THIS IS ABOUT RIGHTS Whatever the Grand Jury’s decision, the people of #Ferguson have an absolute, God given, and constitutionally protected right to protest and speak their mind. The First Amendment prohibits abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances period. It doesn’t add on - unless a politician declares a state of emergency and imposes a curfew. Nor does it say - unless other people are looting and being violent, in which case all of you lose your right to peaceably assemble. Curfews punish the peaceable majority for the actions of a violent few, and again, alienate the community and send the message that the police see them all as the enemy and seek to trample on the rights of all of them. And under our Constitution, the police have no right, no authority, and no power to violate those rights, and neither does Governor Nixon, or anyone else in government. Every human being has the right to protest. But nobody has the right to initiate acts of violence or destruction of property against other people, no matter how angry or upset they are. In this case, the family of Michael Brown has specifically asked that all protesters remain peaceful. Hurting people and destroying property is not the answer, no matter what the Grand Jury decides. It is a shame that local business owners should have to even worry about violence, looting, or someone setting fire to their shops. Just as the police need to police their own to prevent violations of the rights of the people, or risk losing even more credibility, so too must the protest organizers and participants police their own by looking out for hot-heads in the crowd who may resort to violence, looting, or property destruction. It is critical that they do all they can to limit such incidents. If they fail to do so, they too will lose credibility and take the focus away from the core issues they are protesting about in the first place. Also, the protest organizers and participants should be on the lookout for provocateurs from outside Ferguson who want to start violence, and who want to start a race war. Whether it be the KKK, or the New Black Panthers, all racists want to make this only about race, and they want to see racially motivated violence on all sides, and you can expect them to try to manipulate events to get what they all dream of – Americans killing each other over the color of their skin. You MUST protect the lives and property of every resident and business owner in Ferguson and surrounding areas. Make America proud #Ferguson!
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 03:12:12 +0000
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