Discussion for article #226650
Who cares what he thinks?
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More importantly, is there anything worth less than a bunch of articles that are basically “Side A says what Side B does/says is wrong”?
I’m kind of starting to wonder about these pictures of Nixon, though. He seems to look different in all of them. Are they all actually him?
One thing to keep in mind. Every official response to the unrest in Ferguson, from the president (unfortunately) to the DOJ to Gov. Nixon to local Missouri officials, is calculated to appease white residents and voters. Hillary’s silence is also calculated. In the minds of many whites, Michael Brown was their working image of the big black brute. It’s perfectly fine with them if we have a separate and unequal justice system. Execute first. Sweep under the rug. Move on. There will be a resounding backlash against African Americans come 2014, when the Republicans take over the Senate. It’s already under way with the erosion of voting access for people of color.
The residents of Ferguson and many predominant black communities are finally waking up to the reality. Your country doesn’t give a damn about you. So please go away and if not, we can certainly expedite the process.
I’d be interested to see their voting participation over the last 20 years. Maybe this year it’ll go up.
It is, of course, perfectly acceptable to pre-judge Mike Brown. He must have been a robber all hopped up on the demon weed who was charging the cop with his deadly fists.
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Though the Lt Gov seems comfortable with the fine job Officer Wilson did of prejudging Michael Brown.
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Perhaps Nixon should have used the word “investigation,” rather than prosecution?
I know this has to be decided in a court of law, but the Ferguson Police Dept. started the propaganda ball rolling when they released the convenience store video.
Lady Justice is blindfolded to demonstrate objectivity. It’s a nice idea, but often lacking in our less than perfect system.
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The County Prosecutor vigorously supports the police. He had the option to prosecute without the grand jury and has, so far, elected to go to the grand jury. The grand jury only hears one side–that of the County Prosecutor. So Nixon is firing a political warning shot.
So far, we have not seen a “vigorous” anything by the Ferguson Police Department or the County Prosecutor. Now, perhaps we will. Although that remains doubtful in my reading of the tea leaves.
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The accompanying picture to this article is actually Kinder the Lt. Governor.
Explains why he looks less dopey and more evil anyway.
There are two fairly transient groups of voting age in out country–students and the poor. They move frequently, sometimes quite a few times over a year. This is particularly true of the black population in any area where their poverty rate is considerably higher–this is Ferguson.
This transient population must change voter registration every time they move. And the change must be made 60-90 days before an election. If you move in that period, technically you cannot vote in your new location.
Just think about students going to an out of state school. Some states require that student to vote in person before being allowed to vote absentee. That means traveling back to the home state just to vote.
This is just a part of the reality these two groups face in trying to vote in elections.
ON 10/15/13 Kinder, the attack dog of the GOP had a different story about another case, where he made the same call as Nixon made for Ferguson:
"Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder today released the following statement urging Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and the Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice revisit a controversial alleged rape case in Nodaway County.
“Since Sunday I have read with growing dismay the media accounts of the Daisy Coleman case in Nodaway County. I make no claim to knowledge of all the facts. Still, facts revealed in exhaustive media reports, including the 4,000-word piece in the Kansas City Star, raise all kinds of questions that it is now clear won’t be put to rest. These questions will fester and taint the reputation of our state for delivering impartial justice to all.
“I am disappointed that the Attorney General would wash his hands of the matter through a brief statement by a spokesman. The appalling facts in the public record shock the conscience and cry out that responsible authorities must take another look. I call on Attorney General Koster and Prosecutor Rice to join me in asking that the Circuit Court convene a grand jury to review all the evidence, hear all witnesses, and issue a decision as to whether charges should ensue.
“I hope that responsible officials will join me in this call for a grand jury to make the final call on whether criminal charges should or should not be filed.”
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