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America in black and white: Here's simple, naked truth

The American city of Ferguson in Missouri is on fire following the acquittal of a white policeman who shot and killed an unarmed black teen, allegedly because he was wielding what looked like a gun and failed to put up his hands when ordered to.

In the event, Michael Brown, 18, was carrying a toy gun that he and an accomplice had used to rob a convenience store only minutes earlier.

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