Michael Walsh • June 23@3:01 PM On Michael Brown Civil Verdict

Someone please explain to me what was "wrongful" about the death of Michael Brown:

The insurance company for the city of Ferguson, Missouri, paid $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown's parents, the city attorney said Friday. Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed the amount in an email in response to an open records request. The settlement of the federal lawsuit was announced Tuesday, but financial details were not initially released.

Carey declined further comment on the settlement. A phone message seeking comment from the attorney for the family, Anthony Gray, was not immediately returned. Brown, 18, was black and unarmed when he was fatally shot by white officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. Wilson was cleared of wrongdoing, but the shooting led to months of protests in the St. Louis suburb.

So, firstly, we assume that Mr. Walsh's question is rhetorical. We come to that conclusion because the answer, they got paid to not cause more trouble, is obvious.This wasn't just compensation intended to rectify a bad deed, it was a bribe intended to keep the wolves at bay. If the world worked justly, then every possession, every penny, everything of value owned by Michael Brown would be given over to his victims, not the other way around, The shopkeeper, the policeman, the City and its population, for that matter the nation and its common health suffered at the hands of the deceased Michael Brown. And, at the hands of the hustlers who used this event to foment discord and division. Now, the hustlers get paid off, and the good people in this story remain at risk.