Comments on: What happened in Ferguson

By: Bert E.

Bert E. — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:05:52 +0000

And that Wilson heard the APD before the confrontation in the street is critical. It means that in the mind of Wilson these were not just two jaywalkers but potentially persons who had just been involved in a strong-arm robbery. Those actions then subsequent to the officer attempting to exit his car only solidified in the mind of Wilson that he was dealing with the suspect who had a demonstrably violent disposition.

By: Toddy Cat

Toddy Cat — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:16:04 +0000

I’m certainly not a huge fan of the police, but it’s been obvious for months that this was a justified shooting. But the left media couldn’t leave it alone, and still can’t. The assholes in the media are going to get a whole lot more blacks killed than the cops ever dreamed of shooting.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:32:53 +0000

I watched the Prosecuting attorney lay out the findings on MSNBC. To my surprise, all of the comments following the presentation, every one of Rachel Maddow’s and Lawrence O’Donnell’s guests, criticized the entire process, and declared their disbelief in the fairness of the process, and restated the narrative that this was the white police murdering a black youth, end of story. They all said repeatedly that the prosecutor failed to bring forth any facts whatsoever in his presentation (in spite of the lengthy timeline, description of the process, etc.). I thought that many of their remarks were an incitement to riot, and they all seemed to respect the right of people to riot and destroy property as some sort of freedom of expression or as an emotional outlet.

This morning, the Today show reported their poll that 79% of their audience believed that the grand jury did the right thing in not indicting the police officer and that the process was a reasonable and fair examination of the facts of the case.

I guess that your choice of a network makes a difference…