A prosecutor should always push for indictment. Honestly, I don't believe police officers should have to be indicted. There should automatically be a trial. It should always be in another jurisdiction where the prosecutor/judge/jury doesn't know the officer. Police officers are walking around with lethal weapons and granted a license to kill, because they are charged with protecting the community and upholding the law. With this higher power should come greater responsibility. They should be held to higher standards than your average citizen. What people seem to be missing here is that it doesn't matter if you think Brown deserved to be shot or not. It doesn't matter which side you're on.
The riots have made it clear that something has to change. When the people distrust the police society will crash and burn every time. When the government refuses to scrutinize the police up to the standards demanded by society all hell will break loose. This isn't about Michael Brown. It is about a system that is flawed. It is about a nation where citizens fear the police more than they fear the criminals. It's something that needs to change.
The riots have made it clear that something has to change. When the people distrust the police society will crash and burn every time. When the government refuses to scrutinize the police up to the standards demanded by society all hell will break loose. This isn't about Michael Brown. It is about a system that is flawed. It is about a nation where citizens fear the police more than they fear the criminals. It's something that needs to change.
