The scene was so familiar in the news report. Two transportation department police officers pursued a young man from a train, because he had not paid his fare. And then they shot him down. Because he hadn’t paid his fare. And of course, because of his skin color. The station platform was crowded with people, and each had a cell phone and each captured some of this drama on video. And before anything more was known about this tragedy, the media condemnation of the police officers hit full stride. It was the BART shooting all over again, and boy there better not be a cover up that frees the evil cops like they did last time.
The media was all over this one. And the rowdy people gathered in the streets to wreck things, cause that’s what they do in the face of racial injustice. The neighborhood was rallying in support of their fallen brother. The oppression by the police must be stopped. The cops, simpering wimps that they are, claimed the poor innocent youth was shooting at them, and so they had to shoot back at him. But where was the gun? Cover up, again.
And then some of the truth came out. Somebody looked at the videos captured at the scene, and there was the gun where the man had tossed it, and somebody was stealing it. Gosh, what a surprise in that neighborhood! Oh, and that poor innocent youth struck down before his prime was already a career criminal, and he was actually being chased by the police because of a parole violation, again, and not because he hadn’t paid his fare. And he had gunshot residue all over his hands, from when he shot at the cops, and from when he shot and killed, himself. And the gun has been recovered and will be tested, and then…some useful information might be forthcoming.
None of this stopped the people from gathering in the street to protest, and when they got too rowdy, they were arrested, and no, they weren’t from around here. They weren’t the neighborhood’s oppressed people. Nope, these folks just wandered in from other places cause they like to protest and wreck things. Because that is what this bunch does for fun. And I missed the part where the media apologized to the police officers for condemning them before the facts were known.
A bomb went off in Oslo, much to the surprise of most. Who bombs Norway? Some wondered if Libya or those Islamic terrorists might not be responsible. And then the information came out that part of the same attack involved the murder of many children. Who could do such a thing?
Some of the deluded folks around here who give Islamic terrorists great praise for their resistance against the oppression by the West were quick to gloat, “I told you so…” when they thought that the Islamic terrorists were defending themselves by killing Norwegians. Grins filled their faces when such justice was done to the oppressors. Nobody much mentioned that the murders of innocent children just might seem a bit over the top, but that’s what ya can always expect with Islamic terrorists. And so I guess that makes it OK.
And then we found out, long after so many had already spoken their personal philosophies, that one psychopath with a grudge against his own government did all these nasty murders. And the folks who praised the terrorists could no longer smirk, so I guess they will just cry out to ban guns again or some other useless thing.
None of this makes any sense. But I guess that’s life these days. It’s so crazy that ya really gotta hold back your opinions until the dust settles, so you probably shouldn’t pay any attention to me either.
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