Charles Barkley: Rioters are 'scumbags'

American Thinker ^ | 12/02/2014 | Carol Brown

[SeekAndFind]

Charles Barkley isn’t afraid to speak truth to power.  The man has integrity – a rare commodity these days.

Case in point: with regard to Ferguson, Barkley has been unafraid to call rioters and looters “scumbags.”  Nor has he been stingy with praise for police who work in black neighborhoods.

Yahoo News reports:

Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently called Ferguson looters "scumbags," praised police officers who work in black neighborhoods, and said he supports the decision made by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting.

During an interview on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the day after the Ferguson decision was announced, host Mike Missanelli asked Barkley about it and why "black America" doesn't trust the ruling.

His response surprised some listeners.

"The true story came out from the grand jury testimony," Barkley said, adding that he was made aware of "key forensic evidence, and several black witnesses that supported Officer Darren Wilson’s story..." He continued, "I can’t believe anything I hear on television anymore. And, that’s why I don’t like talking about race issues with the media anymore, because they (the media) love this stuff, and lead people to jump to conclusions. The media shouldn’t do that. They never do that when black people kill each other. " 

[SaraJohnson]

He remember history when anti-cop race baiting left inner cities unpoliced. How can you police the most violent area of the city and risk being persecuted for using violence against the violent and arresting predator thugs?

I guess it’s time for inner city blacks to experience the Utopia of no cops so they can remember why the police went on a campaign to clear out gangs. Don’t snitch and be dead.

[rlmorel]

Ah...hehe, I guess I became the grammar police-police!