Missouri Lieutenant Governor: We Need ‘Anglo-American’ Justice in Ferguson

If one still has any wonders about what  is wrong with Missouri, Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder (R) - naturally, he's a Republican - pictured above, has shot off his mouth to make things even more clear.  He says that the state's governor needs to reinstate the curfew in Ferguson to allow the justice system — which he said was a product of “Anglo-American civilization” — to do its job.  By "justice," however, it's not clear whether he means justice for Michael Brown or his shooter.  The cynic in me suspects it's the latter and would involve acquittal of any charges.  The Raw Story looks at this douche bag and the continued unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.  Here are some story excerpts:

Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (R) on Tuesday called for Gov. Jay Nixon (D) to reinstate the curfew in Ferguson to allow the justice system — which he said was a product of “Anglo-American civilization” — to do its job. 

Following Monday night’s clashes with police in the wake of the death of slain teen Michael Brown, Kindler told MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow that Nixon had been wrong to end the curfew in Ferguson.

“I don’t understand an argument for not reinstating it,” he insisted. “I don’t understand that. I’m not trying to be overtly political. I am saying, the people of Ferguson, the people of the state of Missouri are crying out for leadership.”

Kinder said there was “no question” that race was playing a role in what was happening in Ferguson.

“We do not do justice in America in the streets though,” he argued. “We have legal processes that are set in motion, that are designed after centuries of Anglo-American jurisprudence tradition, they’re designed to protect the rights and liberties of everyone involved.”

“That includes the Brown family, for justice for them and for the community. It also includes the officer who has not yet been charged,” he added. “Our constitutional and our Bill of Rights protections have to be followed here, and we do not do justice in the streets.”

“That’s one of the great advances of Anglo-American civilization, is that that we do not have politicized trials. We let the justice system work it out.”

Obviously, Kinder lives in a fantasy world.  What happened to Trayvon Martin and others has proven  that justice often doesn't work out in our legal system.  Not if one is non-white.