I have waited a few days to say anything about Ferguson and what is happening there, because I wasn’t sure what was going on. I am not sure I have a clear picture yet, but here is what we do know:<\/p>\n
A young man was killed while fleeing police. He may have attempted to surrender, but that attempt was well into the incident, and the policeman<\/a> may have feared for his own safety.<\/strong><\/p>\n The young man had very recently committed a robbery. We don’t know if the policeman was aware of that.<\/strong><\/p>\n This may or may not have been excessive force<\/a>, but how does that give people the right to riot or loot?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a tragedy–a young man is dead. It is time for the community to come together–not split apart.<\/strong><\/p>\n The young man involved was not an angel. Why was he running away from the policeman?<\/strong><\/p>\n The thing that concerns me about this incident is the way the community reacted. Protests are fine–looting is not. Looting simply creates more problems. Why did the looters<\/a> attack local stores (businessmen trying to make a living)? This is mob rule<\/a>, and it has no reason to it. Mob rule is a danger to our cities, towns and country. Why did violence follow the initial event? Who was stirring the waters rather than calming them down? The shooting was a tragedy for the young man’s family. It did not have to result in the destruction of the town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have waited a few days to say anything about Ferguson and what is happening there, because I wasn’t sure what was going on. I am not sure I have a clear picture yet, but here is what we do … Continue reading