Quote:Right but they could put 2 and 2 together pretty quick. The fact that the "kid" was just involved in a robbery could've helped quite the talk about an innocent child being shot in the back. That's what had everyone so upset at the start, it was being reported this kid was shot for walking in the middle of the street, add to the context he was leaving a robbery and it changes the public perception of what happened.

It was a white cop shooting a black suspect.  No matter what they did, they were going to deal with at least some of what has transpired.  The police have methodically gone about building their case and showing that this kid wasn't as innocent as he was initially portrayed.  He was a bully who used his size to intimidate a store owner, and he allegedly bum rushed this cop after attempting to get his gun from him when he was shot.

 

It takes time to pull all the pieces together.  By the time the truth started to come out, the rioting and looting had already begun, as had the myth that this was just a poor innocent teen gunned down for no reason.  We saw the same kind of process with the Trayvon case where Zimmerman's side of the story was completely dismissed until the forensic photos showed his head had indeed been hammered into the concrete. 

 

It's unfortunate, but police work does not happen instantaneously.  Especially when you've got two different crimes taking place involving the same suspect, but you don't connect the dots until there's been further investigation.  By then, the hucksters had gotten their hooks in the crowds and they were encouraging lawlessness. 

 

Was it handled perfectly by the Ferguson PD?  Nope.  They've dropped the ball repeatedly, as has everyone else involved in this case.  Now it's suddenly being investigated by the feds, and they're no doubt looking for a way to make this a hate crime.  Something they only investigate if the victim is a minority, and the alleged perpetrator happens to be white.  You don't see the Justice Department scrambling to investigate shootings in Chicago that are black on black.  We don't have them here in Jacksonville investigating the drive by shooting that injured a 6 year old girl. 

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