[Vision2020] Ferguson second grade protesters 'get it'

[Paul Rumelhart]

I really hate how this whole thing has developed.  It started with the
death of Brown, with scant information, at which time it was believable
that he might have been raising his hands asking the cop not to shoot him.
I can see people jumping on that bandwagon.  Later, it came to light that
he had assaulted the cop in his car, which totally changes the story.  It's
still unfortunate, but it's miles away from saying "please don't shoot me"
and raising your hands.  The cops-use-black-people-as-target-practice meme
is a powerful one, though, and that's what gets said during the protests.
Damn the facts, anyway, I guess.

There may actually be a real problem here, since there have now been two
grand jury refusals to indict that I disagree with, but it's obscured by
this sort of thing.  If the people protesting don't give a damn about what
actually happened, then why should I take anything they say, whether they
are 7 years old or 70, at face value?  My basic assumption right now for
these protests is that they are making shit up and only if I see evidence
otherwise will I begin to believe them.  It's sad, really.

Paul

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com>
wrote:
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> It's a worthy cause to protest “against the unjust systems that allow
> police officers to kill Black men and boys with impunity,”
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> https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/second-graders-spend-recess-protesting-ferguson-105366598412.html
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