Re “Ferguson protests grew with people, agendas,” Oct. 16-18 edition:

You haven’t presented the complete story. Your article only took up for Michael Brown and tried to make him a hero. When the whole story is presented, the halo over Mr. Brown’s head quickly falls down.

Videotape from a convenience store, shown on television, clearly indicates Mr. Brown had stolen something from the store. He took clear advantage of the store owner, an elderly person and much, much smaller in stature than Mr. Brown. The store owner had no chance to defend himself.

Also, why did the officer have to struggle with Mr. Brown? If he were a law-abiding citizen, there should be no reason for him to assault the officer and then run from the scene of the crime. Clearly, he did not want to get caught and face a trial and possible jail sentence.

There is more involved here than meets the eye. When all the facts are presented, the officer involved will be exonerated and Mr. Brown will be proven the guilty culprit.

KAREN KARVELIS

Richmond