CNS News -- Michael Brown's family has condemned the criminality that followed his shooting by a police officer, but some activists view the looting near St. Louis as a "wake-up call."
"And we in some way have to thank them for giving us a wake-up call," community activist James Clark told MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Monday night. "And now that we have the wake-up call, we must mobilize and go into our neighborhoods and offer them a sense of hope and a sense of purpose."
Two nights of looting, arson, vandalism and other criminal behavior followed Brown's shooting on Saturday afternoon.[...]
"This is a situation that probably could have been resolved without shots fired," Clark told CNN. "We understand that the officer was also equipped with a taser. So we are looking for justice in this instance, and we are very, very confident that justice will prevail."
As of Tuesday morning, President Obama had not yet commented on Brown's shooting or the violence, but Attorney General Eric Holder promised a "fulsome review." Holder announced that the FBI is looking into possible civil rights violations.
"At every step, we will work with the local investigators, who should be prepared to complete a thorough, fair investigation in their own rights," Holder said. "I will continue to receive regular updates on this matter in the coming days. Aggressively pursuing investigations such as this is critical for preserving trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
Clark told MSNBC that Brown's shooting and violent aftermath offer the opportunity to "learn something."
Blog author's comments - The looters should be thanked for a "wake-up" call? I don't know all the details of the shooting. But, I suppose according to the activists, the looters should also be thanked for the senseless destruction, the death threats to other officers and their families, and breaking the law by going out of control? Here we go again. Would this be happening if a black police officer would have shot and killed a white man? Or if this would have been another black on black shooting?
The officer who shot the victim may be guilty. But, I doubt that few of the looters knew the man who was killed. This was just another chance to break things and steal stuff. It is always the same scenario when a white man shoots a black man. More money and government programs aren't going to solve the problem. It will always exist and many blacks will continue to blame the white folks for the financial situation they are in. And Eric Holder will only stoke the fires of racism even more.
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