.... There's been no verdict, there was no trial of Mike Brown, and you've all got your minds made up. DAMN THEM FOR PROTESTING! They should like the taste of the boot by now, eh?
You guys are right that this might not be about race for everyone. For a lot of blacks it is about race. You don't have to accept that but you should respect that. As I said, for me, it's about statism/antistatism. It's about the right to a fair trial and most of all it's about excessive police force. Screw Sharpton and Jackson, it's not even about them. All they do is stoke a fire that already exists.
1 - Brown did not get a trial because he is alleged to have done things that resulted in the use of deadly force. The Grand Jury is now considering if there is enough evidence to support that contention.
2 - The point is that it is, and always has been, about race. Please read rant my #32,197 for my discussion about that.
3 - If the Grand Jury finds that Wilson shot Brown because Brown was black then that problem will be addressed. Right now there is a question of whether or not the facts will support such an allegation.
4 - If it is about excessive force then I expect you to apply the same rules and qualifications you would impose on the police to your own behavior regarding self defense. Your posts and your private conversations with me do not support that happening.
5 - What about the elephant in the room? The one sitting on the 800-pound gorilla? A) - some of the folks planning and organizing demonstrations have labled them as protests - as if they know what the Grand Jury decision will be and are opposed to it. B) some of the folks planning and organizing these events are openly calling for rioting and looting. Some are calling for that regardless of what the Grand Jury decision is.
6 - Maybe I'm interpreting things a bit differently, but what I have been reading is discussions of what should happen if these demonstrations, or any individuals at the demonstrations, violates the law. Yes, there has been mention of having a significant police presence but I don't recall anybody advocating that the cops just roll up and start giving them a taste of the boot before anything happens.
7 - You may desire to attend one of the demonstrations as a protest against statism. Do you honestly believe that your protest - one significantly different from what everybody else is protesting, will even be noticed?
stay safe.