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tshile · 08-15-2014, 03:23 PM

I'm not saying I like it - I'm saying that after two days of rioting, looting, and burning of businesses to the ground, and after the Ferguson policed department had a **second** police shooting, I understand why they stepped it up a knotch.

Especially when you look back at the '92 King riots.

I'm sure you can find examples of the police making mistakes. In my opinion that's bound to happen in a situation like that, and for those that expect the police to always be perfect with no excuses - hah, is that the standard you live your life to? is your life/job as dangerous as theirs?

i'm not happy about any of it - but i understand it. and I don't think journalists should be able to violate curfew in a dangerous situation simply so the rest of us can sit on our asses and watch it after work.

i just wonder how different your view would be if it was your business that was destroyed. or if you were a cop being hit with rocks.

where i start getting irritated is with blatant twisting of facts. the worse is saying that the people are acting like this because of the military-esque presence - completely ignoring that they have their cause and effect completely backwards. it was two nights of rioting, looting, and burning businesses down that brought in the military.

what makes me laugh hysterically is who is twisting the facts. the people demanding everyone get angry about this. the whole narrative for days was how the police down there are racist. turns out the kid and his buddy, the eye witness who's story the media ran with for days without even questioning, were involved in an assault and robbery of a business down the street.

now all of that is to say - we could find out in two or three weeks the cops are full of crap. and if so they should be tried and sentenced accordingly, and I'll change my mind on the subject.

i've never once, from the start of this, been set either way on any of this.

i'm just laughing at all the idiots that were. they're being proven wrong. i don't know why so many people love to jump to conclusions like that.

08-15-2014, 03:23 PM	#23
tshile Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 446	Re: Ferguson I'm not saying I like it - I'm saying that after two days of rioting, looting, and burning of businesses to the ground, and after the Ferguson policed department had a second police shooting, I understand why they stepped it up a knotch. Especially when you look back at the '92 King riots. I'm sure you can find examples of the police making mistakes. In my opinion that's bound to happen in a situation like that, and for those that expect the police to always be perfect with no excuses - hah, is that the standard you live your life to? is your life/job as dangerous as theirs? i'm not happy about any of it - but i understand it. and I don't think journalists should be able to violate curfew in a dangerous situation simply so the rest of us can sit on our asses and watch it after work. i just wonder how different your view would be if it was your business that was destroyed. or if you were a cop being hit with rocks. where i start getting irritated is with blatant twisting of facts. the worse is saying that the people are acting like this because of the military-esque presence - completely ignoring that they have their cause and effect completely backwards. it was two nights of rioting, looting, and burning businesses down that brought in the military. what makes me laugh hysterically is who is twisting the facts. the people demanding everyone get angry about this. the whole narrative for days was how the police down there are racist. turns out the kid and his buddy, the eye witness who's story the media ran with for days without even questioning, were involved in an assault and robbery of a business down the street. now all of that is to say - we could find out in two or three weeks the cops are full of crap. and if so they should be tried and sentenced accordingly, and I'll change my mind on the subject. i've never once, from the start of this, been set either way on any of this. i'm just laughing at all the idiots that were. they're being proven wrong. i don't know why so many people love to jump to conclusions like that.