Looting In St. Louis

Was Michael Brown murdered by the police officer that shot him, or was the officer just defending himself against an attacking young giant that went for his gun? No one knows until the facts come out.

I am disgusted and sickened to see race-baiter Al Sharpton strutting his stuff and making a living off of this tragedy. Obama indirectly may have caused this with the racially explosive divisiveness that he has perpetuated in his tenure, pitting liberals against conservatives, blacks against whites, Latinos against white, old against young, rich against poor, etc.

The police officer, if he did murder the young man, should be arrested, tried and convicted, if that is the route to justice.

If local residents, especially in the black community, want to protest peacefully, sue, hold vigils and sit-ins, fine.

Looting, rioting and shooting at the police is not the way to go, and should be put down, by calling in the National Guard, if necessary. Law and order must be maintained.

I want to see black youths no longer living their teen and young adult years as group livers, many on welfare, many unemployed, some in gangs. This blighted neighborhood with congregations of assembled, desperate young people, who hate the police and the rest of society, in the heat of summer, are a powder keg waiting for the shooting of someone like Michael Brown to ignite them.

Mavellonialists ethical training for these young girls and boys would have made the riot not occur. They would be working, aspiring, individuating and happy, not hanging out on street corners to find their main opportunity.

We all must learn that when stopped by a cop, say yes sir and no sir. Do not argue with them, or lay a hand on them. Do not threaten or attack them. If they want to arrest you and handcuff you, let them do it without resistance. That way, your chance of being beaten, shot or hurt will go way down. If you do all the right things, then file charges against the rogue cop engaging in police brutality, after the incident.

We need to grow beyond this whole kind of mess, but I am not hopeful of our doing so, unless there is an actual revolution in values in this country.