That's not a request for world peace he is throwing down, that's the gang sign for the Bloods.
The so-called "kid" was a gang banger, he likely has been involved in all sorts of illegal activity for many years. At some point I hope that someone obtains his juvenile record, it will be an eye opener IMO. FYI, we need to change the juvenile record release laws in the US so we no longer shield these records. I don't care how old a person is, if they are convicted of a felony it should be public record.
Psst.. The rumor is that the sweet little "child" may have been involved in a homicide in the past. In the hood this guy was looked up to. He had already made his bones as a Blood I'd bet, I'm also betting the dumbazz thought and thought wrongly that he could take a cop out and become an even bigger star in the hood. And he would have if he had been successful. He would have killed or seriously injured the cop, got caught of course because he is stupid, then been behind bars (he'd be a star there too) eating and shitt*ing on our dime. Part of the issue here is that the hood rats culture means that they ADMIRE devoids like Mike Brown. They are pissed because one of their "heroes" got popped.
This "kid" was no angel. He was the opposite and he would never have amounted to anything but a violent criminal, an enforcer because of his size. Tie all this up in a neat bow and thank the gang banger step father. Besides the little low life himself the step dad was instrumental in the "kid" ending up DRT in the street.
These devoid gang bangers are all over the country. Usually, they are killing their own color of skin or another color of colors. That's what they do. I am amazed that the police don't shoot more of them every year.
Michael Brown is not worth all this angst. The reality is is was going to end up dead one way or another.