I'm not so sure about some of the conclusions in that video.
First, there's flames or appears to be flames present in the car at the same time the bang happens. It's not clear whether the car was burning or whether there's flames reflected in the windshield or side window from across the street, same as the glass reflections in the store itself. Second, it it were a flashbang, I'm nearly certain that the windows would have blown out of the car, that didn't happen here. It looks like it's possible that the car could have been burning and they were looking inside it at the time.
As far as the building being on fire later, the cops and swat units did pull out of several previously secured areas as the night wore on, saw them doing that live on CNN that night.
I will say that I find it very unlikely that a flashbang started that vehicle on fire.
Now, the "scorch marks" look suspisciously like oil stains on the pavement. I would imagine that oil stains in the customer parking lot of an auto parts store would be less than unusual.
Also, the conclusion that a line of cars being on fire is not something a rioter or rioters are capable of is in my opinion a questionable conclusion. Why wouldn't one catch the next one? WHy would a rioter be incapable of setting several cars in a row on fire? Why would we assume that a rioter is not capable of methodical damage?

I'm not saying its completely off the mark. Just offering a devils advocate POV.

I'm not so sure about some of the conclusions in that video.
First, there's flames or appears to be flames present in the car at the same time the bang happens. It's not clear whether the car was burning or whether there's flames reflected in the windshield or side window from across the street, same as the glass reflections in the store itself. Second, it it were a flashbang, I'm nearly certain that the windows would have blown out of the car, that didn't happen here. It looks like it's possible that the car could have been burning and they were looking inside it at the time.
As far as the building being on fire later, the cops and swat units did pull out of several previously secured areas as the night wore on, saw them doing that live on CNN that night.
I will say that I find it very unlikely that a flashbang started that vehicle on fire.
Now, the "scorch marks" look suspisciously like oil stains on the pavement. I would imagine that oil stains in the customer parking lot of an auto parts store would be less than unusual.
Also, the conclusion that a line of cars being on fire is not something a rioter or rioters are capable of is in my opinion a questionable conclusion. Why wouldn't one catch the next one? WHy would a rioter be incapable of setting several cars in a row on fire? Why would we assume that a rioter is not capable of methodical damage?

I'm not saying its completely off the mark. Just offering a devils advocate POV.

I'm not so sure about some of the conclusions in that video.
First, there's flames or appears to be flames present in the car at the same time the bang happens. It's not clear whether the car was burning or whether there's flames reflected in the windshield or side window from across the street, same as the glass reflections in the store itself. Second, it it were a flashbang, I'm nearly certain that the windows would have blown out of the car, that didn't happen here. It looks like it's possible that the car could have been burning and they were looking inside it at the time.
As far as the building being on fire later, the cops and swat units did pull out of several previously secured areas as the night wore on, saw them doing that live on CNN that night.
I will say that I find it very unlikely that a flashbang started that vehicle on fire.
Now, the "scorch marks" look suspisciously like oil stains on the pavement. I would imagine that oil stains in the customer parking lot of an auto parts store would be less than unusual.
Also, the conclusion that a line of cars being on fire is not something a rioter or rioters are capable of is in my opinion a questionable conclusion. Why wouldn't one catch the next one? WHy would a rioter be incapable of setting several cars in a row on fire? Why would we assume that a rioter is not capable of methodical damage?

I'm not saying its completely off the mark. Just offering a devils advocate POV.

I don't think there is anything wrong with bigfan's original post. I actually think it's a great point that protests like these are too small scale, disorganized, and too fleeting to actually make an impact. It really is wasting everybody's time without actual leadership and a clearly stated, realistic objective(e.g. Mandatory body cameras on cops).

I think Darren Wilson belongs in jail, but I also don't think that is relevant to bigfan's op. And how anybody inferred racism from it is sorta beyond me.