Agitators forsake responsibility regardless of facts

Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Ga.)

It has to be asked: Is there any confrontation between a black man and a police officer that is ever the citizen’s fault?  

Apparently not.

In Milwaukee this weekend, a young black man fled a traffic stop on foot, then allegedly brandished a gun at the pursuing officer. The officer — who happened to also be black — shot and killed the man.  The man, Sylville K. Smith, 23, had a prior criminal record, including alleged involvement in a shooting, and police say he had 23 rounds in his gun.  Social media also lit up over the weekend with a photo purporting to be Smith pointing a gun barrel at the camera.

So, to recap: A black man with a criminal record flees police, waves a gun in a black officer’s direction, is killed — and riots ensue?  Again, we ask: It is ever the citizen’s fault? This has gotten to the insane point.  There is video of one black man blaming the entire episode on the fact that “rich people” have all that money and they won’t give it out.......The situation in America’s cities is now certifiably insane.  Where is the individual responsibility?......To Read More....