There's proof of the arrest, but not of them being arrested for no reason. Not complying with an officer is a crime and I'm not just going to give them the benefit of the doubt because they said "they did nothing." Till they give some proof/prove their case in court, I refuse to make a judgement on either side of the case. I know how reporters can be and I know how police officers can be
I'm not saying you should take sides but what does this mean? Reporters/Paparazzi know their rights better than anyone. And the last thing a reporter would want is to be arrested.
Michael Brown was killed. From witness accounts, he was totally innocent. The police statements have changed so many times (first he had committed petty theft at Quick Trip, then he fought the officer for the gun, today the officer had a "swollen face," etc.) that you can't help but side with Michael Brown. People are PISSED here.
They seem to have stopped.
The first night, they lit Quick Trip on fire (the one that supposedly reported Michael Brown for theft) and it's a gas station next to apartment complexes. They also robbed a hair salon, looted the Quick Trip, looted Auto Zone and stomped an employee, broke in to a shoe store, etc. The next day they started breaking in to houses, looted a Taco Bell and stomped an employee and during the night they looted a Shoe Carnival in South City (a completely different part of town). 8 looters have been arrested and had absolutely no connection to Ferguson at all.
Today a protester got shot in the forehead (and survived, somehow) and she seems to think it was some of the looters
lol no I meant in the live stream. The Officers were throwing those exploding things into neighborhoods.
This is about Police Brutality in general.
Not just Mike Brown.
Multiple sources have said the protesters were protesting peacefully, but then the cops started threatening them, using tear gas on them, bringing tanks out, etc.
This is terrifying. I hope everyone at the St. Louis Police Department dies a painful, slow death.
Wtf is wrong with you This was ONE police officer. The reason the dogs and SWAT and everything came out was because some mother****ers from different cities came in and started shooting in the air and looting. Enjoy the WP.
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I'm not saying you should take sides but what does this mean? Reporters/Paparazzi know their rights better than anyone. And the last thing a reporter would want is to be arrested.
Since when has a reporter ever been above provoking a cop for a hot scoop? You can't just assume someone's innocent because they said they were.
Michael Brown was killed. From witness accounts, he was totally innocent. The police statements have changed so many times (first he had committed petty theft at Quick Trip, then he fought the officer for the gun, today the officer had a "swollen face," etc.) that you can't help but side with Michael Brown. People are PISSED here.
Striking resemblance to the London riots when that black guy got shot and killed cos the cop thought he had a gun. And I don't know if you know this but if you live in London, chances are you've never seen a pistol in your life. That gun excuse is so played out
This is about Police Brutality in general.
Not just Mike Brown.
Multiple sources have said the protesters were protesting peacefully, but then the cops started threatening them, using tear gas on them, bringing tanks out, etc.
Let me be the first to tell you that's ********. The guy called for back-up after he killed the kid (you have to do that in ANY situation where someone is killed by a cop no matter the circumstances). They had a rally about turning up (there's video of it on Facebook) and then some dumb mother****ers shot and they brought out the dogs and a TON of officers. They didn't start bringing in the tanks till the night after they lit the Quick Trip on fire.
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lol no I meant in the live stream. The Officers were throwing those exploding things into neighborhoods.
They're throwing flash grenades and tear gas. And that's because they're blocking major roads, which is technically a crime.
Striking resemblance to the London riots when that black guy got shot and killed cos the cop thought he had a gun. And I don't know if you know this but if you live in London, chances are you've never seen a pistol in your life. That gun excuse is so played out
Agreed. The peaceful protesters are amazing and they've been holding vigils and everything all around the city. We've known about this **** for like 4 decades here and it's about time someone did something.
That being said, our problem is people are coming in from random areas and looting. Not a single person arrested for looting has even been tied to Ferguson