Ferguson Riot

Land of the Angry and Ignorant

This evening the Grand Jury found Officer Darren Wilson not guilty in his shooting of Michael Brown.  This judgment obviously did not sit well with some of the citizens of Ferguson.  As President Obama called for peaceful protests in Ferguson the protestors took things to another level as they started rocking a police car.  Not long after that smoke gas canisters were fired off pushing the protestors back as the cops try to keep the peace.  As I sit here watching the scene dissolve on Fox News the reporter is giving his report and the banner of Season’s Greetings can be seen stretched across the street.    Amidst the turmoil of this incident all thoughts of Thanksgiving is abolished from my mind.  A man was judged on his actions involving him shooting another individual in self-defense.  Normally, I wouldn’t give too much thought this type of event but Ferguson has made it a national event.

It’s bad enough that this situation is racially driven but it’s even more disheartening as I flip from Fox News and my local News channels for coverage and hear the different views that are discussed.  They talk about how the White House and the President are allowing certain things to occur.  All I can think about is how the hell did these assholes get these jobs.  The Grand Jury made a decision based off the facts and evidence presented to them.  Their decision was made and we need to stand by it.  Now, was there a disparity in judgment due to the fact that only 3 people on the Jury were African American?  Or was there without a shadow of a doubt that this man fired his weapon in self-defense from a known criminal? 

I’m not saying I know the whole story but all I know is that the people of Ferguson are making me feel bewildered.  These people are burning their own homes and stores in anger of a decision.  People, you must remember the lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King.  Let your voices be heard but there is no need for violence in your community.  Unfortunately, when anger has built to the crescendo all it takes is the slightest push to send a person over the edge.  This community is sliding over the edge and the ground they are on is steadily getting steeper.  I will pray for the people of Ferguson and hope that they settle down and go home in peace but I know that rationality is not ruling these people.  They are angry and lashing out.  Vandalizing stores, burning police cars, people running in packs...this is only the beginning.