Black Lives Matter...Really???

For a little over a week now, I have been seeing the phrases Hands Up and Black Lives Matter everywhere and it has really pissed me off.  You have had members of the Congressional Black Caucus make 'hands up, don't shoot' motion on House floor, five St. Louis Rams players stood with their hands raised in a show of compassion and solidarity for Ferguson protesters and Hollywood’s and Hollywood-Backed #BlackOutBlackFriday Boycott.  If Michael Brown was on his way home from school and he was shot down in the middle of the street because he was minding his own business then I would be just as outraged.  That was not the scenario…he made the conscious decision to walk into a gas station, brazenly steal some cigars, and assaulted the employee who confronted him.  He walks down the middle of the street and when Officer Darren Brown tells him to move to the sidewalk he wants to get into a confrontation with him.  Those are the set of events that got him killed not being black.  Now there is a nationwide movement that condones his behavior.  If his life mattered, where were his parents to put a stop to his behavior before it escalated to him getting himself killed?  Why didn’t the stepdad step up as a man who took on the job of parent and made sure Michael Brown knew “hands off what isn’t yours”? Instead you have them parading around with Al Sharpton crying about justice not being served because their son is dead.  I do think it is unfortunate that Michael Brown lost his life over some cigars but I have adopted the following philosophy “when you commit a crime, you should always expect death to be on the table.” Tell me where I am wrong this Saturday from 2pm - 4pm