1) I feel that one mistake was saying that they would release the name of the officer involved in shooting on Tuesday, but then decide not to. You can't tell a group of people one thing to settle them down, and then change your mind. It made the situation worse. Also, the city of Ferguson asked them to protest only during the daytime. You have the right to protest peacefully, without any time restrictions. The protests were already violent, but telling the ones that were being peaceful that they couldn't protest when they wanted just went against the rights of the people.
2) Excessive force is when you use unnecessary violence or force just so things are easier. I do believe excessive force was used in the Brown shooting. I don't see where you would need to shoot someone six times, unless you wanted to make sure they were dead. The excessive force was probably just to avoid survival so that he could not testify.
3) I think would bring in upper authorities and stop letting the Ferguson police handle the protests. There is obviously some major tension there. I would let the Ferguson police focus on things that they usually would. Also, I would just continue the investigation of the Brown shooting. I would also make a public announcement about how these violent protests are stopping young children from getting an education, because that is causing more of a problem.
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