Comment by thornebrandt

A crime is something that someone does, it does not define who they are. A robbery doesn't make someone's life 'not matter'. It is not a capital offense. Neither is jaywalking, or being stoned. I think it's interesting that the narrative that the police presented about Michael Brown grabbing a gun is nearly identical to the South Carolina narrative presented about Walter Scott. However, The Ferguson police didn't make the same mistake as the South Carolina police. They made sure there weren't any leaked videos of the event, which in the case of Walter Scott, showed the cop placing a taser on a dead body. Remember how many hours Michael Brown was left to rot the sun? Remember how many months it took for the grand jury to even begin? Despite all the coaching that he no doubt received, Wilson's own narrative revealed itself: "He was like a demon."