What is this country coming to in this age of ‘Obama’? He of whom it was said would be a post racial president, the one person capable of healing old wounds and of bringing an end to all racial strife in this country, seems only to have had the alternate effect, and succeeding only in making things considerably worse. Never before in recent history has distrust between the races been at such a high point. And nothing would seem to make that more apparent than the fact that a white policeman, guilty of nothing more than protecting his own life, is now being accused of killing a teen for no other reason than because that teen was black.
So because that which was described by those in the media, the race baiters and some politicians, and even before a grand jury was convened, as being the ‘incorrect’ verdict was the one arrived at, we had a mob of hoodlums essentially permitted, as the local police and fire department simply stood by, to loot and burn down a dozen or so privately owned businesses in retaliation. And why was that? To avert potential loss of life or even ‘more’ violence? Such behavior is simply inexcusable and should not have been tolerated. Those who lost their businesses should sue those in charge of protecting them for dereliction of duty.
So, as we all now know a grand jury declined to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the death of a 300 pound black thug by the name of Michael Brown. Brown, the much talked about saint of an individual was the unarmed, black ‘teen’ whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests and inflamed deep racial tensions between many blacks and police. Moments after the announcement crowds began pouring into Ferguson streets to protest the decision. Some taunted police, broke windows and vandalized cars. Within a few hours, several large buildings were set ablaze, and frequent gunfire was heard.
Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch said the jury of nine whites and three blacks met on 25 separate days over three months, hearing more than 70 hours of testimony from about 60 witnesses. As McCulloch read his statement, Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, sat atop a vehicle listening to a broadcast of the announcement. When she heard the decision, the theatrics began as she burst into tears and began screaming before being whisked away by supporters. The crowd with her erupted in anger, converging on the barricade where police in riot gear were standing. They pushed down the barricade and began pelting police with objects.
Brown's family released a statement saying they were "profoundly disappointed" in the decision but asked that the public "channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change. We need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen." Where their disappointment should be focused is directly upon themselves or, at the very least, on the parents of this teen. Where were they as he was growing up? Obviously they spent precious little time teaching him right from wrong. They had to have known that the direction in which he was headed did not bode well for him living a long productive life. And yet they did nothing.
And then we have our supposed post-racial president who appealed for calm and understanding, pleading with both protesters and police to show some restraint. And it was with a touch of irony that Barry said, "We are a nation built on the rule of law, so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make." He went on to say that it was understandable that some Americans would be "deeply disappointed — even angered," but echoed Brown's parents in calling for any protests to be peaceful. Barry worked to constantly insert himself in this continuing drama and for no other reason than to make sure tensions remained high.
Monday night's violence resembled the initial unrest during the days that immediately followed Brown's death, when business windows were smashed and police vehicles damaged. But the destruction soon widened, with several large fires burning out of control and reports of frequent gunfire. And as if events taking place in Ferguson were instead in some third world banana republic, at least 10 St. Louis-bound flights were diverted to other airports because of concern about gunfire being aimed into the sky over Ferguson. Only law-enforcement aircraft were permitted to fly through the area, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
And as to be expected the Justice Department of Eric "The Racist" Holder is now busy conducting a separate investigation into possible civil rights violations that could result in federal charges, but investigators would need to satisfy a rigorous standard of proof in order to mount a prosecution. The department has also launched a broad probe into the Ferguson Police Department, looking for patterns of discrimination. But regardless of the outcome of those investigations, in looking to make every dime they can off the death of their son, Brown's family could also file a wrongful-death lawsuit against Wilson.
Just one last thing. There was talk from the family after the verdict about how we all need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen. But what was it, exactly, that occurred that is in need of being repaired? How might this story have played out had the cop been black in this case? Or had the cop been black and the now dead teen been white? I think we all know the answer to that. It would have been considered a non-story, one barely worth mentioning on any of our far too many ‘news’ shows. Just like the dozens of murders that take place everyday where blacks busy themselves killing other blacks. It’s a non-story.
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