“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” \u00a0 MLK<\/p>\n
That quote has been running through my head for a few days now. I have written and deleted thousands of words concerning the death of Micheal Brown, I wrote about justice, I wrote about riots and I wrote about the facts. \u00a0But nothing I wrote conveyed how pissed and frustrated I am with this whole big mess. So now for better or worse I’m going to write what I think. I have read a large part of the “Data Dump” I have listened to the interviews.<\/p>\n
Micheal Brown’s parents and supporters would have the world believe that Officer Wilson made a choice to kill their son and now hero. \u00a0Truth behind that fiction is Officer Wilson gave Micheal Brown every opportunity to live. \u00a0Brown is the one who made the choice to die. I know that is harsh but it is the truth.<\/p>\n
Officer Wilson was a good police officer by all accounts. He had earned praise and commendation from the City of Ferguson in the months prior to the shooting. He had served the public trust. Everything I have learned about him points to a man that any police department in the country would be lucky to have. \u00a0He did his job with diligence and devotion, there is nothing to indicate that he was a racist or that he was anything other than a man of good character.<\/p>\n
Micheal Brown is something of a puzzle. He had been 18 for only 3 months before the shooting. He did have a juvenile record but it is sealed. It is rumored to contain a charge of second degree murder as well as ties to a street gang. The Juvenile Court system has refused to \u00a0release that record due to privacy concerns but has stated that it did not contain any Class A or B felony charges. His family has claimed that he was a regular teenage boy. They paint a picture \u00a0of him that simply does not stand up to scrutiny. \u00a0They say the pictures of him with known gang members mean nothing, that he was able to adapt to his surroundings. \u00a0They claim he has recently found religion but at the same time there are stories from his friends that he regularly \u00a0drank and used drugs. From everything I can see he was a man of questionable character.<\/p>\n
I said earlier that Brown made the choice to die. I stand by that statement for allot of reasons. Brown made the Choice to commit strong armed robbery and simple assault on a store owner. \u00a0 Brown made the choice to assault Officer Wilson, Brown made the choice to grab for Officer Wilson’s weapon. Brown made the choice to turn and charge the officer instead of surrendering. \u00a0Brown had several opportunities to change \u00a0the outcome of that day, but at every turn me made the worst possible choice.<\/p>\n
Browns family would have us believe that Officer Wilson drew his weapon and shot with no provocation other than the fact that Brown was Black. \u00a0I don’t think that the color of Brown’s skin had anything to do with it.<\/p>\n
All one has to do is look at the Content of Brown’s Character.<\/p>\n
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