This statistic shows the results of a survey on the recent shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, by a police officer. The survey was conducted in August 2014, roughly a week after the shooting, throughout the United States. During the survey, 26 percent of respondents were convinced that the police officer acted in self-defense when he shot Brown, while 23 percent of respondents believe he should be found guilty of murder.
United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense?
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Rasmussen Reports. (August 18, 2014). United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/
Rasmussen Reports. "United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense? ." Chart. August 18, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/
Rasmussen Reports. (2014). United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/
Rasmussen Reports. "United States: Should The Police Officer Who Killed a Black Teenager in Ferguson Be Found Guilty of Murder or Was He Acting in Self-defense? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/
Rasmussen Reports, United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
United States: Should the police officer who killed a black teenager in Ferguson be found guilty of murder or was he acting in self-defense? [Graph], Rasmussen Reports, August 18, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317786/police-officer-who-shot-michael-brown-in-ferguson-guilty-or-self-defense/