I keep hearing this over and over and over in the Media...and I'm thinking...just what in God's name did those parents either teach...or not teach...their 6'4 300 pound child in regard to respecting his fellow man and the Law?

Somehow...'sympathy' - in respect to the virulent and pernicious attitude re disrespect of Law - is counterproductive in the real world. This crap could go viral if the wrong thing happens.

If those parents were truly responsible citizens, then having seen that surveillance video of their rogue son...they would have stepped up and tamped down the reactionary passions, instead of inflaming them with the "no justice, no peace"...and trying to hide the evidence of their son's INJUSTICE to his own fellow man.

Has any of Brown's FaceBook stuff been out there? Like the Trayvon gansta stuff that came out? Let me offer an ignorant guess: scrubbed...if possible. And damned as disrespectful, harmful and incendiary.

Sympathy and respect are EARNED...not freely given. But I reckon that's why I'm not a Prog/Lib...and believe in a Judgmental God. And love/worship REAL JUSTICE and Truth.

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Posted by udtiger

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Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:07 am to RCDfan1950

So...If this cop had previous history of claims of excessive force, that would not matter?

Anything that puts this incident in context matters.

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Posted by LSUGrrrl

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Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:13 am to RCDfan1950

The parents did something right. Brown graduated high school in an area where that isn't statistically a given. He was also going to college - again beating the odds.

I'm not saying this kid was an angel - he obviously wasn't. I'm saying that blaming the parents for the behavior of an 18/19 year old isn't very fair. Many kids raised well make huge mistakes at that age. You have to look at the situation as relative. He didn't grow up in a low crime suburban area. He had outside influences competing with his pArents teachings.

And even though this young man committed a crime, his parents have a right to question how a stop leads to death. They have a right to question everything and believe nothing if they choose. Blaming the actions of others on them takes away from the responsibility of those choosing to break the law.

I'm so sick of parents being blamed for everything. This is usually done by people who have patented children in low crime, low violence areas. These people think thAt their perfect parenting is the reason their child made it through life without violence and crime when, in fact, where they raised their child also had an impact.

I don't support Brown or the looters but I don't support ignorance, either.

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Posted by MSCoastTigerGirl

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Posted on 8/17/14 at 10:38 am to RCDfan1950

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I saw that press conference and I think you're right. One of the officials on the podium even used the word "murder" in explaining which office is the one that files murder charges.

I heard that as well. This will not end well. Aren't they trying it as a civil rights case? I really didn't follow it much until this weekend.

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Sympathy and respect are EARNED...not freely given. But I reckon that's why I'm not a Prog/Lib...and believe in a Judgmental God. And love/worship REAL JUSTICE and Truth.

I'm not a prog/lib in the slightest.

When I say that I have great sympathy for the family it's because they lost their son. I have sympathy for any one who loses someone that they love. However, I do not sympathize with the way that they have handled the situation. And I have absolutely no respect for the way that they have handled it. The father standing in the street right after the death holding a sign was pathetic, IMO. They have fueled this all along.

I also have sympathy for the cop, and more so his family (I don't know if he has a wife and kids, but that's what I mean by family). His life is ruined, even if he is found innocent, and I am sure that they all fear for their lives. I'm sure they will have to uproot their family and move somewhere else out of safety.

After the riots end and the media and Jesse and Al move on to the next big story there will still be two families that will deal with this for the rest of their lives.

That's what I sympathize with. I don't sympathize with criminals. Like L.A. said, when the evidence comes out, everyone will know the truth. I just don't think that the truth will matter to a lot of people.

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