They were called some rather foul names for noticing.
Washington Post: ‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ was built on a lie
I wish that those in power who call for an "honest national conversation about race" really meant that they wanted to have an honest national conversation about race, rather than stoke tragic circumstances to gain votes, sell newspapers, encourage cable news viewers, increase their public speaking fees, and enable their "charitable" foundations. I really wish some of my ordained colleagues weren't so compliant in promoting this nonsense, but they sometimes need to burnish their own credentials as social justice warriors and this is the easiest way to do so.
Meanwhile, in the reality that is Ferguson, there are burned and destroyed businesses, toxically angry people, continued violence, and social disruption. In other words, all of the benefits of the secularized society.
[I'm also noting the irony involved with some actions by the author of this piece. Back when this story was news, he was blocking people on Twitter, including prominent and legitimate public thinkers, for even suggesting the same thing he now realizes himself.]