We can agree that its pointless to riot. Why the rioting happens at all has at least two elements.

The easy one first: Some portion of rioting is being done by opportunists simply taking advantage of a situation to do some looting. Interestingly though their numbers are small as compared to the demonstrators, yet they are featured in video repeated endlessly on television.

The second reason there is rioting, is more complex: The media tries to conflate rioters with demonstrators. Demonstrators who turn to riot, are venting frustration over their sense of unfairness by police. This view is in generally simply wrong. The majority of cops are not oppressors.

Rioting is an expression of pent up frustration and rage, generally as a consequence of perceived and/or real injustice. It is a symptom, rather than being either a problem or a solution. Protesting is distinct from rioting, and can be both a symptom as well as a solution (or, if you are against the movement, a problem I suppose).

The reasons behind the non-indictment are considerably more complicated than you seem to believe. Comportment by the prosecution was highly irregular and deliberately directed at securing a non-indictment from the grand jury. Prosecution and law enforcement work closely together, and officers involved in fatal shootings do receive special treatment in our legal system. There is also no transparency or tracking of fatal police actions, which is also problematic. There are also data that prove that, within some jurisdictions at least, racism is a pervasive aspect of day to day law enforcement activities.

Comparing these valid problems to other valid problems that are getting less attention in no way supports the claim that one or the other should remain unaddressed. Yes, our sentencing guidelines are pretty messed up as well. In general, the entire criminal justice system is a total mess and a constant source of dysfunction in this country. That does not mean everyone should just do nothing.

The people are not rioting in efforts to bring Michael Brown back, obviously that will not happen, the people are rioting because they feel justice was not served properly and that their was a consequence that should have been implemented to the officer for his actions. One cannot say there was not enough evidence to prove what the officer did was out of cruelty or self defense, there were witnesses there that testified even though there were higher odds saying one thing then the other. The main reason for the rioting is that an African-American was killed by a Caucasian officer whether the officer was doing this out of self defense or not and there were minor consequences for the officers actions. I myself am also an African-American and with that being said I do not believe rioting was right choice of action because what is that showing? But this rioting was a way that people felt was right to get the attentiveness of the law and to change the minds of the people of the court in the consequences for the officer to be more severe. I do not agree with this add being the right path to take once again, but that is what had taken place and is the reason for the rioting. I understand things like this incident that took place happen everywhere and on a daily, but things like this continue to happen and there is no change taken place to stop this and their may never be but this was how they chose to exercise there anger I'm not saying this was right what they did because it wasn't it shows no sense of intelligence nor control maybe if they would have took action in court verbally where justifications are made and sentences are ruled there would be a better outcome but this will not bring one. If anything it makes it worse for African-American's, by making it appear as if this is how we ALL act when things do not go our way, or when we feel change needs to be made. This is my opinion as to why people are rioting, I understand that I steered in another direction at one point but still.

We know a good deal more than that, actually. All available evidence was presented to the grand jury, and was subsequently made public. The reality is that Brown was not totally faultless and based on testimony and other evidence likely acted in some aggressive or threatening fashion. That said, Wilson had multiple opportunities which he could have taken to deescalate the situation (which is partially owing to inadequate training and partially to poor individual aptitude in my opinion).

In truth, both Brown and Wilson are rather irrelevant at this point to the larger issues raised by the case.

Alright, my general side is "They want justice", but here's my one argument for "It's pointless to riot." I think some (and possibly more) of this is out of hating authority. If, and only if, that's the MAIN FUCKING REASON why this is happening...

Then the way they should riot (and I'd agree with them even more than what they have now) is "WE HATE OUR FUCKING GOVERNMENT!!! GO TO HELL!!! TELL US WHAT'S IN FORT KNOX!!! STOP KILLING BLACK PEOPLE AND SAYING THAT THIS COUNTRIES GIVES EQUAL RIGHTS!!! STOP WITH THE FUCKING CONSPIRACIES MOTHERFUCKEEEERRRRSS!!!"

That's what their picket signs should be saying. See, I even included a line for Micheal Brown, in his memory.