Reference no: EM133089059

On Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo., Michael Brown and officer Darren Wilson encountered one another on a residential street in the St. Louis suburb. Police said Brown was a suspect in the robbery of cigars from a convenience store that included assault on the store owner. Wilson eventually shot and killed the teenager, who was unarmed. This case set off a firestorm resulting in riots and civil unrest. The end results became known as the Ferguson Effect.

Research the case of Michael Brown and lay out the facts of what transpired from the time in the grocery store until Brown was shot.

Discuss the actual facts of the case and do they differ from you already knew?

After reviewing the facts of the case, did anything you discovered change your perspective on the incident?

Discuss the significance of the "Ferguson Effect" that resulted from this case and what consequences it may have on law enforcement going forward.

Finally, what is your opinion of the events that took place?