“From what I read, the shooting in Fergusen was most likely justified.”
What really changed with Ferguson is that there is no longer a “justified shooting”. The second part (looting and torching are OK as long as perps are black) was settled years ago, when the LA riots were sold to gullible people as a revolution.
Black America is no closer to assimilating today than it was 20+ years ago; freebies, affirmative action, and social promotion have hurt them badly (as many knew they would), and they’ve in fact become less literate and more dependent since.
Agreed, but the police have largely brought this reaction on themselves. as they refuse to police themselves. If they were even minimallywilling to accept responsibility when people are murdered and abused by police, they'd have more support. You'll notice that even here on FR, the police no longer get the benefit of the doubt. This used to not be the case. Our antipathy has been earned.
I don't know what they can do about it at this point, trust has to be earned, and once broken, it's harder to regain. The only positive is that most people would like to trust the police, which would make it easier if they actually made the effort. It's still going to take a long time to turn around the perceptions of those who have been paying attention.