President Obama's speech in response to the Ferguson Grand Jury's Decision

President Obama's speech tonight, in response to the Ferguson grand jury's decision, was appropriate and going well, UNTIL he mentioned that "communities of color aren't just making these problems up." Did he not just hear the prosecutor confirm that many "witnesses" gave false, sworn testimony claiming that Michael Brown was shot in the back, while running away, amongst other lies, when the forensic evidence, especially the autopsies, along with credible witnesses' testimony, proved those claims to be false? In actuality, the evidence substantiated that Brown acted like a thug to the store owner he stole from, and to the police officer who responded appropriately to Brown's violent and aggressive behavior. No, President Obama, the lessons that need to be learned from the Ferguson tragedy are that race baiting leaders promoting false narratives are not helping anybody. In fact, they're unnecessarily exacerbating racial tensions. These leaders, and President Obama, should instead preach that behaving badly has serious consequences. If you steal, you go to jail. If you attack a cop or neighborhood watch volunteer doing their job, you risk getting shot. If you riot and loot when you don't like a clearly just result, you worsen a tragedy. The more these leaders point to cases that don't prove their claims of police brutality and racism, the more it highlights the real source of the problem.

~Steve Campos