Wilson Cleared, but His Career Destroyed - Granite Grok

Wilson Cleared, but His Career Destroyed

CNN Reports:  “The Justice Department has formally closed its investigation of Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson, declining to bring criminal charges for the killing of Michael Brown. In a report released Wednesday, prosecutors said that “Wilson’s actions do not constitute prosecutable violations” of federal civil rights law.”

This ends almost seven months of waiting and wondering what the Justice Department would do, what they might trump up.  Hopefully this finally ends Officer Wilson’s ordeal, the Missouri Grand Jury declined to prosecute months ago as every credible witness and the evidence supported Officer Wilson’s description of the sad event.

Because Officer Wilson is white and Michael Brown was black, the race-baiters immediately charged racism without any facts.  In fact the race-baiters made up and promoted a scenario totally opposite the facts.  The resulting riots cost the residents, businesses, and government of Ferguson, Missouri millions of dollars in property destruction.  They caused many personal injuries.  They led to the murder of two New York City policemen.  And, unfortunately, the false charges of racism and the resulting mayhem caused by the race-baiters, have increased racial tensions and distrust nationwide.  Isn’t it time that the race-baiters were held accountable for the damage they incite?

And, despite doing nothing wrong in the shooting of Michael Brown, Officer Wilson’s police career has been destroyed, his life has been threatened, and legal and personal protection expenses have been high.  What kind of justice is this for a man who spent every day trying to serve the citizens of Ferguson?

It is long past time for the public to realize that the police have a dangerous job in very difficult situations and people must not leap to conclusions.  We must never again let the race-baiters incite riots and destroy policemen’s careers like they did to Officer Wilson.

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