by Jack
The truth that many “Ferguson” protestors hoped would never come out is now here. The 3 months of tedious investigation involving the FBI, Ferguson police, the Dept. of Justice and the St. Louis Grand Jury is now over and the grand jury found Officer Darren Wilson innocent of any wrong doing. They concluded the evidence was overwhelming. Michael Brown was the aggressor and his actions led to his own death.
The protestors in Ferguson, some who have come from hundreds of miles away to riot won’t let truth get in the way of vengeance. They decided long ago to riot and they are, despite a video of the final 10 shots fired that proves Wilson told the truth. They were fully prepared too react with shock and outraged for the TV news and they will, no matter what.
President Obama did all the he reasonable could to heighten racial tensions in a rush to judgment, but in the final analysis he was completely wrong, just as he was in the Trayvon Martin case and the Louis Gates case before that.
As you know, Eric Holder and several White House representatives were dispatched to Ferguson to meet with the friends and family of Michael Brown. It was an act that fueled the volatile situation because it was a mistake and a rush to judgment. It can only be seen for what it was, a move greatly sympathetic to Brown’s family and it was done at the expense of an innocent police officer. Wilson was acting within the law and in self defense, the evidence was overwhelming.
Obama’s actions fed the wrong narrative of what happened, it cast suspicion upon the white cop and the Ferguson Police Dept. and likely led to subsequent acts of violenced. Too many black leaders made assumptions based on false testimony and incited the black community decrying justice for Michael Brown, but now the truth is out and it was Darren Wilson who was being victimized. He was innocent of wrong doing! In the coming hours it will be interesting to see how Browns supporters react to the truth.
If you listened to the statement by the District Attorney, you have no choice but to conclude Michael Brown was the aggressor. You also have no choice but to conclude many of the so-called witnesses lied gave false and misleading statements in the beginning, some recanted and some were proven liars based on evidence that refuted their statements.
Some of those witnesses who said the Officer shot Brown in the back later admitted they were not even present. They finally recanted saying they were just repeating what they heard from others, but so many black leaders believed them without question and that’s disturbing. If this Ferguson mob had their way Wilson would have been lynched because he was white.
Some in the black community will never accept the truth and will continue to believe the lies that fit their bias, but I’m hoping many more will step up and do the right thing and admit… they were wrong. They should speak up and admit we should never rush to judgment because of a person’s race. If it’s wrong for white people to do that, its equally wrong for black people to do it.
If Ferguson has taught us anything, its that racism in certain sections of this country is still a serious problem that has been made worse by racially biased President. The hot-heads and race-baiters will always be among us, that’s just a fact, although it is surprising to find it in our president. However, no matter what side those low characters are on, it’s up to us to reject their rhetoric and stop the violence. That takes a lot of courage…I hope we are up to it.
I guess by tomorrow we’ll know how out of control the protest got…so far I’ve read a police car was overturned, windows smashed and they tried to set it on fire.
The poor people who actually live in this town and have businesses. At least when it all blows over maybe they can get back to living.
Why do you suppose the Governor held back on positioning the Nat Guard?
Should the Governor have called in Animal control also, just to help round up those looters who are just “Stray hounds of Humanity”
Once more instigators like Sharpton and Jackson show up in the beginning and instead of calming the situation, stir the pot to boiling over, and hastily leave so not to have to help clean up the mess, but leave it to those affected by their race baiting hatred.
Prosecutor did a very good job of detailing the evidence and how the grand jury worked when he announced the decision.
And then the outside agitators got busy setting fires, shooting and looting.
I really have to question the wisdom of announcing the grand jury decision at 9:00 PM. I would think it would be far better to announce it at 6:00 AM with providing notice. I believe there would have been far less destruction and looting if the initial hours had been in daylight.
THall, it was announced at 9 pm because this was the perfect time for the protesters to riot, at 4 am until 1 pm these folks are normally home asleep and few of them would be around. But, 9pm was the best time for maximum turnout.
I was wondering the same thing. Dark of night is not the same as the bright sunshine.
The only thing I don’t know is whether the thug types would have marched and shouted during the daylight and continue on into the night anyway. Didn’t the Rodney King thing go on for days?
Harold, The hounds of humanity and dogs of destruction went crazy last night, looting and burning down businesses.
Who should pay for this destruction and loss? I think those who purposely incite revenge and trial in the court of public opinion should be held accountable. We let these people get away with yelling fire in a community and people that had NOTHING to do with the incident have lost their livelihoods.
Calls for peaceful protest and “the rule of law,” though welcome, come a little too late and are pathetically ineffective when an administration and justice department have spent six years ginning up divisions by taking sides and creating phony instances of victimhood. This administration had an opportunity to change attitudes and uplift the black community and unfortunately it’s done just the opposite. Indulging the angry riot inciters, even encouraging them, has been a huge mistake.
Rudy Giuliani suggested the area that could have won the president accolades and cemented a legacy for him around civil rights. Had he made an effort to address the black on black crime in big cities, had he used his bully pulpit to encourage young blacks toward a better life through education, commitment to marriage and family and away from crime and violence he would have done greater good. Unfortunately, he chose to be an organizer in the camp of complainers, blame shifters, and agitators…what did he expect if not angry rioting and burning.
Heard it was announced after work so people could get their kids at school home and off of the streets.
What is so sad to me is the black and white leader sitting in our Oval Office didn’t advocate for peaceful demonstrations, like MLK would have, long ago. His lack of leadership has taken this country back 50 years to Selma and the riots in Watts.
Or was it by design to further divide us; poor against rich, illegals immigrants against citizens and legal immigrants, blacks against whites, LGTB against people of faith, gov’t against vets, IRS against conservatives and religious groups, gov’t against religious groups, EPA against home owners, and those are the ones I could think of off the top of my head.
Everyone should be outraged that the man who benefited the most because of MLK failed to lead this country as MLK would have.
Peggy: “What is so sad to me is the black and white leader sitting in our Oval Office didn’t advocate for peaceful demonstrations, like MLK would have, long ago.”
Would you be less sad if you were informed of the fact that he totally did that?
Tina: “Had he made an effort to address the black on black crime in big cities, had he used his bully pulpit to encourage young blacks toward a better life through education, commitment to marriage and family and away from crime and violence he would have done greater good.”
He’s done literally all of these things too. You guys really do live in a bubble.
You live in a bigger bubble. It’s been built over almost fifties years of activism and political correctness that has seen large segments of the population incapable of critically thinking about these cases or the issues that feed them.
the President talks about education in terms of giveaways: grants and loans (That may not have to be paid back). But his responses in these crisis has been off. The President attempts to please both sides after taking sides in earlier cases and rushing to judgement himself. this isn’t presidential leadership; it is race activism based in vengeance.
The behavior of those that have burned and looted businesses has been enabled through years of race baiting activism that ignores the rule of law, the facts of a case, the high levels of black crime that precipitates excessive engagement by police in their communities, or the fact that no citizens has a right to do harm to others in anger.
Chris, in case you missed it the split screen showed the riots on the left and Obama speaking on the right.
He should have been calling for calm and non-violence BEFORE the riot broke out.
Where was he hours, days and weeks before. Oh that’s right, playing golf or at a fund raiser.
Peggy, isn’t it almost comical that Obama is speaking about calm after the rioting started? What does he think, the rioters are watching him on their portable TV’s, hanging on his every word. They got what they wanted from Obama months earlier when he sent his White House representatives to meet with the Brown family and express their sadness and heartfelt condolences. At that point it was clear to everyone which side Obama is on.
Here you go Chris. I’m not the only one who noticed.
Surreal Images of Obama Speaking Calmly While Ferguson Erupts:
“At 10 p.m. Monday, President Obama addressed the nation, urging calm and peace in Ferguson in the wake of a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. Obama was quiet and composed as he called for the protests to remain peaceful.
“There will inevitably be some negative reaction,” he said, “and it will make for good TV.”
Even as he was uttering those words, smoke was rising from the Ferguson streets as police tried to disperse the outraged crowd. Rather than choose between his speech and the chaotic scene unfolding in Missouri, many news channels went to a split screen, showing one alongside the other. The result was, as many on Twitter pointed out, a surreal juxtaposition.
Here is what the nation saw as Obama delivered his remarks.”
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/11/24/obama_ferguson_split_screen_tv_images_of_president_s_speech_juxtaposed_with.html
Isn’t Slate a left-wing media source?
Oh, Lord. Would you please try to exercise some restraint and decorum … and not misstate the case, either!
“Declining to press charges” is not quite the same as “innocent” … and to go crowing such a thing is inflammatory!
I mean, Wilson did kill the kid.
I want to see this Grand Jury Report, because we STILL don’t really know what happened. If that young bull moose really did manage to land a punch to the head, then Wilson is justified.
If not … eh … then people got cause to be pissed.
“He should have been calling for calm and non-violence BEFORE the riot broke out.”
Again, he did exactly that. He called for non-violence months ago. Google it yourself.
Chris to be more specific, many were hoping that Obama would say something just before the grand jury report was made public while people were at home watching TV. By the night of the release it was too late to reach anyone. I hope you can understand how important his timing and words could have been?
Months ago Chris? Seriously? Do you really believe something he said months ago would calm thing down. We all knew the verdict was coming out, why didn’t her start talking to the people days ago, like the father did. He could have worked with the father to honor his son’s memory. But, no nothing until the cars are burning and the step father is yelling “Burn the bi… down!”
Jack” “At that point it was clear to everyone which side Obama is on.”
You have that right, Jack. The message was loud and clear which side he was on and it wasn’t the police officer’s. Do you know of anyone else Obama sent representatives to meet with the parents of dead children? I can’t think of any. I CAN think of at least four men who died in Benghazi who are still waiting to hear from someone from the WH as promised.
Remember Michael Brown just robbed a store and there was a video of the robbery. And he had the cigars on him. There is no justification for Obama to honor a thug thief and dishonor men who died under his command.
Watching the news and everything seems very calm with 1500 Guards on the streets at 8:25pm. Hope it stays that way.
Someone blew it, AGAIN!
Had your laugh today? Guess what Obama said today?
“Separate and apart from the particular circumstances in Ferguson, of which I am careful not to speak to, because it’s not my job as president to comment on ongoing investigations and specific cases,…”
Doesn’t he remember he did address both cases for Prof. Gates and Trevon Martin during their investigation period? Fox just showed the videos for those who need a memory jog.
Peggy: “Months ago Chris? Seriously? Do you really believe something he said months ago would calm thing down. We all knew the verdict was coming out, why didn’t her start talking to the people days ago, like the father did. He could have worked with the father to honor his son’s memory. But, no nothing until the cars are burning and the step father is yelling “Burn the bi… down!””
So wait…Obama is at fault for commenting on Ferguson…but he is also at fault for not commenting on Ferguson soon enough?
Which is it?
“Do you know of anyone else Obama sent representatives to meet with the parents of dead children? I can’t think of any. I CAN think of at least four men who died in Benghazi who are still waiting to hear from someone from the WH as promised.”
What are you talking about? Of course the Obama administration spoke to the family members of the men killed in Benghazi.
“Doesn’t he remember he did address both cases for Prof. Gates and Trevon Martin during their investigation period? Fox just showed the videos for those who need a memory jog.”
And IMO he was right about both. The cops did act stupidly in arresting Gates, who was entering his own home. George Zimmerman has proved since the Martin case to be a violence-happy abuser. I think the jury was right not to charge him with murder, since at the point of the shooting it seems Martin was attacking him, but the prosecutors were idiots for not going for a lesser sentence–following someone you think is dangerous with a gun is criminally stupid, and if he hadn’t done that, Trayvon Martin would still be alive.
The Brown case was more complex, and I don’t have much love for the protesters. Brown did attack the officer, though his injuries were so mild and boo-boo-ish that I don’t think the shooting was justified. He could have tazed him. Unfortunately the law allows for cops to use lethal force even in cases where it is not at all necessary, so the jury made the right call. It was a fair trial and we need to move on. I understand that the people of Ferguson are upset over the pattern of racial profiling and deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of overzealous police, but it is unjust to put Darren Wilson on trial for systemic racism. He was one man in one situation. He acted wrongly, IMO, but legally. Making Brown the poster boy for “walking while black,” given everything he did that night, is counter-productive IMO.
Chris, be reasonable. You have to admit if he had come out and asked for calm no matter what the verdict was, like the father it would/could have helped immensely. No one remembers he spoke a month ago let alone what he said. He’s making speeches every day.
All I was saying was that as the leader he could/should have done more to stop the violent protest that is destroying their own community, the dreams of business owners and jobs. And he should have done it more than once a month ago.
The point about the Gates and Zimmerman cases was that Obama did speak about them while they were being investigated. His saying he doesn’t speak about open cases was incorrect.
Peggy, I think Chris is messing with you.
Arnold Ahlert of FrontPage Magazine nails it:
I disagree with those who suggest or assert Obama could have or did make any difference in the violence that erupted in Ferguson.
Maybe a president who had some respect and authority could have. Obama has neither. He has earned neither. He deserves neither.
Open Question: Is anyone reading this planning to move to Ferguson?
By comparison, Chico looks pretty good.