Valpal1 on the Mike Brown - Ferguson Shooting (August 15th, 2014):
"Some facts are known. The victim had no criminal record, was a HS graduate, had attended summer school and was starting classes at the local trade school the following Monday."
"I also noticed this morning that the narrative has changed from the victim attacking the officer to one of the men attacked the officer. Hmmm."
"Just saying that I turn a wizened eye to the idea that a young man with NO history attacked an unnamed officer with an unreleased history. Until the police are more forthcoming and transparent I will give them no benefit of the doubt."
The plot thickens. Hands up! DOn't Shoot!
Yep, I was wrong on the Mike Brown incident and I was horrified by the aftermath. But I understood then and now what gives the demagogues their power.
I recommend Radley Balko’s more in depth reporting of the “policing for profit” that is particularly noxious in Ferguson and surrounding towns. This laid the tinder and kindling for activists looking to light a fire.
It’s no different than the Sagebrush Rebellion in Nevada, Utah and Eastern Oregon. Government overreach first creates criminals and then it punishes them.