Liberty Reborn

Al Sharpton and others are still throwing a hissy fit over the verdict in the case of Sean Bell.

Mr. Bell was killed when the car he was in and those with him assaulted police officers, refused to heed clear and direct orders from the officers and the officers attempted to protect themselves from a threat.

Second guess the cops all you want but you cannot honestly say that they did not act properly when threatened. Those are the clear facts of the case.

But it does not matter to Al Sharpton and his legions of lemmings who are angry at the world and looking to blame someone else. One man, according to a report on wcbstv.com said, “We have to fight for something or we’ll fall for anything. It’s not just about Sean Bell. It’s about every man that’s been unjustly killed in America. The point to make to the people is to get their attention. It could be their son tomorrow or their daughter tomorrow.”

Apparently however the “something” that people like this want to fight for isn’t the truth. That is what is scary. Because they will fight for anything if they think they can make a point. It doesn’t matter if the point is correct or not – what matters is the narrative.

And in the narrative of Sean Bell, the fact that he and his buddies did a lot of stupid things in succession and put the police in the situation which resulted in his death is lost.

But hey - the narrative is good right? Fight the power!

And when you are in the same predicament as you are today but 20 years from now you can only blame yourself.

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