What the hell is with their Police Department? How many Barney Fifes ARE there on that force?
Meanwhile, I'm not exactly sympathetic to the protestors at this point either. The calls for outright executing Darren Wilson disgust me. As does the looting, and the agitators from out of town who are taking advantage of the situation, and the whole bloody media circus atmosphere.
Right now the excesses by the police are at least causing people to finally become aware of the overall militarization of the police forces in this country. That conversation is worth having.
But the longer this goes on, the more I wonder if the cost is worth it even for that.
Meanwhile, I'm not exactly sympathetic to the protestors at this point either. The calls for outright executing Darren Wilson disgust me. As does the looting, and the agitators from out of town who are taking advantage of the situation, and the whole bloody media circus atmosphere.
Right now the excesses by the police are at least causing people to finally become aware of the overall militarization of the police forces in this country. That conversation is worth having.
But the longer this goes on, the more I wonder if the cost is worth it even for that.