Madison DA Pleads for Non-Violence After Announcing No Charges in Robinson Death

Right after announcing no charges against the cop who fatally shot 19-year-old Tony Robinson, Madison district attorney Ismael Ozanne invoked the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a plea for non-violence.

Ozanne appeared to indirectly invoke recent unrest in Baltimore when he said, “I am concerned that recent violence around our nation is giving some in our communities a justification for fear, hatred, and violence.”

“True and lasting change,” Ozanne said, “does not come from violence, but from exercising our voices and our votes.”

He quoted the words of Dr. King and then walked off.

Watch the video below, via CNN:

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