Ferguson: too much or not enough?

[DeistPaladin]

We don't know - We shouldn't judge and condemn him without real evidence and just because a cop shot a man doesn't count as evidence he's a murderer when there are rules and laws that tell police that they are supposed to shoot people in certain situations.

Kudos for this. I really think everyone needs to hold on until all the evidence is out before making judgement about anyone in the situation. Its not really in the news here so I have no idea whats actually known. Unfortunately I can see why people from the US would not trust their police.

And as I've posted before, the situation has escalated to the point where the larger issue dwarfs the point about why Michael Brown was shot. We certainly should get to the bottom of that and await the evidence before making a conclusion about the allegations regarding both but the police escalated the situation to where there are now much larger issues that need to be addressed.

The police actions in Ferguson show that militarization of local police forces is a very dangerously bad idea. This particular local police force seems to have serious problems with racism that, according to reports I've seen, goes all the way to the top. Not all police departments have this problem (I hope) but regardless, the militarization of the police can lead to needless brutality and crackdowns of otherwise peaceful protests in any neighborhood.

Ferguson is no longer just about one man who was shot by the police. It's now about every town in America and what a militarized police will mean for a free society.