Eric Holder
What did we see in Ferguson, exactly? A multi-racial grand jury decided that we saw a police officer following his training and appropriately defending himself against a 6'4", 300 lb violent criminal that happened to be black.
Who is responsible for the death of Michael Brown? Michael Brown and no one else.
And what we see in Ferguson is more people acting violently because they don't like facing that reality. Personal responsibility is a bitch.
Unlike the Trayvon Martin case where Zimmerman was not a professional and had an opportunity to avoid a confrontation, this case is unambiguous. Brown was going for Officer Darren Wilson's service revolver, leaving him very few options other than the use of deadly force. The liberal press continues to use the word "unarmed" to described Mr. Brown, but the stark fact is that Mr. Brown was ONLY unarmed because officer Wilson got to his revolver before Mr. Brown did.
The liberals and the looters WANT a different narrative. They want the story to read that an overzealous redneck, racist, trigger happy cop gunned down a poor, innocent unarmed African American. Unfortunately, no matter how they attempted to distort the facts, they don't fit that narrative. And because they are desperately trying to tell a different story, they do a great disservice to the black community and the rule of law in Ferguson and elsewhere.
No matter what race you are, the easiest way to avoid getting shot by a cop is to cooperate and, for God's sake, don't assault an officer. It's that simple. Secondly, burning cars and looting are bad responses to outcomes we don't like. Michael Brown apparently committed several crimes. It was a sad and unfortunate consequence that he paid for those crimes with his life. But none of the prosecutor, the grand jury or Officer Wilson are responsible for his death, nor is the vestiges of racism. Mr. Brown ultimately made bad choices and the responsibility rests with him.
I agree with Mr. Holder that what we see in Ferguson is not limited to Ferguson. It is an attempt to deflect responsibility for bad outcomes away from the person that is ultimately responsible for those outcomes.
