Let's give these folks a break. They have just been through hell and are undoubtedly suffering the after effects, also known as post traumatic stress disorder.

Normally, I don't condone violence, but sometimes you just have to understand the context and the history. I know that after the Northridge Earthquake our tempers were all on edge, and our situation then was as nothing compared to what these people have suffered recently. Can you imagine days of searching for bodies in the stinking floodwaters?

Cut them all some slack. Media reporters and cameramen looking for headlines are exacerbating the situation. Even Mr. Davis himself said it wasn't a racial incident. The police should be disciplined--not fired--and Mr. Davis suffer whatever penalty the law deems appropriate and let's move on.