In Ferguson , the infamous riots that followed the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. Witnesses gave false testimony to the police that Michael Brown was walking in the street when a police officer stopped his patrol car and told Mr. Brown to freeze. Witnesses stated Mr. Brown got in a submissive position with his hands up, telling the police officer not to shoot, and the police officer shot him dead in cold blood.
The media ran the story with very little fact checking or unbiased opinion. They even gave Mr. Brown, well over 6′ 250 pounds, the nickname “"the gentle giant”. Days of rioting ensued, mostly brought about by the media whipping up the public with accusations of racism that fit President Obama’s narrative that the police were racist, and the President supported the narrative presented by the media as fact before any investigations had been done.
Later, investigations and statements from witnesses afraid to come forward to the media in public told police the real story.
‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ did not happen in Ferguson
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf
Michael Brown had just committed a strong arm robbery.
And when the police officer attempted to stop him, Mr. Brown charged him and attempted to take his gun. In the fighting that ensued, Mr. Brown was fatally shot. After the facts got out, the press quietly walked away after being culpable in millions of dollars in property damage, injuries to citizens, perhaps thousands of lives ruined, and countless destroyed businesses.
The predominantly black community, where the media cried racism, suffered horribly.
Can Ferguson Recover? The Lasting Economic Impact of Violent Unrest
http://web.archive.org/web/20150105201815/http://www.kmov.com:80/special-coverage-001/Businesses-damaged-during-Ferguson-unrest-seeking-funds-for-rebuilding-284522641.html
Oh, and the police officer that was attacked had his career destroyed along with his reputation. This has become the norm for America’s media (I avoid calling them news reporters because they have become a people that push political narratives instead of objectively reporting the news). To this day, many people still believe “hands up don’t shoot” actually occurred.
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