Centroids: Yes, I know that race in America is a multi-dimensional issue. And it should be obvious to everyone that many black people are good, decent, law-abiding, and seek to be responsible citizens. However, what about the others? Many, many others, not just a few malcontents. Once again a young black hoodlum has been lionized, turned into a hero, made into a martyr, and an excuse for mobs of black people to riot, loot stores, shoot at people, destroy property, and generally act like lunatics. That is, a major part of the black population consists of violent criminals. I also know that the political Left around the country supports this nonsense. There were demonstrations in cities all over America in support of their favorite black thug du jour, Michael Brown, one more loser, one more idiot who threw his life away because he had an over-sized ego and thought that violence would get him what he wants. The days of legitimate grievances over civil rights are long gone. This isn't about civil rights, it is about perpetual whining about victimization when, in fact, those doing most of the victimizing are black people -who, not at all incidentally, are ugly beyond description in their reverse racism. The Left -this means the zealous elements of the Democratic Party- supports this absurdity. No-one is supposed to notice? Not that we can expect much by way of candor and truthfulness from the GOP. We can't. All that the Republican Party establishment cares about is money. But we have our own grievances, starting with the fact -the FBI statistics fact- that the overwhelming number of interracial crimes in America are committed by black people who attack whites -and who, while they are at it, steal from and murder other blacks in large numbers. As for rapes, the figures that I have seen say that for every white man who rapes a black woman there are ten black males who rape white women. And yet, by gender, white women are far more likely to be pro-black in outlook than are white men. This is the world turned upside down -and this stinks. The Democratic Party is the criminal party. The Republican Party is the incompetent party. We need a new party, an honest party that can act effectively to put the world right-side up, once again. And if black people do not like it, if the responsible part of the black population is unwilling to act decisively to bring that major part of their demographic under control, then others should do it for them. My opinion, and if you don't like it, I really don't give a damn Billy ============================== Sorry, But The Ferguson Grand Jury Got It Right Feelings aren't facts. And "justice" doesn't exist to mollify your anger. November 25, 2014 By _David Harsanyi_ (http://thefederalist.com/author/dharsanyi/) For many in the media, the Ferguson grand jury’s decision was going to confirm the existence of deep American injustice one way or another. If it found there was insufficient evidence for an indictment against Darren Wilson, it would mean that the American justice system _was corrupt, unjust, and rife with racism_ (http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/11/darren_wilson_was_never_going_to_be_indicted_for_killing_michael_brown _our.html) . If the grand jury decided to move forward with an indictment, it could only mean that American law enforcement was corrupt, unjust, and rife with racism. Even if many of your grievances are legitimate, “justice” doesn’t exist to soothe your anger. In the end, there wasn’t probable cause to file charges against Wilson. And after all the intense coverage and build-up the predictable happened. Even taking a cursory look at the _grand jury evidence_ (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/11/24/darren_wilson_testimony_ferg uson_police_officer_testimony_in_michael_brown.html) , the details of Brown’ s death were far more complex than what we heard when the incident first broke over the summer. Lawyers will, no doubt, analyze every morsel of evidence in the coming days. But if Wilson’s testimony is corroborated by forensic evidence, and much of it seems to be, it seems unlikely that any jury would be able to convict him. That doesn’t mean that many of black America’s concerns about these kinds of incidents aren’t genuine. It doesn’t mean that police departments like the one in Ferguson aren’t a major problem. It only means that this incident should be judged on the evidence, not the politics or the past or what goes on elsewhere. No person should be shot by authorities for stealing some cigars. Too often cops in this country use excessive force rather than prudently avoid violence. Just the other day, a 12-year old boy playing with a BB gun _was shot dead in Cleveland_ (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/24/cleveland-shot-boy/19471925/) . (Check in with Radley Balko to learn more about _the extent of the problem_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/radley-balko) .) We have a need for criminal justice reform and law enforcement reform. After reading through the grand jury testimony in the Wilson case, it ’s obvious there far more egregious cases that deserve the attention. But according to his grand jury testimony, Brown hit Wilson ten times while the he was in his police car. He had punched Wilson twice in the face and was coming for more. (http://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Three.jpg) Wilson asked Brown to get down. _Witnesses saw Brown charge the police officer_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/witnesses-told -grand-jury-that-michael-brown-charged-at-darren-wilson-prosecutor-says.html?_r=0) . Brown also reached for the cop’s gun. (http://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/FOUR.jpg) In this case, a number of witnesses paraded out by the media had never actually seen Brown’s death and simply repeated what they heard elsewhere. Namely, that Brown was shot in cold blood from afar. Those stories became part of a narrative—repeated _even after_ (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120398/darren-wilson-free-obama-should-give-big-ferguson-speech) the report was released—that was almost certainly believed by many of those protesting in Ferguson and elsewhere in the country. Here’s Syreeta McFadden _in The Guardian_ (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/24/ferguson-no-indictment-darren-wilson-protest) : Ferguson is indeed a microcosm – of the all the narratives about race and America that we fear and suppress. Still: it is not enough to say that, yes, of course the promise of justice – the promise of America, of democracy – has failed its black citizens, again. It doesn’t make the disappointment any less disappointing, nor the rage any less real. But it doesn’t make the moment any less mighty either. Cramming all those problems into one microcosmic event has had tragic consequences. Of course, plenty has happened since Brown was killed that has been disconcerting. Watching a militarized police treat African-American neighborhoods as if they were war zones is troubling. Watching cops unable to deal with rioters—most of whom probably do not care about Michael Brown—and protect private property, even when they do have a militarized police force, is distressing. All of this continues to fuel more anger and frustration. For the sake of argument, let’s concede that prosecutors punted and allowed Wilson to walk because they were either racist or incompetent or terrified. Let’s concede that the grand jury capitulated to the will of the prosecutor. Even if that were all the case, we still don’t have an out-of-control cop callously gunning down an innocent, defenseless black man. This does happen in the United States far too often, and all too often there is no indictment. But there is no proof that racism played a role in this shooting. Unless all scientific evidence in the case is debunked, and unless new evidence emerges, it’s fair to say that Brown was an aggressor and, at the very least, put himself in a perilous position. So indicting Wilson to soothe the anger of community would not be just. It would be the opposite
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