Fascinating night last night. My thoughts:
1. Props to that prosecutor. He was articulate and had to suffer through the painfully idiotic questions from the audience.
2. It sounds like quite a few "witnesses" lied. Eye witnesses lie and can be prejudiced. Evidence can't.
3. The display in Ferguson after the announcement was pure, unadulterated filth.
4. Darren Wilson needs to move himself and his family to another country for his own safety.
5. It sounds like justice was done.
Justice was done, with one exception. The officer now fears for his and his family's safety. That to me is pretty sick.
I stayed up pretty late to watch all this unfold and was reminded precisely why I even Obama said "minority communities need more law enforcement than anybody." This was nothing but an evening of lunacy.
Rudy giuliani said the same thing once and people called him racist.
The Grand Jury was convened and sworn in some time before the shooting even took place. They just sit and wait for something to debate on, and unfortunately for them, they got this case.
It would be interesting to know the vote breakdown but the GJ is one of the most secretive processes in our justice system so we'll never know. Of course, as many times as the Prosecutor said that last night it didn't stop the idiots in the audience from asking him repeatedly. That guy really held himself together. I'm sure he was thinking "You can keep asking me the question 10 times and you'll get the same answer, assclown".
Im not sure about how long ago this particular gj was convened but in federal judicial districts its typically only a week i think.
This gj was unusually lengthy. Ive testified at dozens of gj and the indictment takes a matter of minutes.
Watch the video. Its clear.
All you need to know is on the video. The evidence was clear. The grand juror like many before them simply chose to turn their eyes rather than indict a cop. Sad
Prior to the verdict their was reports that he had been in several discussions with the press, supposedly over who was going to get his story.We're not likely to hear from Officer Wilson until years from now when the federal and civil actions have run their course.
Prior to the verdict their was reports that he had been in several discussions with the press, supposedly over who was going to get his story.
Ferguson cop Darren Wilson holds secret talks with TV hosts including Anderson Cooper and Matt Lauer - as grand jury reconvenes to consider charges
- At least five national TV journalists have met in private with Wilson to discuss the possibility of carrying out a televised interview with him
- The five named are NBC's Matt Lauer, ABC's George Stephanopoulos, CBS' Scott Pelley and CNN's Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon
- Within hours of them being named on CNN's Reliable Sources, both Cooper and Lemon had tweeted to confirm the secret interviews had taken place
- Cooper denied that there was any conspiracy and said it was standard practice to meet with a subject prior to them agreeing to speak on camera
- A grand jury continues to deliberate over whether to charge Wilson for shooting Michael Brown in August
Ferguson's Darren Wilson holds talks with Anderson Cooper and Matt Lauer | Daily Mail Online
Every single business should pull out of ferguson. Let it turn to Detroit. There is no justice when mob rule is allowed to take place.
One would think a panel discussion of race in America might include at least one person of a different race.
:dohMuch like the Zimmerman situation, we will never know the truth.
And most foks could tell that was a lie from the get.The first story reported in the media was that he was shot with his hands up in surrender.
Very few actually thought that.People kept assuming it would turn to violence with the Trayvon Martin ruling, and it didn't... I didn't think it was a sure bet.
The problem in this case was that there was so many inconsitencies in the story, and he talks about the hands that even there, it wasn't clear exactly where his hands were.
Yes it was, from the moment Dorian Johnson told the first lie it was civilians metaphorical pouring gasoline onto the fire to fan flames of racial hatred.It was not the civilians who poured the metaphorical gasoline onto this situation.
That is not a point of fact.In fact most of the folks in Ferguson that caused the real violence from the beginning were not the residents. They were outsiders as in community organizers of groups with a political agenda.
Absolutely. The military and the police are separate entities for a reason and the police most definitely should NOT be this:
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The only video that has been clear is the ones of the witnesses lying.Once again a thug gets away with murder because he carries a badge. I'm tired of jurors letting these murderers walk. The video was clear.
An absurd statement that you can not prove.The evidence was clear. The grand juror like many before them simply chose to turn their eyes rather than indict a cop. Sad
I am so sick of this story. What a bunch of nonsense
As I said before, this is almost nothing to do with the cop or the unfortunate dead victim (almost no one who is freaking out knew either of them).
This is about poverty and America's obsession with 'race'.
This verdict is almost nothing but an excuse for people that were angry long before this shooting ever happened, to vent their anger.
My solution to all this (long term)?
Fix the economy by getting the government and the Fed out of the way and let American 'free enterprise' fix the problem long term AND many 'blacks' have to stop self-segregating and fully integrate into 'white' mainstream America...whether they or 'whites' want them to.
If 'blacks' that are poor are incredibly naive enough to think that the government will fix their problems with more welfare and affirmative action programs and the like...forget it.
You have to get out of the slums and do it for yourselves. And not through sports or music (that only will work for a tiny minority), through hard work, imagination and perseverance.
I truly regret that poor 'blacks' find themselves in bad economic situations...but whining about it or rioting won't help your situation. Positive action and a little bravery will.
Stop whining and start doing.
And to 'white' America? Stop being so damned racist.
I have travelled to many first world countries and Americans (on average) are by FAR the most racist bunch I have ever come across. The average American just won't shut up about skin color.
Take Canada, they have racism. But I guarantee you it is a HECK of a lot easier for a poor 'black' Canadian to integrate with mainstream Canadain society then it is for a poor 'black' American to do likewise. Not because they have more government 'race' programs (as far as I know, they have none)...but because most Canadians don't judge people NEARLY as much on the color (or colour) of their skin as average Americans do.
Stop looking at people as 'races' and just look at them as people.
Maybe if most average, 'white' Americans (and the 'white' dominated media) stopped thinking of 'black' Americans as a different 'race' and just looked upon them as Americans, 'blacks' would find it easier to fully integrate into 'white' society.
I find there to be a bit of cognitive dissonance among both camps and it's really interesting to me.
For example, there were folks saying the dude had just stolen cigarettes and was generally being belligerent, hence the shooting was no big deal. Brown supporters rightly said that that was a bull**** argument and, even if true, doesn't mean he deserved to get shot.
Now the same people are saying this rioting and looting is because of the cops, because they put out a GJ finding that incited the population, had cops in divisive-looking riot gear, and released the news at night. Everyone else is rightly saying that this is a bull**** argument and, even if true, doesn't mean people should go set **** on fire.
It's interesting how people go through mental gymnastics to shift the blame from what they think is the "right" side. They could do a case study on just this aspect of the trial alone.
The truth is the truth, and the facts are the facts. The officers actions were justified, while the actions of Michael Brown, every single person who lied to the police about what took place, and every person involved in that fiasco last night were not.
Watch the first minute or so of this clip from Megyn Kelly last night, where she shows part of that news conference in Ferguson that many in the media seemed to overlook.
I'd rather the national guard be sent in than see the militarization of local police.
That is not a point of fact.
While their has been outside agitators present, what is and has happened is by Ferguson residents.
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During the outbreak of violence in August, on one day alone, 93% of those arrested were not residents of Ferguson. They had come from all over.
93% of those arrested Monday were not from Ferguson | FOX2now.com
Last I heard they arrested 80 some last night. Wonder how many of them live in Ferguson.
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