Ferguson

[tenmilmag]

To a Protect & Serve. What a crock! Multiple buildings and rows of cars burned to the ground. They could not have planned better and kept this from happening. Sad. They sure protected their police dept. Couldn't go much further than down the block tho. "Last night was a tragedy but we won't let it happen again". Right Just like yesterday, breaking news since 12 noon. Verdict not released until 9PM. But don't worry, we'll be ready tonight. Sounds more like an invitation or a dare. Good Luck Ferguson.

[smurfman]

I wonder if waiting to release the verdict was not to allow workers in the area to leave before mayhem broke out. I would absolutely hate to have shown up to work yesterday morning only to have the verdict released at noon and riots break out a few minutes later. Somehow, I don't see many employers hiring enough security to make a reasonable attempt at protecting the employees in such a situation.

[MXGreg]

I wonder if waiting to release the verdict was not to allow workers in the area to leave before mayhem broke out. I would absolutely hate to have shown up to work yesterday morning only to have the verdict released at noon and riots break out a few minutes later. Somehow, I don't see many employers hiring enough security to make a reasonable attempt at protecting the employees in such a situation.

Also allowed time to make sure the school children were at home.

[my1stpistol]

Was state police or National Guard called or there does anyone know?
PRIOR PROPER PLANNING PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE. Seems that we have not learned this yet

[cobb]

I wonder if waiting to release the verdict was not to allow workers in the area to leave before mayhem broke out. I would absolutely hate to have shown up to work yesterday morning only to have the verdict released at noon and riots break out a few minutes later. Somehow, I don't see many employers hiring enough security to make a reasonable attempt at protecting the employees in such a situation.

Also allowed time to make sure the school children were at home.

I was wondering why so late, to me that almost invited trouble. But announcing at a later time in the day, with prior warning, that would give the majority of the people the opportunity to be home and hopefully away from the trouble.

[Snakeman721]

(sigh)....time to give up delivery pizza and move to the vast deserts of TX or AZ far, far, FAR away from people.

[Grayskies]

Legal scholars praise ferguson grand jury for fairness beyond the norm.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... -fairness/

[tenmilmag]

Peaceful protesting is boring. Geez

[Spartan]

Remain calm there is no reason to panic..... yet

[Grayskies]

Fox news says it went violent again. I don't know whether to feel sorry for them or not. Their cause is not just, they are burning minority owed businesses, they are being used (imo) by the likes of sharpton, the liberial news media and others.

What will they have accomplished by all this? Their business area will be a rune hurting those minority owners and their employees. Some will be on vacation at the glamorous and platial greybar hotel and spa. They will have lost any support from people that have a brain and use it.

Come to think of it, has anything positive come from rioting/looting in recent times?

[Rip Van Winkle]

You people seem surprised by all this. We have in this country an entire political machine which feeds into and off of this kind of strife. The president and his minions have no desire to fix or calm this situation, they derive power from it. Likewise race hustlers like Je$$ie and Al have no solutions even if they wanted to solve it, they'll make millions off this.

[Grayskies]

No, not surprised, it is just hard to understand how people can be so blind, out of control, and easily lead. Such a lack of critical thinking and logic skills, people screaming for the blood of another whose only crime was that he defended himself.

These people are Alien to me, it is hard for me to ascertain a motive for their destructive rampage as there seems no boon for them. Their leaders benefit, they seem vampiric in that they make their living off these people sucking them dry then moving on to the next group. These people are left to their burnt out neighborhoods, nothing will change, there is only the slight chance of a pyrrhic victory.

I doubt that I will ever understand this behavior, though I do try.

Edit: Spelling...

[Ghost]

No, not surprised, it is just hard to understand how people can be so blind, out of control, and easily lead. Such a lack of critical thinking and logic skills, people sceaming for the blood of another whose only crime was that he defended himself.

These people are Alien to me, it is hard for me to ascertain a motive for their destructive rampage as there seems no boon for them. Their leaders benefit, they seem vampiric in that they make their living off these people sucking them dry then moving on to the next group. These people are left to their burnt out neighborhoods, nothing will change, there is only the slight chance of a pyrrhic victory.

I doubt that I will ever understand this behavior, though I do try.

You do realize you pretty much summed up an Obama voter?

[20mm]

No, not surprised, it is just hard to understand how people can be so blind, out of control, and easily lead. Such a lack of critical thinking and logic skills, people sceaming for the blood of another whose only crime was that he defended himself.

These people are Alien to me, it is hard for me to ascertain a motive for their destructive rampage as there seems no boon for them. Their leaders benefit, they seem vampiric in that they make their living off these people sucking them dry then moving on to the next group. These people are left to their burnt out neighborhoods, nothing will change, there is only the slight chance of a pyrrhic victory.

I doubt that I will ever understand this behavior, though I do try.

You do realize you pretty much summed up an Obama voter?

And anyone who voted for McCain.

[Lumpy]

Legal scholars praise ferguson grand jury for fairness beyond the norm.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... -fairness/

Kinda strange- people are claiming that the prosecution was botched simply because it was fair, instead of the usual "go for the throat" DA tactics. What does this say about our criminal justice system?

I'll say this much: whatever happened during the shooting, the reaction reveals a serious distrust between the mostly black population of Ferguson and its mostly white police force. Ferguson desperately needs a more representative police force, because as it now stands the police are regarded more as an occupying army than a civil constabulary based on Peelian principles.