Sarah Ford | October 28, 2014
Amnesty International: Ferguson police committed human rights abuses during Michael Brown protests
By Terrence McCoy
Just before midnight on Aug. 19, a longtime local cop named Ray Albers trained hisAR-15 semiautomatic rifle on aprotester in Ferguson, Mo., and told him he was about to die. “I willf——- kill you!”thecop yelling at the protester, who said he had his hands raised. “Get back! Get back!”
When asked his name, Albers, who was suspended and resigned soon afterward, seethed, “Go f— yourself!”
This altercation was one of many disturbing encountersenumerated in an Amnesty Internationalreleased Thursday night that paints a damning portrayal of the Ferguson police force, which it accuses ofcommitting numerous human rights abuses. The report was deeply skeptical ofwhether Ferguson cop DarrenWilsonwas justified in the killing of unarmed Michael Brown, criticized Missouri law it said violates international standards and condemned the local police response for shooting tear gas and rubber bullets, intimidating protesters and restricting residents’ right to peaceful assembly.

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