I think maybe I need to get more specific here. When I posted earlier that to a subset of the population the laws really don't mean anything, I am referring to AFTER the shooting death of Michael Brown and I'm referring to potentially subsequent court actions and litigation. I am NOT giving a green light to criminal acts and I'm sorry that I neglected to make this clear. I'm referring more to the fact that Darren Wilson remains on paid vacation while most others would be behind bars - that's hugely inflammatory right there. I am referring to "the rule of law" in any subsequent court proceedings - such laws are distrusted and feared by the segment to the population I am talking about. I am not saying that it is right to strong arm convenience store clerks or to break other laws. I am however saying that the procedings that now may be taking place - the laws surrounding these proceedings? Distrusted and feared by this segment of the population, and rightly so in my book. But to go and commit murder - I never meant to imply that such was acceptable or that I was condoning such. I'm also saying that due to baked in fear and distrust of the courts and police (rightly so to have such fear) there can be no faith or trust in the law for this segment of the population - and having seen officers walk scott free in other instances for what has been perceived to have been police brutality - instant and permanent fear of the law, the police, and the courts. Irrevocably so. I can totally understand this where it seems that others here can't grasp it. I share the same fear, though probably not to the same level of intensity. After having witnessed police brutality myself, I will never again trust American police - though I will say the courts were a good vehicle in this case to acquire a retaliatory settlement, so the courts are not completely without their use.

Once again, I am not condoning criminal acts by anyone, and if anyone commits criminal acts, I am not against their being prosecuted, regardless of race - with the provision that sentencing for such acts is fairly equal for all races, which is not always the case in America, yet another reason I don't trust the police or the courts. But I digress, I am not for anyone committing criminal acts. I hope this is clear. Rob