Nixon's action this afternoon, I suspect the decision is coming down very soon -- and I kind of wonder if they aren't waiting for the arctic cold front to move into the area to limit demonstrator activity. That should happen tonight. It already moved through Kansas City this afternoon, with temps in both cities expected to drop to near zero overnight. Demonstration organizers have been shipping in out of town professional civic unrest specialists since last week.