re: Michael Brown's Mother reacts to the Grand Jury Decision

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I am trying to understand why the black community simply does not want to believe the actions of Brown were essentially suicidal. They don't believe he did what he did

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Fair point, and I think it goes back to the general lack of trust many blacks have with law enforcement. This incident didn't occur in a vacuum for them. It's the culmination of many years of what they perceive to be mistreatment towards them by the police department and justice system. Add in outside sympathizers and national media attention, and it becomes more difficult for them to admit their initial impression of what occurred was wrong. A lot of that is human nature.

I think it's totally fair to criticize the actions of the agitators, rioters, looters, media, etc. that have fed into the frenzy. Criticizing a grieving mother is way out of bounds.