There are several things that really stand out as constants here. In the Garner case, as well as the Trayvon Martin case and the Michael Brown case, each of the individuals was a seasoned criminal, and was engaged in criminal acts at the time of their demise. In all three cases, the individual was aggressive, and was combative. Most important to me, is that in all three cases, there was a seminal event, that was seized upon by the media, and that morphed into a meme. With Trayvon Martin, that was 'stand your ground', even though that was not even part of Zimmerman's defense. With Michael Brown, it was 'hands up, don't shoot', and with Garner, it was 'illegal choke hold'. In all three cases, the meme was constructed out of whole cloth, and not based in fact. The media has made all three of these cases, symbolic of police excess. Those white folks eaten up with white guilt, and the entire black community have embraced these eponymous events as symptomatic of something wrong with the interface between police and public, instead of showing that something is wrong with the behavior of black youths.
Bull's eye.
Originally Posted by Mannlicher
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
