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In reply to the discussion: A sober warning (and one of the best essays I have read thus far about Ferguson): [View all]Cha
(297,167 posts)15. "It's a dire evil to have any cultural, political, or institutional tolerance for lynching by
badge."
LeftHandedMan gets it with brilliant eloquence.. Mahalo, KingCharlemagne~
"On some deep and fundamental level a disaster like MucCulloch will always fail to grasp how institutionally and systemically malignant his pathetic performance has been for our nation. People are going to die because of this man. People are going to be hurt as a direct result of his willful and ignorant negligence and neglect. Because he had priorities other than justice. Worst of all? He's not alone. America's interests are truly threatened by "public servants" who serve a thin and very narrow slice of the public's good, and who do so in so smugly and so overtly a fashion. This was a dark day in this nation's history, mistaken by a fool for a triumph. His rambling, self-congratulatory babbling brings my blood to a boil whenever I think of it. He tried harder to put Twitter on trial than a murderer who gunned down an unarmed man."
From your link..
"What happened in Ferguson could happen to a person of color anywhere in America. It's a fact. You can legally murder a young black man if you also wear a badge and a gun and you can gin-up a bad movie plot of a backstory. Just babble your illogical gibberish after the victim can no longer speak in his or her or their own defense anymore. What could possibly be worse? That being followed by a meandering tortured begging line for justice where the victim is on trial, and then a prolonged and self-congratulatory backslap from the miserable mite of a man who actively insured that the worst outcome was the only possible outcome. Rubbing and grinding salt in an already weeping gash with a pride that defies decency. This screams 'Don't be invested in the possibility that justice is obtainable via peaceful means'. Don't you dare believe"
"His rambling, self-congratulatory babbling brings my blood to a boil.."
That's exactly what I said when I saw Larry O'Donnell's "Rewrite" on what the ADA gave the GJ in DWilson case.
LeftHandedMan gets it with brilliant eloquence.. Mahalo, KingCharlemagne~
"On some deep and fundamental level a disaster like MucCulloch will always fail to grasp how institutionally and systemically malignant his pathetic performance has been for our nation. People are going to die because of this man. People are going to be hurt as a direct result of his willful and ignorant negligence and neglect. Because he had priorities other than justice. Worst of all? He's not alone. America's interests are truly threatened by "public servants" who serve a thin and very narrow slice of the public's good, and who do so in so smugly and so overtly a fashion. This was a dark day in this nation's history, mistaken by a fool for a triumph. His rambling, self-congratulatory babbling brings my blood to a boil whenever I think of it. He tried harder to put Twitter on trial than a murderer who gunned down an unarmed man."
From your link..
"What happened in Ferguson could happen to a person of color anywhere in America. It's a fact. You can legally murder a young black man if you also wear a badge and a gun and you can gin-up a bad movie plot of a backstory. Just babble your illogical gibberish after the victim can no longer speak in his or her or their own defense anymore. What could possibly be worse? That being followed by a meandering tortured begging line for justice where the victim is on trial, and then a prolonged and self-congratulatory backslap from the miserable mite of a man who actively insured that the worst outcome was the only possible outcome. Rubbing and grinding salt in an already weeping gash with a pride that defies decency. This screams 'Don't be invested in the possibility that justice is obtainable via peaceful means'. Don't you dare believe"
"His rambling, self-congratulatory babbling brings my blood to a boil.."
That's exactly what I said when I saw Larry O'Donnell's "Rewrite" on what the ADA gave the GJ in DWilson case.
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A sober warning (and one of the best essays I have read thus far about Ferguson): [View all]
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
OP
I was trying to explain to my wife why I can't simply paraphrase the tour-de-force
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#3
McCulloch is the elected DA of St. Louis County. He was most recently re-elected for
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#5
Bob Dylan said it best: "A hard rain's gonna fall." It will not be pretty and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#9
I've heard tell that there are competing factions within the bourgeoisie (those who
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#23
".....yes, you can have full faith in the rule of law." Not since at least December 2000.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#12
I actually trace the beginning of the rot back to Iran-Contra. I'm sure others (like Octafish)
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#13
I'm just talking about the court system. For SURE "America" has been a fraud for decades!
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#31
"It's a dire evil to have any cultural, political, or institutional tolerance for lynching by
Cha
Nov 2014
#15
On Monday night, as my wife and I stood vigil with about 30 other fellow
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#18
"I find it a breathtaking compounding of injustice to have a man like Bob McCulloch at the wheel at
Cha
Nov 2014
#19
A sense of entitlement and a lack of empathy are terrible, destructive partners
democrank
Nov 2014
#21
It's getting late out here in LA and I'm a little punch-drunk from all the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#27
Wow, I'm very sorry to hear about your losing your job. This is a rough time
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#64
I felt I should honor the spirit of the stylebook for Late Breaking News, which says
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#24
I think the 4 para rule is universal on this board, not specific to LBN. You dun rite.
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2014
#48
Yeah, I figured as much, given the 'Fair Use Doctrine' and what-not. Glad to see
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#51
MO Governor Jay Nixon's lackluster response is certainly implicated in this, as is the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#34
I use Firefox (with AdBlock), so I think I am spared a lot of the annoying pop-ups and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#33
Some say there was nothing 'accidental' about it and that it was just the brutal
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#37
With all due respect and out of a persnickety desire to make sure we get the details
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#49
I am going to have to punt on the issue(s) around the Ferguson Market video, at least
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#58
These are excellent observations. Methinks I feel an OP forming by you around this
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#50