Ive been asked to re-print this letter which Fox 2 has and will be distributed on Monday. October 3, 2014 Dear Protesters in Ferguson, We understand why you are upset. But Ferguson is not the reason. Any problems of racism are wider than Ferguson. They are national. Many of us people of color came to Ferguson precisely because it was a DIVERSE mixed community. We chose to come here to live for this reason specifically. We have friends, workers, teachers and colleagues who are of all races here. Remember 67% of us are colored. Please do not tear up what we have worked so hard to build up in our diverse community. We are not racist. Please let good sense prevail. The MB/DW case is not a Ferguson only issue, so dont punish us for it. Can you elect a leader among you to talk reasonably with us residents so peace can prevail? Our residents need sleep. You cannot be allowed to break the laws with impunity. We are not allowed to break the laws either! We know you want attention but please do it lawfully, peacefully. It serves no one when we let anger boil over and act unreasonably and for prolonged periods of time, holding all our Ferguson residents hostage. Please end this in our city. If you must continue protesting, this is not the place for molotov cocktails, abuse of our residents and so on. We are a peace-loving people. Let us work this out please. Yours sincerely, A Ferguson Resident (of color) who Cares
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:23:05 +0000
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