Ferguson police officer who killed black teen resigns.docx
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OfficerDarrenWilsonispicturedinthisundatedhandoutevidencephotofromtheAugust9FergusonPoliceshootingofMichaelBrowninFerguson,Missouri,releasedbytheSt.LouisCountyProsecutor'sOfficeonNovember24,2014.[Photo/Agencies]
FERGUSON,Mo.-ThewhitepoliceofficerwhofatallyshotanunarmedblackteenagerinaSt.Louissuburbhasresigned,hislawyersaidonSaturday,asactivistssetoutona120-milemarchtoprotestthekillingandagrandjury'sdecisionnottoindicthim.
TheresignationofDarrenWilsonfromtheFerguson,Missouri,policeforcecomesnearlyfourmonthsafterhekilled18-year-oldMichaelBrownanddaysaftertheannouncementthathewouldnotfacecriminalcharges.
Theincident,whichhasledtomonthsofsometimesviolentprotestsinFerguson,hasreignitedadebateoverracerelationsandtheuseofpoliceforceintheUnitedStates.
NeilBruntrager,anattorneyforWilson,confirmedthattheofficerhadsubmittedhisresignation,amovethatwaslonganticipated,nomattertheoutcomeofthegrandjury'sdeliberations.ThenewswasearlierreportedbytheSt.LouisPost-DispatchandtheAssociatedPress.
"Intermsofhissafety,itisprobablythebestthingforhim,"saidCynthiaBurnes,26,anurse'sassistantfromSt.LouiswhowasamongadozenpeoplegatheredinfrontoftheFergusonpoliceheadquartersonSaturdayevening."Heisblack-listedfromthismomenton."
InaletterpublishedbythePost-Dispatch,Wilsonsaidhehadbeentoldthat"mycontinuedemploymentmayputtheresidentsandpoliceofficersoftheCityofFergusonatrisk,whichisacircumstancethatIcannotallow."
Wilson,whosaidhewasactinginselfdefensewhenheshotBrown,saidhewantedtowaituntilafterthegrandjury'sdecisionbeforehemadehisdecisiontoresign,accordingtotheletter.
AfteranightofarsonandlootinginFergusonfollowingthegrandjury'sdecision,demonstrationsthisweekspreadtoothermajorUScities,withsomeoftheproteststargetingshoppingmallsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving,astheholidayshoppingseasongotunderway.
OnSaturday,activistsshiftedgearsbysettingoffonaseven-daymarchfromFergusontoJeffersonCity,thestatecapital.Themarch,reminiscentofthecivilrightsmarchesofthe1960s,wasorganizedbytheNationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople(NAACP).
TheNAACPiscallingforareformofpolicepractices,anewpolicechiefinFergusonandanationallawtopreventracialprofilingbypolice.
Morethan150peoplesetoutonthe"JourneyforJustice"fromtheCanfieldGreenApartments,nearthespotwhereBrownwasshotandkilled,withsomemarcherssingingthedecades-oldprotestsong"WeShallOvercome."
SandraHenry,53,aregisterednursefromSt.Louis,saidshewasmarchingtopressforreformofpolicepractices.
"Thisisn'tjustaboutSt.Louis.Wearespeakingforothercities,othercountriestoo,"Henrysaid.
Alltold,about100marcherswereexpectedtomaketheentirejourney,withabout1,000expectedtobepartofthefinallegofthemarch,saidNAACPstaffmemberJamiahAdams.
Bynightfall,adozenpeoplehadgatheredattheFergusonpolicestation,thesceneofsomeofthisweek'sworstriots.Nopoliceofficerswerestandingoutfrontbutasmallcrewofnationalguardlingeredintheback.
Theshootinganditsaftermatharetakingatollonthestate'sfinances.MissouriGovernorJayNixonhascalledforthestateassemblytoconveneforaspecialsessiontoapprovemorefundsfortheMissouriHighwayPatrolandtheNationalGuardaftermonthsofprotestsoverBrown'sdeath.
InNewYork,activistsralliedinHarlemonSaturdaytodrawparallelsbetweenBrown'sdeathandwhattheyseeasothercasesofunjustifiedpoliceviolence.
Sexologistexploresrealitiesofgaylife,prostitution.
OnaneveninginearlyApril2006,FangGang,a38-year-oldPhDcandidatefromRenminUniversity,walkedintoanightclubinShenzhen,Guangdongprovince.Itwashisthirdvisittotheclub-butforworkratherthanentertainmentFangwasdoingresearchonmalesexworkers,knownasnangongguan,literallymalepublicrelationsworkers,forhisPhDthesis.However,thistimeherealizedsomethingsignificanthadoccurredtohim.
"ThemomentwhenIsteppedthroughthedoor,IrealizedIwasbehavingdifferentlythanonmytwopreviousvisits.InolongercaredabouthowIshouldwalkorspeak.Itwasasnaturalas10yearsagowhenIfirstarrivedattheofficeofthenewspaperIworkedfor.It'samazingtorealizehowfastyoucanchange,andhowfastandprofoundthesurroundingscanchangeyou,"hesays.
Fang'sfieldresearchlastedtwomonths.Hewastryingtofindout,inthatspecificenvironment,howthemen'smasculinityinfluencedtheirbehaviorintheirsexualrelationshipswithfemalecustomersandifitchanged.
"Influencedbythehegemonicmasculinityrecognizedbythesocietythatmanshoulddominatewoman,sometimesnangongguanwouldrefusetoprovidetheservicesthattheirwomancustomerswanted,becausetheythoughtthatwasnotwhatmenshoulddo,"Fangsays.
Forexample,hesays,awomancustomer'srequestthattwonangongguanskissforhertowatchwasrejected.
Askedwhetherhewaseverexposedto"dangerous"situations,Fangreplies,"never".
FangGangsayshealwaysidentifieshimselfwiththemarginalized,andhetracesthereasonforthisbacktohischildhood.ProvidedtoChinaDaily
Sexologistexploresrealitiesofgaylife,prostitution.
OnaneveninginearlyApril2006,FangGang,a38-year-oldPhDcandidatefromRenminUniversity,walkedintoanightclubinShenzhen,Guangdongprovince.Itwashisthirdvisittotheclub-butforworkratherthanentertainmentFangwasdoingresearchonmalesexworkers,knownasnangongguan,literallymalepublicrelationsworkers,forhisPhDthesis.However,thistimeherealizedsomethingsignificanthadoccurredtohim.
"ThemomentwhenIsteppedthroughthedoor,IrealizedIwasbehavingdifferentlythanonmytwopreviousvisits.InolongercaredabouthowIshouldwalkorspeak.Itwasasnaturalas10yearsagowhenIfirstarrivedattheofficeofthenewspaperIworkedfor.It'samazingtorealizehowfastyoucanchange,andhowfastandprofoundthesurroundingscanchangeyou,"hesays.
Fang'sfieldresearchlastedtwomonths.Hewastryingtofindout,inthatspecificenvironment,howthemen'smasculinityinfluencedtheirbehaviorintheirsexualrelationshipswithfemalecustomersandifitchanged.
"Influencedbythehegemonicmasculinityrecognizedbythesocietythatmanshoulddominatewoman,sometimesnangongguanwouldrefusetoprovidetheservicesthattheirwomancustomerswanted,becausetheythoughtthatwasnotwhatmenshoulddo,"Fangsays.
Forexample,hesays,awomancustomer'srequestthattwonangongguanskissforhertowatchwasrejected.
Askedwhetherhewaseverexposedto"dangerous"situations,Fangreplies,"never".
Sixmunicipalparksinthecapitalhavelauncheddifferenttourismroutestopromotesitesintheparks,whichwerevisitedbygloballeadersandtheirspousesduringtheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)meetingearlierthismonth,accordingtoBeijingMunicipalAdministrationCenterofParks.
TheparkshavemadespecialarrangementstobestrepresenttheroutesandsceneswhentheAPECguestsvisited.Visitorscanfollowtheroutestoseewhattheyhaveseenanddoneduringtheirtrip.
Forexample,PengLiyuan,wifeofChinesePresidentXiJinping,hostedwivesofnineAPECleaderstoatourtotheSummerPalaceonNov11.VisitorsnowcanhavethechancetowatchthetraditionalmusicanddanceshowtheywatchedonthatdayandtakeaboattourofKunmingLakeliketheydid.
Theotherfiveparksthatoffersimilarexperiencesare:
TiantanPark,BeihaiPark,JingshanPark,BeijingBotanicalGardenandtheBeijingZoo.Theroutesareclassifiedunderthreethemes:
worldculturalheritage,historicalgardenandparkandthemepark.
AftertheAPECmeetingwasheldinBeijingatthebeginningofNovember,authoritiesandtravelagencieshaveseenthepotentialtoboosttourismbyintroducingnewroutesrelatedtotheAPECmeeting.
ThetourismauthorityofHuairoudistrict,whichhostedcountryleadersduringthemeeting,announcedsixAPECtourismrouteslastweek,includingapanoramicviewtouroftheYanqiLakescenicsiteandtheSunriseKempinskiHotel.
TheNationalAquaticsCenter(theWaterCube),whichhostedthewelcomebanquetforworldleadersduringAPEC,hasalsostartedtoofferaspecialAPECtourexperiencewherevisitorscantakeaglimpseintothehigh-profiledinnerandalsosamplesomefoodthemselves.
ChinesePresidentXiJinping'swifePengLiyuan,fifthright,hostedthewivesofotherAPECofficialsonavisittotheSummerPalaceonthesidelinesofthemeeting.TheyarepicturedonthebankofKunmingLakeinthelargestandbestpreservedimperialgardenoftheQingDynastyinBeijingonNov11,2014.[Photo/Xinhua]
Sixmunicipalparksinthecapitalhavelauncheddifferenttourismroutestopromotesitesintheparks,whichwerevisitedbygloballeadersandtheirspousesduringtheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)meetingearlierthismonth,accordingtoBeijingMunicipalAdministrationCenterofParks.
TheparkshavemadespecialarrangementstobestrepresenttheroutesandsceneswhentheAPECguestsvisited.Visitorscanfollowtheroutestoseewhattheyhaveseenanddoneduringtheirtrip.
Forexample,PengLiyuan,wifeofChinesePresidentXiJinping,hostedwivesofnineAPECleaderstoatourtotheSummerPalaceonNov11.Visitorsnowcanhavethechancetowatchthetraditionalmusicanddan
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