timelets | Ferguson riots: much ado about nothing

It's a non-event, except for the media, because most people anticipated that the mob was going to riot anyway. Unlike the Rodney King trial 20+ years ago, the Ferguson case didn't involve any attempts at a cover-up; police corruption was also a non-issue; the court venue and jury selection processes were completely normal; etc. The riots make a good TV picture, but most likely will amount to nothing.

update. riots is a good thing because they create jobs: police jobs, cleanup jobs, media jobs, etc.