How does vandalism and looting accomplish anything???

[nugov2]

Based on the video from the store, I agree that Michael Brown was a thug. Shoplifting is one thing - assaulting a much smaller person is something else entirely.

However, it's a never a guarantee that our kids will turn out the way we expect them to based on how we raise them, and there comes a point when it's no longer the parents fault for the way their children behave.

As for Michael Brown's mother wanting Officer Wilson to hang high, she is one of only two people in this episode that I personally would absolutely give a pass to not caring about wanting the entire truth to come out, no matter what it might be. The other is his father.

I'm not going to judge or second guess the feelings of a mother that watched her dead son lie on the pavement for four hours, or that is still waiting to bury him. She's lost her child, her baby. She is entitled to whatever feelings of she chooses, to believe whatever she wants to believe, whether the facts bear those opinions out or not.

I agree that it is never a guarantee how someone will turn out, but I disagree with the Mother getting a free pass for instigating the continued protests which are fueling the riots when the facts are still so muddy and there is just as much for the officer being justified as to not being justified. How can you march about police brutality when you don't know that it has taken place. How can you feel right about the fact that your child may be guilty of assaulting an officer and that the officer in fact was doing the right thing, but you continue to speak out against him. At this point it is clear this wasn't a enraged racist who was hunting a black kid down in the street. Why not try to encourage peace. She isn't, but is instead adding to it by saying until the arrest and convict the officer there will be no peace. How can they do that if he is not guilty and at this point it isn't so cut and dry. I understand not wanting to believe your child is capable of certain things, but with the evidence laid out and the horrific events that continue to take place I would be trying to calm the situation down. What is the point of protesting something until you know it is a fact.

As for Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy....I find that disgusting. That man has absolutely no conscience or respect for people. He is strictly in this for the attention and to create a bigger spectacle of the situation.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Wall to wall coverage on Ferguson, but virtually no coverage of the brutal, horrifying murder of an American journalist, while another's life hangs in the balance.

 

[OurBigTrip]

I agree that it is never a guarantee how someone will turn out, but I disagree with the Mother getting a free pass for instigating the continued protests which are fueling the riots when the facts are still so muddy and there is just as much for the officer being justified as to not being justified. How can you march about police brutality when you don't know that it has taken place. How can you feel right about the fact that your child may be guilty of assaulting an officer and that the officer in fact was doing the right thing, but you continue to speak out against him. At this point it is clear this wasn't a enraged racist who was hunting a black kid down in the street. Why not try to encourage peace. She isn't, but is instead adding to it by saying until the arrest and convict the officer there will be no peace. How can they do that if he is not guilty and at this point it isn't so cut and dry. I understand not wanting to believe your child is capable of certain things, but with the evidence laid out and the horrific events that continue to take place I would be trying to calm the situation down. What is the point of protesting something until you know it is a fact.

As for Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy....I find that disgusting. That man has absolutely no conscience or respect for people. He is strictly in this for the attention and to create a bigger spectacle of the situation.

First, there hasn't been any evidence laid out as to the sequence of events. We know nothing more today than we did the day of the shooting, other than how many bullets hit Brown and where they hit.

Second, I believe that any mother that just lost her child to violence would want revenge. It's human nature, and I'm not going to judge her on that.

Third, she has repeatedly called for PEACEFUL protests - I see nothing wrong with that.

 

[OurBigTrip]

Wall to wall coverage on Ferguson, but virtually no coverage of the brutal, horrifying murder of an American journalist, while another's life hangs in the balance.

Nope.

Nothing to look at here people, keep moving.

 

[robinb]

He didn't paint with a broad brush - he said many, not all.

I would agree with you if he said "some" but "many" is still a broad generalization. Especially when he can't come up with ONE SINGLE example.

 

[Viva Las Disney]

I understand not wanting to believe your child is capable of certain things, but with the evidence laid out and the horrific events that continue to take place I would be trying to calm the situation down. What is the point of protesting something until you know it is a fact.

At this point I think the family is in to deep to change course, they are surrounded by people like Sharpton, Jackson, and the Trayvon Martin attorney who's primary focus is racism and injustice, Michael Brown is simply a means to an end.

I think for a lot of people Michael Brown stopped being the reason behind the riots about a week ago.

As for Al Sharpton delivering the eulogy....I find that disgusting. That man has absolutely no conscience or respect for people. He is strictly in this for the attention and to create a bigger spectacle of the situation.

I find this disgusting also but for a different reason, he never met Michael Brown. I'd rather have the family pastor or even a close friend give the eulogy. By having Sharpton deliver the eulogy they've essentially taken what should be a remembrance and celebration of the life of Michael Brown and turned it into a political rally. Disgusting indeed!

 

[robinb]

Wall to wall coverage on Ferguson, but virtually no coverage of the brutal, horrifying murder of an American journalist, while another's life hangs in the balance.

Has the video been authenticated yet? Give them time. ISIS is a evil incarnate. We can all agree on that one.

 

[nugov2]

First, there hasn't been any evidence laid out as to the sequence of events. We know nothing more today than we did the day of the shooting, other than how many bullets hit Brown and where they hit.

Second, I believe that any mother that just lost her child to violence would want revenge. It's human nature, and I'm not going to judge her on that.

Third, she has repeatedly called for PEACEFUL protests - I see nothing wrong with that.

But there has been evidence that he committed a crime before the incident with the officer showing his state of mind could have been altered and fear could have caused him to act in a way that makes the officers story plausible.

The autopsy shows he was not running from the officer and was shot in the back as eye witnesses originally reported muddying the waters even more.

Now does this mean without a doubt the officer was justified...absolutely not, but when the victims mother is on tv saying there will be no peace until there is an arrest and conviction...that is not a statement IMO she should be making. Now, that said I cannot imagine losing a child, even one that is a criminal(not that Brown is). I am sure she is not thinking clearly. I do not think she is a horrible person, but a grieving mother who isn't thinking clearly.

At this point I think the family is in to deep to change course, they are surrounded by people like Sharpton, Jackson, and the Trayvon Martin attorney who's primary focus is racism and injustice, Michael Brown is simply a means to an end.

I think for a lot of people Michael Brown stopped being the reason behind the riots about a week ago.

That is a good point. They are probably shoving their agenda so far down that poor families throat they cannot even think straight. I feel for this family for sure. I just think what is going on is so horrific someone needs to help put the flames out and maybe this family could help.

 

[skylizard]

I don't appreciate you painting posters on this thread with a broad brush when you are unwilling to back up your statement. In addition, these general comments you responded with do not have any bearing on the report of the man who was shot by police yesterday. He was armed with a knife and, according to the report I read, was within 4 feet of the officers when they finally shot him. Clearly he was a threat.

He's actually right in that a few people have complained about police using what they deem to be "excessive force". Fact is, police are trained to shoot to kill if they feel that their life is in danger. And in an ideal world that would almost never happen. But it does happen, and police have to make that decision in a split second. There was an incident just a few days ago of a white unarmed teen being shot and killed by police:
http://fox13now.com/2014/08/12/vigil-held-for-south-salt-lake-man-shot-killed-by-police/
And yet not riots or looting...

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Wall to wall coverage on Ferguson, but virtually no coverage of the brutal, horrifying murder of an American journalist, while another's life hangs in the balance.

I must have missed something....

What happened?

 

[TLSnell1981]

Has the video been authenticated yet? Give them time. ISIS is a evil incarnate. We can all agree on that one.

I don't know. The video (thankfully) has been deleted from YouTube, but there are stills on the internet. I wasn't expecting to see it (frame by frame). It's very disturbing.

 

[skylizard]

And there are already ******** pages for both Brown's family and Wilson, $95k and $40k respectively.

 

[mimomlile]

I think for most people Michael Brown stopped being the reason behind the riots about a week ago.

Agreed.

I haven't read through all of the previous comments, so apologies...

My $.02: I think it is shameful how the liberal media latched on to this case, fueling the fire all over the nation. They still continue to call this the "shooting of an unarmed teenager". How about the "shooting of a robbery & assault suspect"? At the same time they are showing an old picture that paints him as some video game playing kid, not the 6'+, intimidating grown man that he was at the time.

In this day and age of civil lawsuits, it is no wonder that information was not shared right away. I'm sure that they have to make sure that all of the evidence is scrutinized before they release anything.

Looting is the lowest form of protest. It is self-serving and does not help their cause.

 

[skylizard]

I don't know. The video (thankfully) has been deleted from YouTube, but there are stills on the internet. I wasn't expecting to see it (frame by frame). It's very disturbing.

It's horrid. Those people are monsters. It's worrisome that they've been seen at the Ferguson protests.

 

[robinb]

I don't know. The video (thankfully) has been deleted from YouTube, but there are stills on the internet. I wasn't expecting to see it (frame by frame). It's very disturbing.

Ugh. I'm glad it's gone and thanks for letting me know there are stills on the internet. I would also find it very disturbing.

 

[robinb]

It's horrid. Those people are monsters. It's worrisome that they've been seen at the Ferguson protests.

They are monsters. There was a photo of someone carrying a sign. I don't think that's definitive proof. It could just be some idiot trying to scare people.

 

[brunette8706]

Al Sharpton will deliver eulogy at Michael Brown's funeral.
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Michael-Brown-funeral-arrangements-made-271884911.html

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[olwyngdh]

Agreed.

I haven't read through all of the previous comments, so apologies...

My $.02: I think it is shameful how the liberal media latched on to this case....

Can't bother to read the thread and jump in with a liberal media comment. I think your bias is showing...

 

[Missy1961]

Wall to wall coverage on Ferguson, but virtually no coverage of the brutal, horrifying murder of an American journalist, while another's life hangs in the balance.

No coverage? Then why was it the first thing I saw when I signed on tonight?

 

[brunette8706]

This protest in Ferguson has not died down! It's becoming a circus.