[Lnc-business] Meanwhile, in places other than Oregon

[Joshua Katz]

I think it's simple enough to say that arresting people for protesting is a
bad idea.
On Aug 14, 2014 11:36 AM, "Scott L." <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> I have very strong opinions about the way the media and the USDOJ have
> handled the shooting of Michael Brown.
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> However - I don't have strong feelings about whether or not the LP should
> issue a press release on this matter.
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> The facts are very sketchy, and will probably be released very slowly over
> the next few weeks and months.
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> I don't see any benefit to the LP issuing a press release - is there
> really a libertarian issue at stake here?  Are we going to argue that there
> was de facto racism in the Ferguson Police Department because the
> percentage of African-American officers did not reflect the percentage of
> African-Americans in the town at large?  Are we going to argue that the
> police officer who did the shooting overreacted, even though we have no
> factual basis to make that claim?
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> It is quite possible the officer who shot Mr. Brown committed second
> degree murder.  It is also quite possible that the officer killed Brown in
> self-defense.
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> If the LP does issue a press release, I hope that:
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> a.      it is heavy on sympathy for the victim's family
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> b.      criticizes the residents who are using this tragedy as an excuse
> to loot local businesses and criticizes outsiders who have flocked to
> Ferguson for their own selfish political or financial reasons
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> c.      asks that everyone calm down until many more facts about the
> shooting are released to the general public
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>                     Scott Lieberman
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> "An official release is coming out soon.
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>    Nick"
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> "Any thoughts on the appropriate LP response to the Ferguson riots?
> Anonymous has stepped in - I think the largest liberty-based organization
> in the country should probably weigh in, but I'm not sure how.
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>  Joshua A. Katz"
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