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Demonstrators raise their hands and chant "hands up, don't shoot" on August 12 in Clayton, Missouri, during a protest over the killing of Michael Brown. Some reports state that Brown had his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by a police officer on Saturday in suburban Ferguson, Missouri. (Getty)