England Has Avoided Eric Garners And Michael Browns By Doing What The U.S. Won't

England Has Avoided Eric Garners And Michael Browns By Doing What The U.S. Won't
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2014/11/26: People gather outside the US embassy in Central London, supporting the portests in Ferguson. (Photo by Andrea Baldo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2014/11/26: People gather outside the US embassy in Central London, supporting the portests in Ferguson. (Photo by Andrea Baldo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The grand jury rulings in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases have sparked outrage across the U.S. as protests have broken out across the country.

But while many activists and protesters have rightfully focused on racial disparities in the criminal justice system, the rulings reveal another problem: Grand juries may be an inherently flawed way of holding police officers accountable.

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