Why It's So Hard to Indict a Police Officer Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Police guard the Ferguson police department as demonstrators wait for the grand jury announcement in the Michael Brown case on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. ( Scott Olson / Getty ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC