Maverick Philosopher

Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Tag: Michael Brown

  • Self-Control and Respect for Authority

    If Michael Brown of Ferguson, Missouri fame had been properly brought up to have self-control and to respect authority he might be alive today.  Police have the authority to issue commands in certain circumstances as when people are violating laws by, say, walking in the street.  Cops are often rude and arrogant.  No doubt about…

  • Ferguson

    I have been asked my opinion.  But before opining it would be better to wait until we know or at least have a clearer idea of what exactly transpired between Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black male, and the white police officer Darren Wilson. We know that Brown is dead and that the officer hit him…