Michael Brown Sr.'s speech

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"My people are tired of this." The father of Michael Brown spoke out in Saint Louis after a police officer was acquitted for the murder of Anthony Lamar Smith.

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00:00And people love us, we got lovers out here that want to see us prosper, and y'all just getting rid of us.

00:18Bring back a whole lot of feelings, you know.

00:20I can imagine what his mother going through right now, because we went through the same thing.

00:24You know, it's bullshit.

00:26Y'all know this ain't right.

00:29And y'all continue to do it, you know what I'm saying, to us, man.

00:32Like, we don't mean nothing. We rats, dogs, trash in the street.

00:35That's right.

00:36Our lives do matter too, you know what I'm saying.

00:39And people love us, we got lovers out here that want to see us prosper, and y'all just getting rid of us.

00:44That's right.

00:47Right now, I'm just going to be honest, I pray for my city, man.

00:50Because my people tired of this.

00:53So whatever happens, I just pray for my city.

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