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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Ferguson: Cameras Are Gone, Stupidity Remains

Remember Ferguson, Missouri? Probably a little. But, like the fact that Russian supported goons shot down a commercial airliner over Ukraine, you probably haven’t thought about it in a while. And with good cause – it had nothing to do with you.

The events in Ferguson didn’t involve anyone you knew, so you’ve moved on. Actually, the media moved on, and since they were the ones who manufactured the outrage, them being gone means there’s little left to fan those flames.

But those flames still smolder at a “memorial” to Michael Brown at the spot he was shot in the form of candles. The “memorial” is nothing more than a pile of signs and stuff animals, but they’ve become commonplace anytime anyone dies in a shooting, car accident, or seemingly anywhere outside of a hospital.

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