by TheBoss123 » Nov 26th, '14, 08:10
I'm not sure how to feel, I don't feel I or many of us really have the facts to make a fair decision on whether the verdict was deserved. I can say with the information I have I don't feel the verdict was correct. But I can't say I know with any absolute certainty.
Also, a lot of the protestors were well meaning and not obnoxious rioters, I don't feel we should group them in all together. It's not fair to judge an entire group of people based on the actions of a few.
I do think there is a problem with racial prejudice in the United States and it absolutely needs to be addressed. This might not be the correct time to address it though, and it's hard to say when a cop is just doing his/her job and when theres a genuine problem. I don't know man I hate to be on the fence and sound so indecisive, but I just try to not generalize or place the world in such black and white terms anymore because thats not the way the world actually works.
EDIT: About the violent protests... damn. You really want to garner empathy/sympathy? Don't fucking burn down stores and riot like assholes, it makes your entire cause look foolish and thats not fair to the rational people out there. Were these store owners somehow involved in the case? If not what in the fuck gives you justification for burning down their property. Even if they did, I fail to see how burning down stores is going to help your case.
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