Here is what some people are starting to believe, I heard this from two separate folks (one minority, one not) within the last 6 weeks:
Cops that shoot unarmed people should have their houses firebombed, preferable at night when everyone in the family is home. Oh my........ That will solve the problem (or so goes the thinking) as then police will be subject to the rules they apply to others on the street.
Now I do not ascribe to that chain of thought, as I kind of like to see courts, legal system work things, presumption of innocence, and all that, but it is coming, (kind of like Dallas) if the shooting of unarmed people do not stop and the courts absolve any bad shooting as it seems they generally do,
How this shooting is a good one unless the guy had something in his hands is beyond me. This is like judge dread. While my reaction to Milwaukee has been to support cops more, I have heard others, not just minorities who see it entirely differently. There is a tension rising in the public and it is not good on any level. Unless cops stop acting like SS troops in the Warsaw ghetto, there are going to be more Dallas or worse incidents ahead.
Look, that fist plan, you really need to check your friends. Regardless of where they come down on this, the officer’s wife and children had nothing to do with this.
That right there reveals some very very whacked out thinking.
The officer in this instance didn’t execute this man’s entire family. There’s simply no comparison in this reaction.
Beyond this, the officer was fulfilling his duty. While he may have had a reaction that others can’t justify, I don’t think he lined up there and thought to himself, this guy just bought himself a one way ticket before the driver exited his car. If he did, the court will hopefully determine it.
Those who seek to deliver a justice of their own have determined what action they should take in advance, and are acting entirely outside the law.
It is not for regular citizens to form some sort of vigilante group and deliver justice. It’s not how our system works, and when folks lend themselves to plans such as this, it NEVER turns out well.
As for the BLM folks, lets remember what set them off. Michael Brown was out causing trouble on the night he died. He refused to comply with officer’s directions. He assaulted an officer. He was returning to either beat the officer more, or kill him.
He was then shot dead.
There isn’t a single bit of justification behind BLM’s claims about this incident.
Please don’t try to tell me what these groups will derive from other incidents. From the first incident on, they proved their ability to reason. They have none.