Posted on 05/22/2015 9:02:22 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
After the repeated destruction of memorials to Michael Brown, the Brown family and the town of Ferguson have agreed on a more permanent structure.
In September 2014, the makeshift memorial to Brown, which was in the middle of the street, was set on fire and destroyed, writes CBS News.
Rebuilt, it was again destroyed, this time intentionally by a vehicle the day after Christmas
Then a memorial tree was planted in April, only to be cut down one day later
Now, the most recent memorial to Brown has been removed by officials, with the items put in storage, reports Fox 2 Now. A permanent marker will take its place, which includes a plaque placed in the sidewalk
San Diego 6 writes that the memorial plaque, along with a metal dove marker, were installed in the sidewalk Thursday, hundreds of feet apart, near the place where Michael Brown was shot last year. It reads:
I would like the memory of Michael Brown to be a happy one. He left an afterglow of smiles when life was done. He leaves an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy and loving times and bright and sunny days. He’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that he left behind when life was done. But not everyone believes the memorial is appropriate.
IJReview reached out to former police officer Chip Pierce for his thoughts on the complex matter:
I don’t think a criminal that was killed while assaulting a police officer deserves to be memorialized. It sends the wrong message. Every time people are paid to protest a supposed injustice before the facts are known we lose credibility in the justice system.
Michael Brown was a criminal, he had moments earlier committed or assisted with a strong armed robbery. When the officer approached, Brown attacked. The officer shot him in self-defense and it was proven to be justified by a Grand Jury.
He like many other people that attacked police officers lose their lives as a result, which isn’t something to be memorialized. There are police killings that cross the line. I do not believe this was one of them. I wasn’t on the grand jury and I’ve never been to Ferguson, so I don’t have all the facts, but trying officers in the media is not appropriate. Pierce was a commissioned law enforcement officer in Virginia for nine years.
While we're at it, let's petition Mayor Nutter of Philly to rename the Shyulkill Expwy Mumia Jamal Parkway? Since David Berkowitz came from the Bronx why not call the Yankees the "Son of Sams" in his honor? Or rename Cross Bay Blvd. Or since I-94 runs through Dearbornistan, MI call it the Yassir Arafat Hwy. In Queens John Gotti Blvd? Or how about an Al Capone Expwy in Chicago? I know, it's BLEEPING absurd.
Or rename Cross Bay Blvd. in Queens John Gotti Blvd?
It Is A Mad, Mad World.
They better anchor this one with a titanium cable as it won’t take long before one of the ‘bruthas’ pry it up and sell it for scrap, just to get one mo lil rock to smoke.
Swisher Sweets. And a little dope.
The community is looking for heroes. Too bad they choose to Immortalize a thug. People emulate their heroes.
It would be something if all thugs started wearing mortarboards. To be really hip they could wear them backwards.
PC: When sin is called culture and when criticizing sin is racist.
They should put up the video of him roughing up the little guy at the convenience store.
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This is like advocating for a memorial for Hitler.
I think it will exhibit a bouquet of urine.
Actually,Its a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. :)
The world is upside down!
The inmates now run the asylum!
Can’t we all just smoke a blunt made of stolen stuff in celebration?
I dunno, the plaque looks like it’ll make a good urine target............extra points for hitting the upper left quadrant.
Could someone here explain why Teddy Bears are ALWAYS placed at these ridiculous memorials?
I don’t get it.
Teddy Bears ???????????????????
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Cause their children are always “their babies”.
Were those stuffed animals looted or actually purchased using EBT cards?
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