#Ferguson protests in more than 170 cities last night:
Ferguson Hit by Second Night of Protests7 |
Obama’s Muted Ferguson Response Reflects His Limited Options7 |
Here's what I hope we've learned from the debacle in Ferguson, Missouri:
(1) When there’s conflicting evidence about whether an unarmed person has been murdered by a police officer, a public jury trial is the appropriate process for determining guilt or innocence, not a grand jury in which there’s no opportunity to cross examine the accused.
(2) The role of the media isn’t to guess whether someone is guilty or innocent, or to give the accused free airtime to explain his side of the story (as did ABC this morning). It is to report the news.
(3) Poor, minority communities deserve community policing that builds trust, including minority police officers, rather than law enforcement that’s viewed by a community as repressive.
(4) Armed law enforcement personnel should be equipped with body cameras of the sort now used in many communities to assure responsible behavior.
(5) There is no excuse for looting, burning, or other forms of violence. Innocent people are harmed or killed. Communities may not recover for years. Trust is further destroyed.
Other lessons?
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