My husband is from the 'Natti and we have both watched this on the news in horror. The young man that was killed recently was running away according to everything that I have read. How is that deamed a threat?
All of the family kinda lives out in the 'burbs like WenD08, but my MIL teaches near the area where a lot of the looting has been going on.
It is quite scary. Kind of reminds me of watching LA and the AUCenter go up in flames after Rodney King. Unfortunately this is the kind of thing that happens when folks feel like they have no options. I remember reading about another shooting when I was there in November (correct me if I am wrong, WenD) and folks did the "right thing" and had the regular protests, marches, forums, etc. I don't know how the government responded then, but however they did it seems as if it did not work. What do you do to 'get folks attention' in these situations? If you do the 'right thing' first, and folks do not respond accordingly, what options are left? Please don't misread me; I'm certainly not advocating violence in any form!!
Group think and the mob mentality is a mother (shutyomouth!) for real...
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