“In a video released, Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson says that he is “truly sorry” to the Brown family for the death of Michael Brown and the way that his body was handled. He also apologizes to peaceful protesters “who did not feel that I did enough to protect their constitutional right to protest,” and accepts full responsibility “for any mistakes I have made.”

It’s unclear what drove Jackson or the Ferguson Police Department to apologize now and in this fashion. This week, protests in Ferguson began with renewed urgency after a memorial to Michael Brown was destroyed in a fire.”

Watch the full apology here: http://gawker.com/six-weeks-later-ferguson-police-chief-tells-brown-fami-1639055787

Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/anakasparian) Ben Mankiewicz (http://www.twitter.com/benmank77) and John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) of The Young Turks discuss the apology video. The panel goes on to speculate about why Police Chief Tom Jackson finally issued this apology six weeks after the shooting. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.