Just a year ago, a man stole cigarettes from a convenience store and assaulted the store clerk who tried to stop him. Not long after that, Officer Darren Wilson identified that man (Michael Brown) and his friend, and stopped them as they were walking down the middle of the street. A short while later Michael Brown reached into the police cruiser and attacked Officer Wilson. After initially fleeing, Brown turned back and started advancing on Officer Wilson, who then fired upon Michael Brown 12 times and killed him. And that’s when Ferguson, MO, a small suburb of the St. Louis metro area exploded into violence that lasted for months.

Businesses were burned to the ground, people were injured, and many lost their jobs due to the shameful selfish actions of the protestors. Never mind the fact that, as autopsies and witness testimony proved, Brown was never shot in the back. Furthermore, the “hands up don’t shoot” meme was shown to be the lie it was.

Unfortunately it is clear that many refuse to learn the lessons of Ferguson, refuse to grasp the reality that Michael Brown was a thug, and that the shooting – tragic as it was – was wholly justified. The events that took place late last night are a prime example:

A peaceful day of protest and remembrance dissolved into chaos late Sunday when a man fired multiple shots at four St. Louis County plainclothes detectives in an SUV. The detectives fired back and the shooter was struck, said county Police Chief Jon Belmar. He was in critical condition.

On Saturday, Michael Brown’s father marched through Ferguson and symbolically stopped at the permanent memorial site. Prior to the march, Brown thanked supporters for not letting what happened to his son be “swept under the carpet.”   Sure. So never mind the facts of the matter. I guess in his mind and the mind of the protestors, new bouts of looting and firing on cops is EXACTLY the way to “celebrate” the anniversary Michael Brown’s poor choices that led to his death.