The same mob that defended a teenage thug, justifiably killed by a Ferguson policeman, are back for a one year celebration. What are they celebrating ? Are they celebrating the destruction of their neighborhoods and businesses, the life of a violent bully, or a community ruled by a small minority of local and out of town rented rioters and malcontents ?
To many onlookers the only things Ferguson produces is violence, the destruction of personal property, looting, and a failure to distinguish between the facts and fiction of Michael Brown. Whatever is good about this town has been drowned in ugly publicity. The young man at the center of the needless destruction was a poorly parented man child powered by stimulants, a lack of morals, and a large body. His course to a premature death was of his own choosing. All the t shirts, slogans, breathless live news reporting, and speeches cannot justify the ignorance that drove a young man and his community to destruction and chaos.
The majority of good law abiding citizens of Ferguson must be outraged and embarrassed by the stupidity of so few living or visiting their city. It is wrong that news which bleeds always leads, and like a fire is fed by media and race pimping opportunists. Equally unforgivable is the federal government of Barrack Obama directing so much attention and making premature pronouncements before all evidence was made available.
Good Ferguson people need to insist that established laws be respected and followed, education be promoted, and family values be advocated by local churches and community organizations. Parents need to do a better job of parenting their babies to adolescence. We do not need young men of any color killed by each other or the police, and we do not need places like Ferguson celebrating the tragedy of street criminality.
To many onlookers the only things Ferguson produces is violence, the destruction of personal property, looting, and a failure to distinguish between the facts and fiction of Michael Brown. Whatever is good about this town has been drowned in ugly publicity. The young man at the center of the needless destruction was a poorly parented man child powered by stimulants, a lack of morals, and a large body. His course to a premature death was of his own choosing. All the t shirts, slogans, breathless live news reporting, and speeches cannot justify the ignorance that drove a young man and his community to destruction and chaos.
The majority of good law abiding citizens of Ferguson must be outraged and embarrassed by the stupidity of so few living or visiting their city. It is wrong that news which bleeds always leads, and like a fire is fed by media and race pimping opportunists. Equally unforgivable is the federal government of Barrack Obama directing so much attention and making premature pronouncements before all evidence was made available.
Good Ferguson people need to insist that established laws be respected and followed, education be promoted, and family values be advocated by local churches and community organizations. Parents need to do a better job of parenting their babies to adolescence. We do not need young men of any color killed by each other or the police, and we do not need places like Ferguson celebrating the tragedy of street criminality.
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