""None of which has any legal bearing on who did what or why.""

Maybe yes, maybe no in regards to the circumstances of tge shooting. But, I suspect ig relates in some way the protests, which seem to be based on a lack of trust in the local government and possibly the local police.

It seems odd that there would be more trust placed in a Highway Patrol officer (who is black) , by the protesters, and that he would have to be brought in by the city to deal with the protest situation at all. Most cities with a significant minority group population has officers who have the skills to reach out to the community. Ferguson has not seemed to have considered in giverning its minority group,( that is the majority in the population, but does not seem to be so in the government).