United States President Barack Obama has urged the nation to accept the grand jury's decision to not indict the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager this summer by saying that the final verdict was going to be subject to "intense disagreement" either way.
Obama also remarked that the incident indicates the broader challenges that the U.S. faces as a nation and added that a deep mistrust exists between law enforcement and communities of colour, reported ABC News.
Saying that the nation is built on the rule of law, Obama asked people to accept the decision that was the grand jury's to make. He also requested the protesters to be peaceful as desired by the victim's parents.'
Obama's statement came less than an hour after St. Louis grand jury announced its verdict.
Officer Darren Wilson will now face no state charges for shooting black teenager, Michael Brown.
While announcing the grand jury's decision on Monday evening during a press conference, St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch said that the grand jury had observed that "no probable cause exists" to bring any charges against Wilson.
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The verdict given by the grand jury of nine whites and three blacks was greeted with hundreds of protesters in front of the Ferguson police station.
However, the demonstration quickly turned violent when protesters started hurling bottles, rocks and overturned some cars.
Demonstrations also broke out in other parts of the nation including, Times Square, South-Central Los Angeles, and U Street and the White House.
