This community needs to heal. Part of that healing will require some justice. Only then can some unity and mutual respect and trust being. IMO.

My thoughts are with this community and I hope that they are allowed to begin to heal without anymore interference from agitators.

of the matter is how important it is for healing and their thoughts and prayers are with the police officers and their families.

They have been through a horrible time in their life, but they understand the difference between unacceptable police actions and an unknown agenda that wants to either jumpstart a race war or create a complete breakdown of civil society. Most important for them to send this message to the entire US.

Yes, it is.. vitally important.

I posted about their statements tonight.

Your post is spot on.

Thank you Cha.

Tears for Michael and his sweet family that has to live with this, time and time again.

In memory of Michael

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may he rest in peace~

actions by people who are doing nothing but trying to cause disruption and discord through violence.

Mahalo for the pic of Michael Brown's funeral

I looked to see if anyone had posted the statement from Michael Brown's family and sorry I didn't see anything.. thought it was important as you know.

Where is your OP.. I'd like to see it?

I didn't post that....

this...about Holder and Obama, sorry I wasn't clear.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026355505

a fox "news" watcher..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6358101

Michael Brown

you know where to find me.

You can't refute the facts of my posts.

Instead, you fall back on the freeper tactics of tattling and name calling.

Step the heck up and refute my facts.

He attacked a police officer.
He attacked an old man.
He knocked-off a convenience store.

As Eric Holder stated..."Hands up Don't Shoot!" was a lie.

Refute one single fact.

but you can leave any time.

ugly attacks on Michael Brown and his grieving family weren't welcome here?

The right-wing sociopaths who hate them will never appreciate their fair and appropriate comments.

I applaud them for their statements and, also, for not turning a blind eye to the institutional racism that was the seed of this horrible tragedy in the first place!

years of wholesale racist, bigotry!

No more "Burn this bitch down!"

Glad you brought it back up.

Parenting kids is a very very hard job. Obviously Brown's parents weren't up to the challenge. They failed that kid in every way.

Weren't they the ones screaming "Burn this bitch down!"?

"Their son was a criminal who attacked a cop. After he stole from a store and assaulted an old man. They won't see a thin dime from this. Except for movie rights, book deals, etc.

Now, tell me, which part of that is untrue?

Did their son attack a cop?
Did their son steal from a store?
Did their son assault an old man?

Is ANY of that untrue??

You want an honest discussion? You better have some facts to back yourself up.

Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Feh. That is one obnoxious comment. Hide it.

Especially if they are factual and don't fit your particular world-view.

I thought you would have more game.
Bye.

unreal, jwirr. Michael Brown

- a real bully.

Dignity and class in the face of tragedy.

which, it seems from the two hidden posts referenced up thread, one by you, one by Cha, I am not alone in being disgusted.

from Michael Brown's family ..trying to stir up more shite with his ignorant attempt to bring shame to him and his family.

I'm working on doing what President Obama does with this kind of garbage, brush it off my shoulder. I'm not there yet, as you can tell, lol.

They have been through so much trying to hold it together.. and now they have made a very compassionate statement to bring people together.

But, some just want to agitate with ugliness to disrupt.. even here.

hid it.

let him keep digging but.. Thank you to whomever did!

It's an actual factual record of what happened.

It's not me you find offensive...it's the facts.

factual is not your forte, smearing a family who has suffered a tragedy with appalling posts.

You make the false assumption I was not aware of the incident you are so eager to spread far and wide. I was aware and my heart went out to a family in great pain. It's called empathy, something I find sadly lacking in your posts.

You take a small fact and create a whole racist scenario around it to fit your bigoted views. If you had a little bit of veracity in your being, you'd just come out and say, I hate black people. But you do it in a sneaky way, claiming thin facts to support your ugly views..


Well, that's more than enough time spent on ugly you.

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Explanation: i don't see posting a video as an attack. it's out there.

Thank you.

Yet another jury 'gets' it. I wasn't the alerter, was focused on my response so thanks to the alerter as well.

in addressing the people of ferguson. people have worked hard to have demonstrations and protests be peaceful. the brown family, the attorney general and the president are speaking strongly supporting the peaceful efforts of protestors.

to Michael Brown and his family.

Michael Brown

That makes me wonder if they really believe in these kinds of statements they make.

see how peacefully you can respond. hmmm? have some respect for people. why come here and sling hate?

I get so emotionally pissed at statements like that.. I can't even respond.

You said what my emotions wanted to.

If it had been my SIL gunned down in the street, I guarantee you I would not be showing even a fraction of the class and tolerance Brown's family has.

They lost a child, they're not called upon to be perfect.

Who are the people on this thread judging a grieving family? I would be a screaming, insane mess if someone left my dead son in the street for over four hours. Only RACISTS think the parents are to blame for their child being MURDERED by a cop.

is that no one would be questioning our response the way they are here. We're all fair-skinned blondes.

But I don't give a damn what idiot racists bigots say about me. The only answer I have is that if you are a racist (and likely a misgynist/homophobe also because it all stems from the same place) then you are living in a hell of your own making. Your heart is enslaved to hatred and it rots from the inside.

K&☆R

I do wish as strong statements would be made in the murders if Eric Garner, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, and so many others who were killed for no reason

And good morning!

lose ground on the good fight. Admit that any group of people can have some really bad actors that try and mess up what is good. The good people on both sides will step up again as they have already.

needs to continue being done.

police..

Obama Discusses Ferguson With Jimmy Kimmel

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LOS ANGELES — President Obama on Thursday said that whoever shot at police officers in Ferguson, Mo., this week were “criminals” and should be arrested, but added that their actions should not detract from the civil rights issues that have been raised.

He said that protesters there had a legitimate right to be angry about their treatment at the hands of the police.

“What had been happening in Ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest,” Mr. Obama said during an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “But there was no excuse for criminal acts.”

Mr. Obama cited the recent Justice Department report on Ferguson, which he said found a “whole structure” that indicated “both racism and just a disregard for what law enforcement is supposed to do.” But he repeated his belief that what happened in the Missouri city was “not unique, but it’s also not the norm.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/us/politics/obama-discusses-ferguson-with-jimmy-kimmel.html?_r=1

a message that I'm sure will somehow be twisted/distorted by the Faux News crowd who use any tragedy in a way that they think will quell the fight for justice (i.e., to taint the Black Lives Matter movement)

I'm sure he had some different choice words that couldn't be uttered in public.

K&R and thanks for posting Cha!

I hope that the people of Ferguson see how the persistent peaceful protest has netted some gains - and not only for their town, but hopefully as a message to thousands of other towns and even big cities, that are subjecting their residents to the same treatment.

like the rest of us.. only he has the loudspeaker. Really appreciate the statement of outrage while calling for continued Peaceful Protests to keep the movement going forward.

"... but hopefully as a message to thousands of other towns and even big cities, that are subjecting their residents to the same treatment."

Yes! All eyes are on Ferguson at ground zero.. it has to succeed after all they've been through and all the good work AG Holder and President Obama have done to weed out those who needed it so Ferguson has a chance to flourish.

So sad and I'm so Sorry that Michael Brown had to die to expose the culture of racism that has been so ingrained for years.

You're Welcome, BRDS

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