39% Of Americans Approve Ferguson Police; 52% Disapprove

Our Ferguson Divide Goes Beyond Race

E.J. Dionne

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-talking-past-each-other-on-race/2014/12/03/e4bd24f8-7b16-11e4-9a27-6fdbc612bff8_story.html

Excerpt: "A majority of Americans declined to give a blank check to the police. Overall, only 39 percent of Americans said they approved of how the police and other local authorities handled the protests in Ferguson, while 52 percent disapproved. African Americans overwhelmingly disapproved, but on this issue, a plurality of whites shared their view: Slightly more whites disapproved of police behavior (48 percent) than approved (41 percent)."