Peaceful’ Ferguson ‘Protester’ Adored by the Media Just Confessed to Setting a Convenience Store on Fire

A Ferguson “protester” who was hailed by the adoring media as a crusader for “peace” and reform has, instead, confessed to trying to light a convenience store on fire.

Like the Occupy Movement, those calling for “justice” for Mike Brown, Eric Garner and chanting “Black Lives Matter” aren’t really looking for a substantive discussion, but are more interested in venting rage.

While it would be possible to calmly discuss the nature of policing in minority communities, many who were angered by the grand jury’s decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson took to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to riot, loot and commit general mayhem.

The media was all-too-willing to grant these rioters the benefit of the term “protesters,” but in reality, what happened in Ferguson was an all-out riot. Period.

One of these so-called “protesters” was Joshua Williams, an 18 (now 19) year-old man who was often pictured and quoted by many media outlets including Bloomberg and the Associated Press.

In the above photo, Williams is seen marching arm-in-arm with Cornel West during a demonstration.

On Friday, Williams was charged and confessed to the crime of arson in California after video surveillance captured the teen setting up wood to try and burn-down a convenient store in Berkeley, California, early Wednesday.

The St. Louis Today reports: 

St. Louis County police arrested Joshua Williams, 19, of St. Louis, on Friday after several local media outlets and store surveillance captured images of him trying to set a pile of wood on fire outside the QuikTrip on North Hanley Road early Wednesday.

Williams confessed to setting fires at the store in a videotaped interview, according to court documents.

Police say Williams entered the QuikTrip shortly after looters shattered its glass doors during protests of the death of Antonio Martin, 18, who a police officer had shot earlier at the Mobil station across the street. Surveillance footage from the Mobil store shows Martin point what police say is a gun at a Berkeley officer before the officer fatally shoots him.

Williams can be seen in videos both inside and outside the looted QuikTrip, authorities said.

On Friday night and Saturday morning, a small group gathered at the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton to protest Williams’ arrest. Some were in disbelief over his reported confession and said the video images are not clear enough.

“Josh is one of the young activists, and all of us have taken close to him. We got to know his heart, and he got to know ours,” said Bishop Derrick Robinson, of Kingdom Destiny Fellowship International. “He’s a great kid, an educated kid, a child who knows what he wants and is very active in the community.” 

Who is this “kid?” This is typical for the left; when discussing consequences of actions, those who crusade for the left’s warped social agenda are described as children.

When these same crusaders wish to advance their cause, these “young adults” are the voice of a generation and are to be taken seriously.

The report continued: (emphasis added)

Williams’ most recent confrontation of St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson during a Ferguson Commission meeting landed him in the pages of this newspaper.

Williams came within feet of Dotson and shouted at him as he tried to answer questions from the panel. “Can someone please get this lying (expletive) ho off the mic!” Williams yelled.

Williams has been arrested at least twice during Ferguson-related protests for unlawful assembly as well as refusal to disperse.

Police say Williams used lighter fluid to set fires inside and outside the QuikTrip early Wednesday. He was charged with arson in the first degree, a felony. He is also charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor stealing for allegedly taking a lighter, gum and money from the store.

Williams has been quoted as an advocate for peaceful protests.

An MSNBC profile of Williams in September quoted him as saying, “We have to come together as one and show them we can be peaceful, that we can do this. If not, they’re going to just want us to act up so (police) can pull out their toys on us again.”

Later, he continued: “I learned that we have to stand up and that you can’t get nowhere with violence but you can always move people without it.” 

Months later, Williams tried to set a store on fire to, somehow, advance social justice.

http://www.tpnn.com/2014/12/27/peaceful-ferguson-protester-adored-by-the-media-just-confessed-to-setting-a-convenience-store-on-fire/