Local African American leaders say the grand jury in the Michael Brown case turned its back on the facts. They say there was more than enough evidence to charge Officer Darren Wilson.

Protestors gathered in support of that stance at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Orlando Tuesday. But that scheduled protest was moved inside a church for the because of the weather.

News 13 spoke with African American leaders who say assembling to protest should be replaced by assembling at the voting booth if they want to see change.

Criminal Justice Professor Kyan Ware says the Missouri grand jury did not recommend indicting Officer Wilson - not because they didn't see evidence, but he says, they may have seen too much.

"Just overwhelming a jury with a tsunami of irrelevant as well as relevant evidence, we can see the end result, which is the truth wasn't found and ultimately the jury just threw up their hands and said I don't know what to make of this," said Ware.

Ware says he believes this was a plan of the prosecutor to sway this case in favor of the officer.

Kran Riley is the president of the Orange County chapter of the NAACP. He says the violent actions of those who disagree with the grand jury's findings are only making the situation worse.

"Riots or destruction of your own property or someone else's property is not even the way it should be," said Riley.

He says the black community must work with law enforcement to make change. Something he says he is doing right now.

"We want to bridge that gap. We want them to do more neighborhood things. We want them to be more visible. More than just when they are coming to arrest somebody," Riley added.

Both men we spoke with say the other way to make change is at the voting booth. They say If citizens don't like the way things are, they have to vote to make a difference in those who make the laws.

Social media reactions

While police in Ferguson are preparing for more protests, the impact is still being felt across the nation via social media sites where users have been posting their reactions to the grand jury's decision.

More than 3.5 million tweets related to the decision had been sent by midnight after it was announced Monday. Something becoming more and more common in this digital age -- where many take to social media to have their voice heard.

Right after the decision, basketball star LeBron James tweeted a picture of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin walking with their arms around each other with a caption that reads "As a society how do we do better, and stop things like this from happening time after time" followed by his words of sympathy to the families, and urges for protestors to avoid violence or retaliation.

No matter which of the currently trending hashtags you use or follow -- and whether it's on twitter or Facebook -- it's evident people are pretty passionate about this case.

We've also seen specific Facebook pages -- one called "Justice for Mike Brown," another other is "Support Darren Wilson" -- where thousands have voiced their opinions.

Pictures and videos of the violence and the fires have surfaced, but something incredible also happened last night.

Cathy's Kitchen is a restaurant that's right next to the police station in Ferguson. While many tried to throw rocks and do damage to the restaurant, protestors got together and locked arms around the restaurant protecting it, with someone later posting the video online. Cathy's Kitchen was spared.

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