Posted on 12/02/2014 4:46:10 PM PST by Kaslin
n the wake of the Ferguson grand jury’s determination that there was no probable cause to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, incensed rioters took to the streets of that Missouri city and neighboring towns where they burned and looted a number of local businesses.
Those riots were preceded by an anguished speech delivered by Brown’s mother who tearfully lamented the grand jury’s decision before a crowd of supporters. She was joined by her husband and Michael Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head, who expressed his grief in a somewhat less constructive way.
“Burn this s*** down!” Head exclaimed as the crowd of supporters grew more agitated. “Burn this b**** down!”
The videotape of these remarks soon went viral and was featured on a variety of news websites and cable news networks. Some who were present for Head’s comments claimed that the crowd’s disposition changed after these remarks, and they may have precipitated some of the violence that marred that night. “I think he was expressing a sentiment that a lot of folks in that crowd felt,” St. Louis Alderman Antonio French told Jake Tapper. “When he said those words, though, the mood did change and things got a little bit out of control.”
Those remarks have also caught the attention of local law enforcement. Authorities announced on Tuesday that Head will face a formal investigation for those comments and the role they may have played in sparking riotous violence.
“No charges have been filed against Louis Head in the incident, but police have interviewed people who know Head and who were with him November 24, the day a prosecutor announced that Officer Darren Wilson (who has since resigned) would not be indicted in the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown, Police Chief Tom Jackson said,” CNN reported. “Police have not spoken to Head about his actions, but they intend to do so, Jackson said, adding that multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the investigation.”
Jackson revealed that his department planned to look into Head’s remarks in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, but he did not classify it as a formal investigation at the time.
“We can’t let all that happened in Ferguson and Dellwood and the community die. Everyone who is responsible for taking away people’s property, their livelihoods, their jobs, their businesses — every single one of them needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” he told the Fox News host after calling Head’s remarks “indefensible.”
Considering the charged environment surrounding this event and the unrest the Ferguson grand jury’s decision has sparked across the country, investigating Head for potentially inciting violence has to be a relatively low priority for law enforcement.
During a speech in Atlanta on Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder was interrupted by protesters. Holder insisted that the group of protesters shouldn’t be criticized, according to CNN.
“There will be a tendency on the part of some to condemn what we just saw, but we should not,” Holder said. “What we saw there was a genuine expression of concern and involvement. And it is through that level of involvement, that level of concern and I hope a level of perseverance and commitment, that change ultimately will come. And so let me be clear, let me be clear, I ain’t mad atcha, all right?”
It is entirely possible that insufficient evidence exists to charge Head with incitement. The state would have to prove that Head intended to ignite violence with his comments, and even a casual viewing of the video of his remarks does not leave the viewer with the impression that it was his premeditated intent to start a riot. Given the Justice Department’s concerns, however, it seems unlikely that Head will be a target of any federal investigation and local authorities will be informed that their actions in this inquiry could spark further unrest. And nobody wants that…
I heard that he is a convicted felon who has done time in prison for drug dealing. Hopefully his ass goes back to prison where he belongs.
Nothing will become of this as long a Holder and Obama are in power.
Sure, arrest him. Riot v. 3.0.
GOOD!
Prosecute Holder and Obola
*snort*, Yeah, I would call burnin’ shi*, the whole town down, gettin’ a little outta control.
Geez.
That wouldn’t surprise me if he did
Louis Head is *not* the step-father of Michael Brown.
He is not married to Michael’s mother. They have never been married.
It is not clear if the mother ever married Michael’s alleged father.
Blowing hot air. Not going to happen....ever. This is all after the fact BS to divert attention from the fact that all levels of law enforcement did as little as possible to interfere with the rioters. Everyone knew from the get go that they were going to stand aside and let the rioters trash things. Think South LA and Korea town.
Head could have been handing out baseball bats and screaming kill whitey and not get prosecuted.
This is all going to happen again and again somewhere else and each time it does it will get progressively worse. The goal is, and the result will be, that white LE and white civilians are going to be prohibited from defending themselves against black criminals.
Anyone that has the legal option of buying and carrying a firearm, and doesn't do it, is being very foolish.
The jury should be chosen from Ferguson black store owners.
Investigators will say his comments were emotionally driven and he didn’t mean it so he can’t be held responsible for anything that followed.
You know I have been wondering about that too
Holder needs to wear a audio equipped vid cam 24/7 with data logging and all available on the web.
Please stop labeling/assuming every thug protester as “outraged” or “incensed”
Most of them by far are just using this as an excuse to LOOKITME or to loot and cause mayhem
The way blacks kill blacks, anyone who thinks many of them give a rat’s behind about Michael Brown doesn’t know squat
burn his azz 
WHO is Louis Head?
A step-father? A boyfriend?
What if any relationship does he have to Mike Brown?
For that matter, what is Brown's mother's name?
I'm trying to keep track of all the last names, but I can't remember who beat up Mike Brown's grandmother over t-shirt sales.
obola will pardon him if his term ever ends
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