The Top Four Liberal Reactions to Ferguson Grand Jury

Townhall.com ^ | 11-25-2914 | Michael Schaus

[servo1969]

The self-righteous indignation of liberals was on full display last night, as the Grand Jury announced their decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson over the death of Michael Brown. Strangely absent was a sense of concern over the violence, destruction, and social devolution that erupted in St Louis. Instead, as expected, there was a profoundly misplaced anger over the decision of a Grand Jury that was presented with facts, eyewitness accounts, and forensic evidence.

1 – Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein is an idiot. But, don’t take my word for it. (I mean heck, John Ransom and I explain it every week on Ransom Notes Radio, but we won’t go through all of that here.) Sometimes, when he speaks, people around him are visibly concerned that his idiocy may be contagious

So who represented Michael Brown before the grand jury?— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 25, 2014

Um… I guess that would have been the prosecutor. Are you aware of this new thing the kids are using called “Google”?

2 – Christopher Hayes

Chris put his journalistic skills on full display with this stunning insight on Twitter:

What McCulloch is describing procedurally is so far removed from normal criminal procedure it's unrecognizable.— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 25, 2014

Really? Because I’m pretty sure that a “Grand Jury” is actually a thing. And for those of you unable to contact google for an explanation (ahem*EzraKlein*ahem) here’s a link.

3 – Harold Itzkowitz

I’ll be honest… I had to look this guy up. But he still made my list:

So, stealing Cigarillos and jaywalking brings the death penalty #FergusonDecision— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) November 25, 2014

Well, no. Committing a strong-armed robbery is not, by itself, justification for a death penalty. But premature death is certainly a distinct possibility for anyone attempting to attack and disarm a police officer.

So, to answer your question: I guess it depends on how you react when a cop tries to talk to you about jaywalking. (Hint: Don’t reach for his gun.)

4 – Geraldo Rivera

I really hate saying nice things about Geraldo. But, I guess it has to happen on occasion:

Creeps breaking windows are spitting on memory of Michael Brown. Cool down. Work in Brown family campaign for cops' body cameras.— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) November 25, 2014

Geraldo manages to point out the obvious (a demonstrably difficult task for leftists in times of crisis), by calling the riotous protestors insurgents “creeps”. But it’s his call for body cameras on cops that should really draw the applause.

Advocates of law enforcement, as well as skeptics of authority, seem to have a rare opportunity to agree on something: A few more body cams would probably go a long way in reducing (or at least exposing) police abuse. And, as an added bonus, it would also protect police from false allegations of misconduct.

Michael Brown’s death is a tragedy; but not simply because a police officer made the split second decision to defend his own life with lethal force. The real tragedy seems to be overlooked by these self-righteous peddlers of racial animosity, as it is replayed throughout the nation (without MSNBC coverage, riots, protests, or the Reverend Al Sharpton’s inadequate command of the English language).

Sadly, the abandonment of the African American community – by the very Democrats, progressives, and liberals who currently act so outraged over the shooting of a violent criminal – is the larger injustice playing out in Modern America. Are we expecting any Liberal outrage over the shootings in Chicago? Where is Ezra Klein’s ill-informed quip about gang violence in Los Angeles? Is anyone covering the routine violence that occurs in the suburbs of Detroit?

Or are those examples of a suffering minority community simply not “sexy” enough for the American Left to notice?

[wita]

I’m thinking you are going to have to be a bit more specific on your point and your time period and how they relate.

[liberalh8ter]

Why not just say, ‘white people for being white’? Or maybe, ‘white people for not being black’?

[Pietro]

"Sadly, the abandonment of the African American community – by the very Democrats, progressives, and liberals"

I believe what we are seeing here is the direct result of undiluted exploitation of blacks by the democratic party.

The misdirected anger and outrage has been nurtured and built up over generations by charlatans and other politicians for their own aggrandizement.

This impotent rage was created in people who from birth were told that they've been abused and stolen from. That they lack the ability to achieve anything on their own.

The tragedy is much more than a single dead teenager or destroyed property (someone's life's work), although these looses are real, rather the true tragedy is the hopelessness born from a denuded and corrupted world view.

I pray that no lives are lost in this senseless action and I hope that blacks will come to realize that they, and only they, are responsible for the choices and consequences of their lives.

[sergeantdave]

“Hence the need for those evil unnecessary armored vehicles that people rail against here.”

Which calls forth the fascinating irony that these armored vehicles were used against leftist scum. The fascist elite hoped that this surplus equipment would be used against the Tea Party and 2nd amendment advocates,who are the main existential threats to the crony capitalist looters and their political puppets.

Unintended consequences make their entrance, and the leftist elites realize that this equipment can and will be used against them.Oops!

Now watch the scum politicians scream that this equipment must be taken away from the police.

[bert]

——since they failed econ 101-—

Oh come now....... they are ignorant unschooled human detritus. They not only never took the course econ 101 but don’t even know such a course exists or what econ is

The problem is jungle creatures trying to exist in modern society.

There is a fine minority of black people that have educated themselves and are doing just fine.

[cport]

I think irish forgot his sarcasm tag

[wita]

Econ 101 is a daily walk, not necessarily a class in school.

When facts and figures of modernity are all around you and you still can’t see while others of the same caste or color manage to escape their personal jungle. You failed, but there is still hope for escape as long as the chains of ignorance haven’t completely made you their slave.

[wita]

I sure hope so.

[bert]

I watched carefully, studied as a matter of fact, the 5 seasons of The Wire.

Central to the ongoing drama was the growth of a few black individuals that grew personally and escaped the self made trap of the inner city black subculture. The escape was an arduous effort.

While fiction, the series very well caught up the problems and attitudes and solutions.

[liberalh8ter]

I knew it was sarcasm, I just thought I’d boil it down even further.

[cport]

Based on his previous posts, I’d say so. No worries!

[cport]

Gotcha, guess I missed your point LOL