One Year After Mike Brown Was Killed, St. Louis County Still Doesn't Know How to Handle Protests

One year ago, the world watched as militarized police aimed their weapons at civilians protesting the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The widespread use of tear gas and other tactics sparked a national conversation on the harsh police treatment of the mostly peaceful protesters. Despite scrutiny, including a Department of Justice report critiquing the involved police departments' use of force, they do not seem to have changed their ways in handling protests.

A day after the one-year anniversary of Brown's death, police arrested more than 140 protesters, many of whom say they were mistreated. Activists and clergy were participating in "Moral Monday" events across the St. Louis region to bring attention to issues of racial inequity and police brutality.