Posted on 11/05/2014 2:19:10 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Any minute now, a grand jury is expected to decide if whether or not police officer Darren Wilson is to be charged for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the Missouri suburb of Ferguson four months ago.
Forensic, autopsy and investigation reports released in October indicate the six-year veteran cop will not be indicted, an event some say will cause an outbreak in riots similar to the ones in 1992 when several Los Angeles cops were acquitted in relation to a taped beating of Rodney King.
"The LA riots with Rodney King is what should be expected to happen in Ferguson," law professor Jeannine Bell, of Indiana University Maurer School of Law, told CBS St. Louis. "Brown's death was very detrimental to the community. The individuals who are protesting now have suggested in speaking to the press given the ongoing protests in Ferguson that that could happen."
Ferguson has already seen scores of protests, both peaceful and violent, along with looting after the unarmed black teenager was killed by Wilson, who is white, on Aug. 9. In the meantime, Missouri and Ferguson police are bracing themselves for a possible "perfect storm" after the grand jury makes a decision, Bell said.
But Bell also said law enforcement in Ferguson, where most residents are black and most of the police force is white, don't seem to be doing all they can to quell the racial tensions, namely their unwavering support for the cop who killed Brown.
"When the Justice Department had to tell the police department to not wear arm bands saying 'I Am Darren Wilson,' that suggested a lot," Bell told CBS St. Louis. "It's not surprising that that would make things worse. You're announcing to the crowd that you're like someone who shot and killed someone who was not armed."
The grand jury results are expected sometime this month.
If you like your riot, you can keep it.
They may happen in all the large cities and continue until Darren Wilson is arrested.
Spike Lee is a no-talent squib.
Hum, maybe this is why they were threatening business owners a few weeks ago that they better rebuild or else. Tough to loot all those burnt storefronts.
I defer to you, FRiend.
Let them riot, loot, and burn. I pity the people who are just trying to go about their daily lives there but the nation needs to see the mayhem of the inner city yutes.
Who cares? They already rioted for weeks. Threats only work when you are not already doing the thing that you are threatening to do.
Get out the Greyhounds and send em off to Sheriff Joe”s outdoor prison!
Yep, they got it back-asswards in Ferguson this time around. You have to threaten to riot first, then riot if you don’t get your way.
That looks like the Yakima river.
“I don’t know how many guns I own now.”
I’m getting some funny mental pictures now. Like, you know when you pull out a winter coat you haven’t worn for a year, and sometimes you find a $5 bill in the pocket? I imagine you reach in and say “oh that’s where my Glock has been!”.
Yup. Stuff like that happens.
She sounds incredibly stupid.
Dont feed the dogs, make sure all your home defense equipment is in good order, and in accessible areas, tell your children not to mess with the stuff or y’all might die, make sure you have food in the house, band-aids in the cupboards, and to hell with calling 911 first!
How was Brown’s death “detrimental” to the community? Is there going to be a shortage of Swisher Sweets now?
By any stretch or color, Brown was a bully and thug, and any community, apart from the inner sanctums of community organizers, Brown’s death is an improvement.
I say go for it.
Burn your town to the ground.
Raisin River in Michigan.
Define irony...
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