Acquittal was correct in this case.
but any death of a black person which makes the media is automatically presumed by the black community as being a ‘crime’. Of course, if the alleged perp is black and the case gains media attention then the presumption is that ‘they got the wrong guy’ or it was excusable.
Now, in NY there is a recent 100% acquittal rating of NYPD officers killing black men. So the conspiratorially minded (think: Michelle Obama) would look at this as proof positive that the bo-plice can shoot any black man they want with immunity. But the difference really comes in the reaction to the outcome of the case.
In Los Angeles, OJ Simpson got to killed two (white) people. He was acquitted and yet the white community did not go burn down Compton. They whined and pointed to the black community with indignation for the celebrations of the death of two people but they did not commit more crimes in response.
And when the LA riots occurred (another riot in response to an acquittal of LAPD officers beating Rodney King) and a white truck driver was seen on live television having his head crushed with a brick by young black men there was obvious concern amongst non-blacks but there were no retaliatory riots. And even when the perpetrator claims ‘black rage syndrome’ as an excuse for the videotaped crime and was acquitted there was no ‘rioting’ amongst the rest of the city of LA.
Instead of trying to get your kid into law school so he can work in the DAs office and administer ‘true’ justice and ensure that their ‘people’ don’t fear discrimination by the courts. Or insist that your children become police officers so you can be sure that your neighborhoods are protected and not targetted. Or....you can just expect absolutely nothing from yourself and your community and keep believing that you are a victim regardless of the circumstances.