CherryPanda
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Considering the Ferguson story, the country is split into parts. Some think that the policeman did everything right, others support the citizens in their outrage. And the citizens are rioting demanding justice. But their demand takes ugly forms. Just think about those who have become the victims of such ‘justice’. Like Natalie DuBose whose business is ruined. She got help from the community, but what about others? Are the rioters going to do that? Or the government should cover up for them?
Community Internet rally to help Ferguson cake proprietor Natalie DuBose rebuild - The Washington Post
Even in the best of times, survival rates for small businesses don’t inspire loads of confidence. Fifty percent of them close after four years.
But Natalie DuBose of Ferguson, Mo., did not open her shop in the best of times. She opened Natalie’s Cakes and More in downtown Ferguson in June. In August, police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown.
The city erupted.
DuBose’s customer base evaporated. She went two weeks without a single person walking into her shop, she told local media. Then things turned around. After interviews with local radio and television stations, her community turned out to support her business.
Then, this week, DuBose was faced with another crisis. After news broke that a grand jury would not charge Wilson, rioters broke the glass of her storefront Monday night. They damaged baking equipment.
Community Internet rally to help Ferguson cake proprietor Natalie DuBose rebuild - The Washington Post