Not all the residents of Ferguson, Mo. are black; not all of them are out protesting; and some think the protesters are neglecting a better option for change.

“There are so many people here that don’t vote, but they think they have the rights to everything in the world,” one man told NPR. “The reason that in the African-American community there’s less power is that they’re not registering to vote,” former Mayor Brian Fletcher told NBC News.