Ferguson & St. Louis, MO -- Deaths and Protests

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So the real point of all the protesters burning and looting is not "Michael Brown died while surrendering." but is really "how do we teach our kids to act when confronted by police? cuz this one MB, acted like a fool."

Now, that makes sense.

If sensible people (yourself and HotD) acknowledge that MB was the aggressor, the black community needs to get together (hopefully with the police, mayor, etc.) and go through: Don't Act A Fool On The Streets 101.

Could be very helpful.

I don't condone burning and looting--that's obviously thuggery. As I said in my post, I think that black youth have a lot of their brethren to blame for the stereotypes and I do think that black speakers that point that out, as opposed to just crying "victim", carry the correct message.

That's one huge point that needs to be addressed and discussed. On the other side, our officers and society as a whole needs to acknowledge the stereotypes and make efforts to treat people equally. And develop relationships between police and responsible minorities in various communities.

I like the idea of the police body cams. The police are going to be held accountable if they act with excessive force or routinely roust a disproportionate number of people of color.