>but it never seemed to go much beyond that after it was all over That's because MOVE was largely hated by their neighbors (who were also black). They were alm

>but it never seemed to go much beyond that after it was all over That's because MOVE was largely hated by their neighbors (who were also black). They were almost universally considered a nuisance to their area, and their living conditions represented a threat to their neighborhood. MOVE's confrontational demeanor (to cops & regular citizens) combined with building up a huge arsenal made this a pretty unique and delicate situation. Importantly, Goode claimed full responsibility & launched an investigation almost immediately after the incident which found the city at fault. Civil lawsuits were filed and money was paid out to the family of the victims. While not normal by any means, this is different from Ferguson in that there, local government seems to be silent and police are treating everyone like criminals, even the press, and are acting with impunity. We've yet to see the fallout though, but it has been going on long enough.