Mother of Michael Brown, teen killed by police in Ferguson, endorses Clinton on MO's primary day

[Rose Siding]

The mother of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old whose 2014 shooting by police in Ferguson, Mo., ignited protests that lasted for weeks, is backing Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Clinton's campaign announced the endorsement Tuesday as voters began casting primary ballots in Missouri, one of five states voting on what could be a decisive day for Clinton. She has appeared to lose ground in Missouri to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, with the most recent poll showing an effective tie.

"When I lost my son, I lost my world. 'Big Mike' was a big boy, but he was my baby boy; my only child, and his life was brutally taken from me," Lezley McSpadden wrote in her endorsement statement.
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"This election season, we are at battle for the soul of our nation," McSpadden said. "If we want to continue to build on the progress made by our country, we need a president who is ready to lead — and I trust Hillary Clinton."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/03/15/mother-of-michael-brown-killed-by-police-in-ferguson-endorses-clinton-on-missouri-primary-day/

[SunSeeker]

1. I trust Hillary too.

[pandr32]

2. "When I lost my son, I lost my world"

Made my stomach sink and my heart hurt. Losing a child is the most frightening of all things to imagine. Nothing is more awful.
This woman, and others like her who have stepped forward to underscore the stakes in this election are heroines--brave beyond measure.

[Rose Siding]

4. They inspire me.

[pandr32]

5. Me, too!

[mainstreetonce]

3. I hope enough people are listening

This was such a sad case.