Roundup of DU comments on Ferguson riots

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Do you mean an INNOCENT auto parts store has been damaged?

A life has been lost and justice has been denied-let's keep our eyes on the ball...

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So let me just say-frick property, frick white perceptions, and frick people who think the "optics" are more important than a human life. Got that-I see your "Oh my God they're looting" and raise you "I couldn't care less".

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Mike Brown was walking down the street minding his business (much like Trayvon Martin) when Wilson set his sights on him. Wilson aggressively pursued him initially for the major crime of walking in the street. He then tried to pull him in the squad car where he shot him twice. MB escaped and Wilson, who was sooooo in fear for his life, left the vehicle and further pursued Brown on foot! He ultimately fired his gun over 10 times.

Spare me your tripe. Wilson murdered this kid in broad daylight; and then he and his fellow racist cops allowed that kid's body to lie in the street, in the hot summer sun and initially uncovered, for over 4 hours. It was a clear message that it's hunting season, that Black males are the target and that cops are untouchable.

America was founded on genocide and slavery, and has a lethal history against brown, black and yellow people. There will be hell to pay one day -- the fire next time -- for all the Michael Browns, Trayvon Martins, Emmett Tills, Amadou Diallos, Medger Evers, MLKs, countless native Americans, countless Vietnamese, countless Iraqis, and countless poor people of Central/South Americans (CIA installed Pinochet in Chile, Iran-Contra, coup in Honduras)

The police started this by killing Brown and following that, assaulting peaceful protestors back in August. We may all hate last night's fiery destruction but there is a reason behind it... rage over justice denied again and again and again, and the LIE and HYPOCRISY that is the USA.

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Yep, a lot of people here angry at the destruction of Capitalist property. So stupid.Capitalism and Racism go together like a hand and glove, it's not surprising that oppressed people attack businesses.

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Have you forgotten the elections of an all white administrations that ignores the needs of the citizens of this community and hire all white police forces that do not even live in the community and pay for them by trumped up criminal charges that bring in fines. The business community is not innocent either. I can at the least understand where they are coming from.

I think once upon a time our country had a greedy ruler who was unfairly treating us so we set out to toss him and his governors out on their ears. That is when we fired the shot heard round the world. The Ferguson MO community has been oppressed by their so called elected officials and we are surprised that they are angry enough to burn down a store. I am not surprised. This is the result of long term injustice.

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the police started this by killing Brown and following that, assaulting peaceful protestors back in August. We may all hate last night's fiery destruction but there is a reason behind it... rage over justice denied again and again and again, and the LIE and HYPOCRISY that is the USA.

Mike Brown was walking down the street minding his business (much like Trayvon Martin) when Wilson set his sights on him. Wilson aggressively pursued him initially for the major crime of walking in the street. He then tried to pull him in the squad car where he shot him twice. MB escaped and Wilson, who was sooooo in fear for his life, left the vehicle and further pursued Brown on foot! He ultimately fired his gun over 10 times.

Wilson murdered this kid in broad daylight; and then he and his fellow racist cops allowed that kid's body to lie in the street, in the hot summer sun and initially uncovered, for over 4 hours. It was a clear message that it's hunting season, that Black males are the target and that cops are untouchable.

America was founded on genocide and slavery, and has a lethal history against brown, black and yellow people. There will be hell to pay one day -- the fire next time -- for all the Michael Browns, Trayvon Martins, Emmett Tills, Amadou Diallos, Medger Evers, MLKs, countless native Americans, countless Vietnamese, countless Iraqis, and countless poor people of Central/South Americans (CIA installed Pinochet in Chile, Iran-Contra, coup in Honduras)

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All these so called white people feeling disgusted that businesses got burned down and blacks were upset, have not lived in black communities anyway. Because people don't invest there anyway. Protest is never pretty. Get it. What about your empathy for Mr. Brown and his family. What you only care about is material things. History shows that black people are not violent instead white people are. Did you hear about slavery, did you hear about the KKK and all the racist attacks on black people protesting at restaurant counters? Mississippi Burning? Give me a break I hope you feel the same way when the KKK bombed and burned down innocent black families' houses and churches, or beat and hang them in town squares. There was terrorism in the south long before 9/11. Just ask the KKK. Now all of a sudden black people are violent and they burn their neighborhoods. There are so many examples of white people burning down black neighborhoods. Please! Until white people join the fight against inequality and blatant racism America will never move forward. Rest in Peace Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Akai Garley, John Crawford and 12 year old Tamir Rice. Justice will never be served. Let us stop pretending and putting up fake arguments. They are all blacks.

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