Question About The Riots.......

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(06-04-2020, 10:43 AM)GMDino Wrote: While I would never question what I am sure is your impeccable legal background (added to everything else you are an expert at) it was not found or upheld to be a "lie" or a "false narrative".

https://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/hands-up-dont-shoot-false-216736



https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/why-did-justice-department-conclude-hands-dont-shoot-was-myth#stream/0

On that link you can see where DOJ excluded witnesses who either admitted lying or who didn't match up with the forensics and how even the witnesses they trusted had slightly differing views of whether and for how like Brown had his arms up.

So did it happen?  Probably not like the protesters have been using.

Is it based on a "lie"?  Probably not like you think it is.

Does it matter?  Not one iota.   The rest of the DOJ report outlined the systematic racism in the Ferguson police department. It is now a rallying point to the police that even when minorities are listening and "following orders" they can be shot and killed and the officer will, in most cases, not only get away with it but never be charged.

Focusing on it just a red herring to distract from the meaning behind it to the protesters and the protests.

"GTFO" indeed.

Yeah, there was no proof found to support the found the be false assertion of hands up don't shoot. Earlier in this discussion your answer was "folks don't read enough to know it was false" as a reason they chant it; now you're modifying your stance to "it's not a false narrative".  I think we've reached a new milestone in this forum: You are now arguing with yourself. 

It's not a red herring to suggest it is disrespectful to associate Michael Brown with George Floyd.