This is an incredibly stupid thing to do:
A) Whether one agrees that the surveillance video should have been released or not, we all now know that Brown had just robbed a store moments before being shot. Why is the White House attending a funeral for a criminal, but not the funeral for a general killed in Afghanistan? This smacks of a cynical political attempt by the Obama WH to avoid alienating the black community.
B) Based on the autopsy report that has so far contradicted eye-witness reports of Brown being shot in the back, AND has revealed that he had at least one drug in his system, there's a very real chance Brown did indeed assault (and injure) a police officer after robbing a store, and that the officer was justified in shooting him. If that's indeed what happened, the WH will be forever associated with celebrating the life of a violent thug who attacked a cop, perhaps with the intent to kill him.
C) Since there's a very real chance of a trial happening, The WH's actions give the impression of official government credence to a version of events that are hotly in dispute. Consider: if it was a known fact that Brown DID actually assault and rush a police officer after just committing a robbery, AND the officer was totally justified in using deadly force, would any WH official be attending his funeral? Of course not.
My respect for this administration continues to plummet.
A) Whether one agrees that the surveillance video should have been released or not, we all now know that Brown had just robbed a store moments before being shot. Why is the White House attending a funeral for a criminal, but not the funeral for a general killed in Afghanistan? This smacks of a cynical political attempt by the Obama WH to avoid alienating the black community.
B) Based on the autopsy report that has so far contradicted eye-witness reports of Brown being shot in the back, AND has revealed that he had at least one drug in his system, there's a very real chance Brown did indeed assault (and injure) a police officer after robbing a store, and that the officer was justified in shooting him. If that's indeed what happened, the WH will be forever associated with celebrating the life of a violent thug who attacked a cop, perhaps with the intent to kill him.
C) Since there's a very real chance of a trial happening, The WH's actions give the impression of official government credence to a version of events that are hotly in dispute. Consider: if it was a known fact that Brown DID actually assault and rush a police officer after just committing a robbery, AND the officer was totally justified in using deadly force, would any WH official be attending his funeral? Of course not.
My respect for this administration continues to plummet.
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