The Events Last Night May Be a "Worst Case" Scenario for Race-Protesting

this whole situation is just really bad all around, from the death of an 18-year old man and the display of full militarization of police, to the politics and sociology of desperation and emotional-irrational thinking.

but this is not the case to attempt to make a statement. i'm going to describe some factors here that kind of build on each other

The Victim

the best thing that we can say about the dead victim is that he was unarmed and a human being, which is a very sad statement. this is just not the example that can rally support to make a legitimate point. i'm not saying mike brown deserved to die or anything extreme like that, but he is an example of the bankrupt culture of many areas of black america.

he has a criminal history and committed a felony just prior to the terrible tragedy that sparked all of this shite. i'm not happy that he's dead and i'm not trying to tarnish a dead person, but his actions before death did happen. his life choices prior to his death occurred. we can't ignore all of that when looking at this situation (especially comparing it to other incidents with those of the similar bankrupt culture). it's very difficult to separate the 2 concepts

The Incident

Simply put, this is an incident of violence leading to more violence. the objective evidence proves this (especially the evidence inside of the car). this is not the situation to make a statement about innocent black males being prosecuted and persecuted by a system of racism. at the least brown physically engaged with wilson and at worst he instigated the entire situation. this is an example of a violence creating violence, and if there is a discussion, it's why michael brown was violent (and as stated above, why those of his culture act in the same manner).

The Emotions

This entire situation shows that many people (on both sides) are wholly incapable of having a discussion about race. people (on both sides) created a narrative early on and are using confirmation bias to justify that belief. go look at the clips of brown's family trying to incite riots last night. go look at all of the impossible witness statements initially made to the media to enflame this situation. go look at all the ultimate trash racism being displayed on social media during this whole thing (and i don't mean "tPOS" jokes. i mean legit racism)

if we can't analyze things more objectively and stoically, then we can't, as a group of people, talk about these issues.

The Police (and the War on Drugs)

The police and the policies fueling the police play a large role in the overall picture here, and this was on full display during this whole situation (not as much last night, but during the initial outbursts). The WOD has played as much of a part in the destruction of the inner city black community as the bankrupt culture that permeates the populations. This fuels the disproportionate policing in inner cities, which fuels the systematic issues for inner city black populations (especially young black males). This leads to a larger police response, which leads to armored personnel vehicles policing the streets of Ferguson.

The Riots-Looting

This is just the ultimate "frick you" to even an emotional discussion about race. the absolute pieces of shite who are rioting and looting are not only combining the issues with the victim and emotions (showing the very worst doing the very worst), but they are legitimately fricking up their own community that they claim is in disrepair AND the protests trying to make a statement about the racial issues. these savages are hiding in the crowds of legitimate protesters, waiting for night to show the utter worst in humanity.

these actions make the protests lose any value they may have had, create confirmation bias for the emotional, opposing viewpoint, but they also create a legitimate need for the militarized police. the riot and looting are the culmination of all of these issues and anyone who tries to defend these actions are intellectually bankrupt.