Officer Wilson will not face charges in the death of Michael Brown

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/grand-jury-reaches-decision-in-case-of-ferguson-officer/2014/11/24/de48e7e4-71d7-11e4-893f-86bd390a3340_story.html?hpid=z1

Date: TODAY! (11/25/2014)

The Saint Louis County Grand Jury decided that Officer Darren Wilson will not be charged with murder or involuntary manslaughter.  The District Attorney said, “some witnesses maintained their original statement that Mr. Brown had his hands in the air and was not moving toward the officer when he was shot.  Several witnesses said Mr. Brown did not raise his hands at all or that he raised them briefly and then dropped them and then turned toward Officer Wilson, who then fired several rounds.”  In addition, Officer Wilson testified for four hours to the Grand Jury, which included nine whites and three blacks.  In the end, President Obama was on television asking Americans to accept the judicial system's decision, however, protests in Ferguson were almost immediate.  
Questions:
Do you believe Officer Wilson's story that Michael Brown was the aggressor and physically assaulted Officer Wilson?  
Was justice served?

President Obama's Executive Action on Deportation

Link: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/what-obamas-immigration-action-actually-does/383037/

Date- November 21, 2014

President Obama fulfilled a promise he made earlier in 2014 to change his policy on immigration if Congress did not pass a comprehensive Immigration Reform Law.  He announced an executive order last Thursday, which outlines new standards on deportation.  President Obama said that deportations would focus on "felons, not families. Criminals, not children. Gang members, not a mom who’s working hard to provide for her kids. We’ll prioritize, just like law enforcement does every day."  Specifically, parents of U.S. citizens and green card holders would be protected.  One immigration group estimates that 3.7 million people would fall into this category.  In addition, the age restriction on those that qualify as Dreamers, minors brought to the country illegally, will be eliminated.  This should result in 290,000 more people being allowed to stay without fear of deportation as long as they remain upstanding citizens.  Republicans were critical of Obama before he announced his plan as this issue partially represents the struggle for the Latino vote, a key factor as politicians eye the 2016 presidential race.

Questions-
What do you think the effects of this action will be?
What are the reasons Obama is doing this now?

Other link for more info: http://www.vox.com/2014/11/20/7250255/immigration-reform-obama-executive-action