Michael Brown’s Family Places Thanksgiving Dinner In Front Of His Empty Chair

Posted by | November 28, 2014 21:00 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories


Not only Michael Brown’s family, but supporters around the country laid out a meal by an empty chair to honor his memory.

His family hope[s] their solemn gesture will help to highlight the perceived injustice of a grand jury ruling that the policeman should not stand trial…

In a sign of how much their story has affected people, it turned out the Browns weren’t the only ones setting a place for a missing loved one, The New York Daily News reported.

A picture of the family shows six members sitting around a table in Ferguson about to eat.

They are staring at a T-shirt draped over an empty shirt, looking completely depleted after what was a devastating week.

The image was posted online by the advocacy group Ferguson Action.

The caption read: ‘Mike Brown’s family sits at the table for their first holiday dinner without him. #StolenLives’

According to the group’s head, Mervyn Marcano, the online campaign #StolenLives is an attempt to show people ‘that the victims of police violence are loved and remembered by their families and communities’.

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48 responses to Michael Brown’s Family Places Thanksgiving Dinner In Front Of His Empty Chair

  1. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 21:06

    RIP..Mike Brown…
    See ya in hell Darren Wilson..

    • Brian K EyeRappino November 28th, 2014 at 22:15

      He ain’t the one going to hell

      • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:36

        Well, I’m happy to see you are so sure of yourself..
        Care to elaborate?

        • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 28th, 2014 at 23:00

          He believes unarmed kids should be gunned down, especially if they have dark skin, so I doubt if he’ll elaborate.

          • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:25

            Let us not wait in vain for a response…:)

          • debby December 29th, 2014 at 10:19

            he was a grown ass man. he should have enterd the military but i doubt he had the intelligence to pass an entry exam.

      • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 28th, 2014 at 22:56

        Silly bigot!
        Heaven and hell are right here on earth and not from fables of a bronze age book.
        Michael Brown is dead….and Darren Wilson will be living in hell.
        Just wait and see.

      • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:02

        Brian K Eye Rappino….
        You seem familiar….

        But easily forgotten.

  2. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:06

    RIP..Mike Brown…
    See ya in hell Darren Wilson..

    • Brian K EyeRappino November 28th, 2014 at 23:15

      He ain’t the one going to hell

      • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:36

        Well, I’m happy to see you are so sure of yourself..
        Care to elaborate?

        • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 29th, 2014 at 00:00

          He believes unarmed kids should be gunned down, especially if they have dark skin, so I doubt if he’ll elaborate.

          • StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 00:25

            Let us not wait in vain for a response…:)

          • debby December 29th, 2014 at 11:19

            he was a grown ass man. he should have enterd the military but i doubt he had the intelligence to pass an entry exam.

      • KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 28th, 2014 at 23:56

        Silly bigot!
        Heaven and hell are right here on earth and not from fables of a bronze age book.
        Michael Brown is dead….and Darren Wilson will be living in hell.
        Just wait and see.

      • StoneyCurtisll November 29th, 2014 at 00:02

        Brian K Eye Rappino….
        You seem familiar….

        But easily forgotten.

  3. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 21:15

    Poor Darren Wilson…
    Having to hang out in the shadows in movie theaters, wearing disguises so no one recognizes him, getting married to his Police bride…
    No longer having to be a cop.( with a full pension and benefits)
    How much more does he have to suffer?….

    • searambler November 28th, 2014 at 22:07

      He’ll retire to some little red state redneck town where people will think he’s a hero for taking out a thug. He’s got a few hundred grand from his gofundme defense account…

      • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:37

        George Z and Darren will make great rommies…

      • debby December 29th, 2014 at 10:17

        i hope so! they are welcome here.

    • debby December 29th, 2014 at 10:16

      brown was a thug not worth the miserable existence of wilson. sick of looking at the idiot family. sick of brown and sick of the illiterate protesters. wislon should sue the ape obama, holder, etc.

  4. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:15

    Poor Darren Wilson…
    Having to hang out in the shadows in movie theaters, wearing disguises so no one recognizes him, getting married to his Police bride…
    No longer having to be a cop.( with a full pension and benefits)
    How much more does he have to suffer?….

    • searambler November 28th, 2014 at 23:07

      He’ll retire to some little red state redneck town where people will think he’s a hero for taking out a thug. He’s got a few hundred grand from his gofundme defense account…

      • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:37

        George Z and Darren will make great rommies…

      • debby December 29th, 2014 at 11:17

        i hope so! they are welcome here.

    • debby December 29th, 2014 at 11:16

      brown was a thug not worth the miserable existence of wilson. sick of looking at the idiot family. sick of brown and sick of the illiterate protesters. wislon should sue the ape obama, holder, etc.

  5. searambler November 28th, 2014 at 22:05

    I don’t understand how this ‘honors’ anything or ‘raises awareness’ of the situation more than it already is, or can possibly change anyone’s opinion at this point about what happened. Maybe I’m just numb and cynical at this point…..

  6. searambler November 28th, 2014 at 23:05

    I don’t understand how this ‘honors’ anything or ‘raises awareness’ of the situation more than it already is, or can possibly change anyone’s opinion at this point about what happened. Maybe I’m just numb and cynical at this point…..

  7. Brian K EyeRappino November 28th, 2014 at 22:13

    Who cares. One less criminal.

    • Republicans_are_Evil November 28th, 2014 at 22:30

      Witness the evil.

    • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:45

      One less working on the police force…
      Isn’t that what you meant to say?

    • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:47

      Wow…
      18 comments..
      I’m impressed with your ‘background’…(or lack there of)..

    • fancypants November 28th, 2014 at 23:17

      the streets must be a lot safer ? Yea that’s it

    • Carla Akins November 29th, 2014 at 06:19

      Based on the totality of your comments, you clearly have an agenda. You offer nothing of value and post only to instigate. Find somewhere else to play.

  8. Brian K EyeRappino November 28th, 2014 at 23:13

    Who cares. One less criminal.

    • Republicans_are_Evil November 28th, 2014 at 23:30

      Witness the evil.

    • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:45

      One less working on the police force…
      Isn’t that what you meant to say?

    • StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:47

      Wow…
      18 comments..
      I’m impressed with your ‘background’…(or lack there of)..

    • fancypants November 29th, 2014 at 00:17

      the streets must be a lot safer ? Yea that’s it

    • Carla Akins November 29th, 2014 at 07:19

      Based on the totality of your comments, you clearly have an agenda. You offer nothing of value and post only to instigate. Find somewhere else to play.

  9. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 22:56

    Leave Darren Wilson Alone~!…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
    Opps..
    wrong video clip, but it fits the Wilson supporters..

  10. StoneyCurtisll November 28th, 2014 at 23:56

    Leave Darren Wilson Alone~!…
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
    Opps..
    wrong video clip, but it fits the Wilson supporters..

  11. Grave Mistake November 29th, 2014 at 01:44

    Illiterate criminal factories. Look at the shirt draped over the chair. Unbelievable. 3rd grade education could have picked up on this error.

    • fancypants November 29th, 2014 at 02:59

      where is the error ? Did the family screw up by letting a photographer take pictures that tic you off

  12. Grave Mistake November 29th, 2014 at 02:44

    Illiterate criminal factories. Look at the shirt draped over the chair. Unbelievable. 3rd grade education could have picked up on this error.

    • fancypants November 29th, 2014 at 03:59

      where is the error ? Did the family screw up by letting a photographer take pictures that tic you off

  13. debby December 29th, 2014 at 10:14

    they look like idiots.

  14. debby December 29th, 2014 at 11:14

    they look like idiots.

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