Jesse Jackson: 'Absolutely' No Reason For Officer To Shoot

Jesse Jackson: 'Absolutely' No Reason For Officer To Shoot
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Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to the media before the unveiling of a plaque honoring Nelson Mandela in Monument Park Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson says there are absolutely no circumstances under which police officer Darren Wilson should have shot Michael Brown, whose death has sparked a week of rioting and racial unrest in Ferguson, Mo.

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