Now, I don't know what to say.  But I feel that I have to say something. Angry? Yes!  In Shock? Yes! Surprised? Not so much.  We can't seem to get a fair deal here.  Al Sharpton said something on the radio yesterday, and I'm paraphrasing here, "that if a black man, who is faced with real danger, real violence brought to his home, to his lawn cannot defend his home(referring to the John White case where a group of white teens chased Mr. White's son to his house threatening to kill him, John White confronted and eventually shot and killed one of the teens, Daniel Cicciaro and was sentenced to 2 to four years in prison) BUT a police officer can respond to an imaginary, perceived danger with 31 shots, emptying a clip, reloading and emptying again, that there is definitely something wrong with the way that justice is dealt in this state."
What happened here?  A complete acquittal?  At the very least, the rootinest tootinest shootinest cop should have been held accountable for first and foremost, NOT following police procedure, which is to stop firing after 3 rounds and assess the situation.  He didnt even assess the situation after his first clip was empty!  What did the prosecutor do in this case?  Was the sobriety of the cops ever questioned?  These guys were out on a celebration!  The last night of their undercover operation, they weren't possibly all drunk?  THAT never came up as remotely possible!  The blue wall of silence is once again erected to hide these guilty officers, allow them 48 HOURS to corroborate their stories, to sober up and get right before they are asked the first question! Is this simply more and more vengeance and fallout from the OJ trial?  Is this verdict an attempt to hold the young black male community mentally hostage?  Yesterday on the radio, someone asked a brilliant question:  "In two weeks will we still be talking about this?"  In this age of soundbytes and media inflicted A.D.D. can we maintain the focus on this issue long enough to make it remain an issue?  I for one certainly hope so.   Let's discuss this.