You know what I call the vandalism of this Mike Brown Memorial Hugging Tree? Social justice:
A tree honoring Ferguson teenager Michael Brown has been replaced Tuesday, just hours after it was vandalized.
Michael Brown’s tree didn't even make it a day.
Just like its namesake last August 8th. Except that the tree was innocent and deserved to "make the day" and would have had it not been defaced by that despicable plaque.
“If it was intentional then they know they were wrong for doing it because at the end of the day someone lost their life. It could have been them. It could have been one of their family members. I just think it wasn't right,” said a passerby.
The day someone lost their life trying to take a life. That's the part of this incident you're conveniently forgetting, "passerby".
“It’s real sad day when a tree is dedicated and the next day someone comes along and destroys it just for the heck of it,” said Gerald Brooks of the Black Caucus of American Library Association.
You mean like how Mike Brown knocked over that convenience store, beat up its owner, and tried to murder Darren Wilson with his own sidearm? Or how people like you, Mr. Brooks, laid waste to Ferguson and other communities around the country? Bleeping-A, all you lost was a damn tree.
“Many things have been destroyed in Ferguson but we saw the tree as a symbol of peace, comfort, hope, and renewal,” said Brooks.
And we know who destroyed all those things in Ferguson, don't we? Which makes that stupid plaque more than a little "in-whitey's-face" inappropriate, don't you think?
But the Hugging Tree is just the beginning:
A historical marker. In the shape of a dove.
Screw you, Miss Jones. Michael Brown was a murderous, racist bully and thug and wannabe cop-killer who brought his violent end upon himself and got what he deserved. He should have been buried in an unmarked grave and his name should not be remembered even in infamy, but buried in the obscurity it so richly merits.
Be satisfied with your Hugging Tree and kindly leave it at that. And if you want it to provide a public service, add the following advice: "Don't try to kill cops. You'll live a lot longer that way."
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