CNCVol88
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the Ferguson PD needs race and sensitivity training
the Ferguson PD incited the riots and looting
they need to hire more blacks in the Ferguson PD (currently only 4 even though blacks make up about 75+ % of the population)
What I didn't hear from any of the black "leaders"...
- was any language whatsoever calling for the people to calm down
- telling them that looting and destroying property is wrong and does not help
- suggesting that everyone should wait for the facts to come out
- in fact, none of them even talked about all of the violent behavior
The police chief made a huge mistake in releasing the store video when he did. By releasing it the same day they identified the officer, and then having to admit the officer did not know about the robbery, he gave the Brown fans ammunition to claim that the robbery is totally irrelevant.
The video is very much relevant to Brown's reaction to the officer. I guarantee you that he and his friend shared some "oh crap" whispers as the officer pulled up to them.
But now it looks like the tape was released as character assassination and has really limited it's significance.
The police chief made a huge mistake in releasing the store video when he did. By releasing it the same day they identified the officer, and then having to admit the officer did not know about the robbery, he gave the Brown fans ammunition to claim that the robbery is totally irrelevant.
The video is very much relevant to Brown's reaction to the officer. I guarantee you that he and his friend shared some "oh crap" whispers as the officer pulled up to them.
But now it looks like the tape was released as character assassination and has really limited it's significance.
I see what you're trying to do (and I know which side of this you are on) but do you honestly think if the video was released that day or a month from now it would be any different?
The NAACP is already running a picture on their site of poor little innocent Brown like the media did with Treyvon Martin. He looks far younger and less imposing in the pictures they have and they are trying to set the tone that this was an execution. And no matter what, any reasoning behind the initial stop will be marginalized and downplayed.
I see what you're trying to do (and I know which side of this you are on) but do you honestly think if the video was released that day or a month from now it would be any different?
The NAACP is already running a picture on their site of poor little innocent Brown like the media did with Treyvon Martin. He looks far younger and less imposing in the pictures they have and they are trying to set the tone that this was an execution. And no matter what, any reasoning behind the initial stop will be marginalized and downplayed.
What? If anything the guy committing the robbery explains his actions & why the officer reacted the way he did. Brown's character isn't a question everyone knows that he was a worthless thug. It's just opportunity for the left, blacks, & race baiters to do what they love.
I think the superior option would have been to reiterate the earlier point that there had just been a robbery. Say that the officer was not responding to that but that the investigation will look into whether the interaction with the clerk, and any comments between them might shed any light on the reaction of the teens when they encountered the officer a few minutes later.
Then release the tape after multiple media inquiries, maybe a few days later.
I think the superior option would have been to reiterate the earlier point that there had just been a robbery. Say that the officer was not responding to that but that the investigation will look into whether the interaction with the clerk, and any comments between them might shed any light on the reaction of the teens when they encountered the officer a few minutes later.
Then release the tape after multiple media inquiries, maybe a few days later.
