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Ferguson police were 'aggressive,' a critical Missouri governor says

Posted on AllSides August 19th, 2014
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Gov. Jay Nixon is criticizing the "over-militarization" of the police response to protests that have been spurred by the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Nixon appeared on most of the political talk shows on Sunday, calling the tactics of the St. Louis County Police "aggressive" and expressed relief that the Justice Department is conducting its own investigation into the young man's death on August 9.
"There are times when force is necessary, but we really felt that push at that time was a little aggressive,...

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