St Louis police murder scandal (PLUS: riots, idiotic press conferences, etc.)

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I'm not sure which is more insane/outrageous: the original murder of Michael Brown or the police response to the demonstrations since then. Of course the police in this country have a long and storied tradition of turning peaceful black protests into riots and then gunning down as many as they can in the name of law and order.

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White teabaggers with guns "peacefully" protesting = nothing happens
Unarmed black folk peacefully protesting = tear gas & (rubber) bullets

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St. Louis County Police Chief studied counter-terrorism tactics in Israel

Also a disgusting and shameful lack of action from Jay Nixon.

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Redlining Map of St. Louis from 1937 (Ferguson is in the upper right corner). Open in a new tab to see it fullsize.

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The fact that there have been riots at all, ones in which vandalism and looting have occurred, underlines precisely why the Police need military equipment for dealing with these kind of situations.

The only one rioting here is the police.

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Tips for Being an Un-Armed Black Teen

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Unfortunately, if you are black or brown, attempted shoplifting is a very serious crime in Apartheid America. The only reasonable response by the brave white policeman was to execute him in the street.

Of course if he had been a white attempted shoplifter, he would be put into a fancy shoplifting rehab program.

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That man speaks a lot of nonsense, none of it "the truth."

Someone apparently live-tweeted Michael Brown's murder, along with some pictures of the scene. Seems legitimate.

Also this is great: Vox: How we'd cover Ferguson if it happened in another country.

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Whoa, Phil, please take your disgusting anti-Kanye hate speech somewhere else. No wants that on this forum.

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americanracerelations.txt

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Holy christ, people on reddit are racist: http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/2dnv4s/video_of_mike_browns_alleged_strong_arm_robbery/

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How dare his family and friends try to remember the boy positively. He pushed a store clerk and possibly stole some cigars one time, he is clearly the worst kind of monster.

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No one is rioting but the police and a couple looter assholes.

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The penalty for jaywalking while black: getting shot at least six times

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Police are rioting again tonight. Threatening to shoot a reporter live on air. Firing tear gas at a peaceful crowd, with children in it, without warning and hours before the curfew. Aiming guns at people.

Obama needs to send in the national guard and arrest these piece of sht cops. Shoot them if they resist.

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Meanwhile, the foreign press is sending war reporters to cover the police violence.

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Right-wing response to this story increasingly becoming a parody of itself.

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Police thugs arresting a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor:



Thank goodness these brave men and women are keeping the good people of Ferguson safe.

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White robbers in St. Louis who assault cops, breaking their bones in the process, do not get executed in the street. Too bad we can't say the same for black jaywalkers.

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We've known from the beginning that Brown was 35 feet away and unarmed when the cop shot him multiple times. The cop's a murder.

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When are the next elections in this city?

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When are the next elections in this city?

Half of Council in April 2015, the other half in April 2016, the Mayor in April 2017. 3 year terms.

lol April elections. Fck the South, no wonder the entire government down there is white people.

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Picture of police advancing on the crowd with their guns drawn. Why do they have their guns drawn? lol who knows #yolo #policeswag

(also apparently no one told them that there's no curfew tonight??)

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Yeah, I don't really understand why the regular police are in charge again?