Ferguson was a disaster. There is no other way to describe it. Most of the people involved in this "protest" were not even from Ferguson, but people that just wanted to be involved in riots. The whole event was just upsetting to watch, because whatever race you are, white, black, yellow, red, there is no excuse for that kind of response. They had the right to protest and organize, but not the right to set fires, tip cars and ruin innocent peoples' businesses. But back to the point, every person interviewed in Ferguson stated that they are tired of the "racial tension" in the community between cops and residents. Do these people not think that rioting will make things worse? They were set on the world stage, if they peacefully organized in a constructive manor, maybe things could have gotten done to make sure a cop never shoots an unarmed civilian, regardless of race. But instead they protested and completely screwed over their community and others around the world. And regardless of race, there should be a much higher level of respect for officers of the law. Officer Wilson knew about a robbery and Brown's appearance matched the description (at the time we did not know he was the perp). If he had walked to the sidewalk as asked, handed over the cigars, and according to Missouri law, would have been a Class A Misdemeanor and would have been charged with a fine no more than $1,000. Brown was not a child as the media depicts him, he is a grown 6' 5" 280 pound man set on going to college, he can make decisions on his own. He made the typical "screw the police " move and paid with his life and there is nothing else to blame it on. Sorry for another tangent, but the summarizing point is that Ferguson completely screwed up reputations of black communities all over the country, not just Ferguson.
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