Anyone Think The Would Be Rioters Want A No True Bill...

I think it's possible.

I also think that there would be some massively disappointed folks if there is no indictment an there is no rioting or looting.

Probably. However, to most of them, they will assume the officer was found guilty if he is indicted. I doubt most of them know the difference between an indictment and a guilty verdict.

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I think the news media is hoping for the same thing.

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Dream come true for them.

Rioters do, perhaps the special interest agitators do. The protestors do not.

Seeing the group of people gathered in Ferguson as a single, monolithic mob is a huge mistake.

People have the right to protest under our system. It is misguided in this case. Michael Brown made a number of bad decisions in this case, which resulted in his death. The officer did not hunt, stalk and execute the young man for being black or some other nefarious purpose.

Now, whether or not more law enforcement training is required or if their protocols in having solo officers investigate crimes with a high potential for confrontations with an offender may need to be revised as is the practice of having officers ride alone. IMHO, there is little question the arrest would have been made without incident if Wilson had a partner or backup when the confrontation with Brown began - in fact, I don't believe the confrontation would have happened at all. Brown and ole boy would have been detained, with Brown likely arrested on scene. He would have pled to a misdemeanor (if an otherwise clean record for stuff like this) and walked, at most, a few weeks later.

He chose poorly.

There was no rioting after the trayvon Martin verdict and I figure this will go the same way. Riots seem to be more spontaneous to events with little build up compared to situations like this. I know King was different but that was over 20.years.ago and still spontaneous.

Rioters DGAF either way.

Agitators want no bill.

Of course they are hoping for a party, D. Christmas is right around the corner, and a little *bargain shopping* would be just the ticket to take the sting out of the loss of M. Brown.