The Post Dispatch describes recent conflicts in downtown Saint Louis: “The protests are the latest sparked by a not-guilty verdict in the murder trial of former St. Louis patrolman Jason Stockley ….” Now Stockley shot Mr. Smith in 2011. Were demonstrations sparked in 2011? I don’t know. None are mentioned in current reporting. Anyway, a righteous indignation seems to have been ignited by the announcement of the acquittal of Jason Stockley three weeks ago. Protests were sparked then, but now some seem to be blowing on the coals to keep the fire alight. Why?