Quote:I would say telling media to stay out of harms way isn't a bad thing?

 

There are two sides to every story, but there are stories now coming out that there are multiple witnesses that corroborate the cops story and that the cop had an orbital fracture to his eye.  If this is all true, the violence and looting seems pretty unjustified....no?  Eric/JFC, care to chime in on that?

 

Also, if I were a cop and there were people promoting violence, I would put on any type of gear that would protect me and carry the biggest gun possible.

 

In my eyes in this situation, there are 4 sides to the story, the police officer, witnesses, Micheal Brown, and God.

 

Unfortunately, one person is not able to speak for themselves.

 

In regards to what's going on, for the record the looters who are causing all the destruction and chaos deserve to be dealt with in the most humane way possible. They are the ones who are taking advantage of the situation by causing all the turmoil and are unfortunately the minority who have become the focus point of coverage in what has overall been a peaceful protest. Lets not forget, in the midst of covering this situation, networks still battle for ratings, would any of you guys watch a peaceful protest with not violence, or would you all prefer seeing police and protesters under attack? Which one do you think would get more ratings?

 

Regarding the officer, if he was in a physical confrontation with Brown and feared for his life, he had every right to use lethal force. Some people think that only a office can use lethal force if his/her life is met with the same, not true. If a suspect tries to hit the officer with their own vehicle, or attempt to grab their gun, that is grounds to use force.

 

Regarding police overall.

 

To a point, I agree with Eric. The majority of officers I have come into contact with casually in public about 85% are respectful and courteous. The other 15% are the ones who I despise because I have had the pleasant experience of being profiled and treated like a second class citizen during a traffic stop. Ive also witness times where officers abuse their power of authority in situations where it was unnecessary such as a small argument in a subdivision where people outside who are just observing are told to go inside their homes even when the element of danger is non-existent. 

 

 

Quote:I know you'll believe whatever narrative supports your point of view, so your clever little slave ship comment doesn't surprise me. 

 

Water cannons?  It just keeps getting more and more ridiculous with you. 

 

But, the facts are there if you bothered to look.  But, that wouldn't really support your particular point of view, would it?

 

There was a report just yesterday on CNN that more than 70 people were arrested, and only 3 of them were from Ferguson.  Some came from as far away as OAKLAND CALIFORNIA.  I'm sure they were just vacationing in Ferguson, right? 

 

KSDK reported more than a week ago that most of the people arrested for looting had felony records and came from outside of the St. Louis area.  These weren't locals who were outraged about police brutality in their neighborhood.  They were thugs who saw an opportunity to enjoy a little lawlessness. 

 

Here's a report that backs my point up.This report says these looters had come from as far away as California and New York. 

 

Newsflash.  As more and more media attention was drawn to this situation, those protests went from local to what we're seeing now where you've got people coming from all over the country to cause mayhem. 

 

Dont get mad at me brother for you being called out.

 

You used the term "shipped", so I thought I would try to gain more insight into your thinking.

 

You seemed to focus more on the people from out of town causing the violence then the overall protest as a whole. If that's what gets your attention more, it would be easier to admit it, because then I can understand why your opinions are skewed a certain way.

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