The reason why most African Americans are upset in Ferguson Missouri is because a racist white policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in more than self defense but retaliation because he's black and that the corrupt justice system didn't indict him for the crime.

The rioting in Ferguson, Missouri is just an excuse for looting & robbing the stores. Do you agree or disagree?

The reason why most African Americans are upset in Ferguson Missouri is because a racist white policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in more than self defense but retaliation because he's black and that the corrupt justice system didn't indict him for the crime.

Racist White cop killing black teen? The jury finds him: Not Guilty But if a black cop kills white kid? The jury finds him: Guilty as sin +Racial Harassment +Death Penalty.

The image of the policeman's face, obviously punched and bruised, as well as having some 'giant' kid reach into his car (fingerprints on the officer's gun) and gunpowder residue on the 'kids' hand are all ignored by people who WANT this issue to be about racism.

There is NO DOUBT that racism is rampant in America. The DH forums prove that.

The difficulty for members of minority groups to take part in the "American dream' is systemic and historically proven. It did not end with the passage of laws in the 1960s but continues today.

In the specific case of Ferguson, the media's handling of the reporting, the lack of transparency by the police department initially, and the image crated for public consumption of a sweet young boy served the purposes of stoking the fires of excitement. It was journalism at its worst and fed the frenzied mobs to reenforce their already existing prejudices. It alienated the black community and isolated it while putting the police in an imposible situation on the ground.

Here in Canada it isn't acceptable to punch a police officer and certainly not to try to take his gun. I suspect that those actions will get anyone shot.

The images of the young man's body lying face forward towards the police car does not square with accounts of him retreating or 'giving up'. To get hit with a high velosity round and land forward there had to be momentum of his body already going toward the policeman. If he was either still or retreating his body would have been feet forward and body stretched out away from the car.

The reporting was irresponsible. The reactions of people on the extremes of all sides was opportunistic and they used this death as an excuse to further their own causes for their own purposes.

You can trace all my posts back for years and you will find that I believe racism to be an evil and corroding thread in any community. I do know it exists and that there are historical contexts which have formed these twisted opinions but law requires that objective analyisis of facts be used to find justice. Otherwise we have lynchings which are rooted in the most vile of human actions - evil at the core.

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