What's so interesting about this post is it's raging double standard.
No, no double standard.
Police apologists always say "don't judge all cops by a few bad apples!" and how there can't possibly be a culture within the police departments of America that enables bad behavior. Yet, whenever there is a protest or criticism of police conduct, cop apologists have no issue with broad brushing an entire group of people, simple for using there right to express their anger towards injustice
Cops are lumped together because they have the same job. #BLM sympathizers are lumped together because they have similar ideas. Very different things. Note that this Micah guy thinks very similarly to #BLMers which is why his "doth protest too much" denial rings hollow. He was angry at police shooting black people (only the race matters, not whether the shooting was justified or not) which is a hallmark of #BLM. He also blamed white people.
Want some truth? Here's a hard fucking reality: this shit was a long time coming. While I do not condone the murder of these policemen, it's a cold truth that police misconduct has been out of control for the past decade or so, and there has been an unwillingness and fear of local courts to hold police accountable for their crimes because of police union influence. To think that didn't contribute to what happened yesterday, or that it doesn't exist at all, is just naive.
Should a police officer be convicted every time #BLMers protest a shooting no matter the facts, circumstances of whether the shooting was justified? Due process no more? Impartial judiciary so passe? Trial by mob sentiment?
Everyday, police violate peoples rights, use unacceptable violence towards citizens, kill people through gross negligence, and do some absolutely deplorable things in their line of work. We've all seen it - some of us have had people close to us effected by it. A lot of this shit has been captured on camera and tells stories that show a culture within police departments that is out of control. But that doesn't seem to stop people from making excuses, and it certainly doesn't stop some people from living in denial that the problems within our police force, do not come down to a 'few bad apples'.
There are problems with the police, but that does not mean we should let the inmates run the asylum.
The difference between protestors and the cop apologists is, the vast majority of them will not make a single excuse for this mans actions. Any other people involved will not be obstructed from facing justice by those critical of american police. They don't have that kind of influence in the justice system. While the protection of rogue cops will continue, and they will continue to walk free every single time they are caught, no matter how damning the evidence, and THAT is a problem.
I would not be so sure. Apparently some protesters in Dallas taunted police over these killings. Also some (at least) #BLMers overtly support cop killers.
This Assata Shakur (real name JoAnne Chesimard) was convicted of murdering a cop as part of her BLA (a racist terrorist group in the 70s and 80s) activities. She is currently being harbored by Communist Cuba.
DA's, prosecutors, judges, and politicians know what's going on - they see it too. But they are afraid of the police unions interfering with their careers, so they look the other way. This level of immunity and lack of accountability has led to people getting fed up. They feel like they have no way power anymore. So they took to the streets once again, and after hundreds of protests around the country for three years, ONE person killed somebody. It is not a systemic problem with the BLM protests or any other protests - no matter how badly you might want it to be for your narrative.
Prosecutors are under obligation to apply the law conscientiously and not try cases just to appease the public (people like Marilyn Mosby notwithstanding). They do charge police officers when the charge is warranted. For example Michael Slager in North Charleston. That was messed up indeed.
I'm not saying that rhetoric didn't influence this guys actions. No doubt people not to be more responsible with their words. But at the end of the day, ONE person is responsible for this tragedy, and others are not responsible for the choices he made last night.
They are not responsible for his choice but they are responsible for their choices. Charged up rhetoric against whites, against police etc. is only bringing forth more hatred, more violence.
Authorities: Highway gunman motivated by police shootings
Authorities: 911 Caller Ambushed, Shot Officer in Georgia
Ballwin officer 'fighting for his life' after shooting; suspect charged
In Atlanta, #BLMers have blocked streets downtown, including the Downtown Connector (where I-75 and I-85 run together). How is that going to resolve anything exactly? It's just going to make regular people angry at #BLM for making them be stuck in traffic on a Friday night.
UPDATE: Crowd blocking Connector thinning, another group told to move
