On Monday, a grand jury decided not to indict white Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for killing black 18-year-old Michael Brown. The decision spurred protests nationwide and caused upheaval in the Ferguson, Missouri, area. While some frustration over the decision resulted in violence, Brown's family joined President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in urging activists to protest the outcome peacefully, saying, "Answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction.