57Brave
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Ms Byers later said this report is not fit for publication.
Before someone pipes in with nonsense -- publication means it has to be verifiable and not open to law suit.
Twitter -- anyone can tweet anything
Ferguson....
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Ms Byers later said this report is not fit for publication.
Before someone pipes in with nonsense -- publication means it has to be verifiable and not open to law suit.
Twitter -- anyone can tweet anything
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
there still hasn't been information released
but if you think i am being quiet
in Furgeson news today the cops kicked "amnesty international" out of the area (which only happens when rights are about to be abused) and Egypt called on us to show restraint with protesters. When I landed in Egypt last year, they killed 60 protesters that day. That is how we are looking to the rest of the world right now. Oh yeah, the amount of bullets that killed Brown are double the amount the bullets the whole police force in the UK fired (3 bullets) all last year.
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The city of Ferguson showed me their true colors last night. Whether they were dressed in suits or saggy pants...I felt welcome. I was met with zero violence. Loudspeakers were used to express concern, but they were also used to promote calm.
There's a few groups that are taking advantage of a volatile situation for their own personal gain or agenda. A few very small groups. Other than that... I felt safe.
I spoke with many people. I was often the only white person around. I wasn't bothered by that. You put your arm around a man no matter what color he is and you have a friend. I did that numerous times last night.
I was never met with hostility. The police department asked for order and they got order. A handful of groups decided to end the silence. They decided to end order. They threw bottles and rocks at the officers, black and white, male and female officers, and that's when the police asked the group not to throw anything else.
Those warnings fell on deaf ear's. The police asked the media to separate themselves from the protesters. We took up positions behind officer's and that's when the police deployed smoke canisters. The smoke canisters were not effective in getting the crowd to disburse and the bottles and rocks continued to fly towards police. That's when the tear gas was used.
In the middle of coughing and flushing my eye's from tear gas is when the live gunfire came towards us. I counted 14 original shots and a few more after my camera's internal microphone was out of listening reach. If the bullets never flew...I'd definitely go back tonight.
The great citizens of Ferguson are trying to hold a rally. They're protesting legally and mostly peacefully. Opportunists are turning things on end.
I went into Ferguson looking for the end of the world, lawlessness and insanity. I left Ferguson with the overwhelming feeling of hope for that city. An overwhelming feeling of compassion for her citizens and maybe even a few new friend's.
Ferguson is not lost. Not yet. We have to single out the bad apples and remove them from the situation. End of story.
The city of Ferguson showed me their true colors last night. Whether they were dressed in suits or saggy pants...I felt welcome. I was met with zero violence. Loudspeakers were used to express concern, but they were also used to promote calm.
There's a few groups that are taking advantage of a volatile situation for their own personal gain or agenda. A few very small groups. Other than that... I felt safe.
I spoke with many people. I was often the only white person around. I wasn't bothered by that. You put your arm around a man no matter what color he is and you have a friend. I did that numerous times last night.
I was never met with hostility. The police department asked for order and they got order. A handful of groups decided to end the silence. They decided to end order. They threw bottles and rocks at the officers, black and white, male and female officers, and that's when the police asked the group not to throw anything else.
Those warnings fell on deaf ear's. The police asked the media to separate themselves from the protesters. We took up positions behind officer's and that's when the police deployed smoke canisters. The smoke canisters were not effective in getting the crowd to disburse and the bottles and rocks continued to fly towards police. That's when the tear gas was used.
In the middle of coughing and flushing my eye's from tear gas is when the live gunfire came towards us. I counted 14 original shots and a few more after my camera's internal microphone was out of listening reach. If the bullets never flew...I'd definitely go back tonight.
The great citizens of Ferguson are trying to hold a rally. They're protesting legally and mostly peacefully. Opportunists are turning things on end.
I went into Ferguson looking for the end of the world, lawlessness and insanity. I left Ferguson with the overwhelming feeling of hope for that city. An overwhelming feeling of compassion for her citizens and maybe even a few new friend's.
Ferguson is not lost. Not yet. We have to single out the bad apples and remove them from the situation. End of story.
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
2nd amendment patriots fighting tyranny
The same patriots that looted causing the cops to show up in force? Or these guys shooting at the cops a different group of Patriots?
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
i have no idea who the guys are but it seems they are invoking their 2nd amendment rights
thought that would make the teabaggers happy?
goldfly
<B>if my thought dreams could be seen</B>
the ones that scream about tyranny
uh, yeah it actually does. do you not understand what the 2nd amendment is actually about?
Not content with a regular prosecution or a vigorous investigation, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said he hopes that Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson will receive a “vigorous prosecution” in the shooting death of Michael Brown on Aug. 9.
“A vigorous prosecution must now be pursued,” Nixon said in a five minute video address posted to his website Tuesday.
“The democratically elected St. Louis county prosecutor and the attorney general of the United States each have a job to do,” said Nixon, a Democrat.
“Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly, and correctly,” said Nixon of investigators.
What a ****ing idiot. The Governor shouldn't be saying **** like this, knowing the probable ramifications if there isn't even enough evidence to bring this to trial, let alone a conviction.
“A vigorous prosecution must now be pursued,” Nixon said in a five minute video address posted to his website Tuesday.
“The democratically elected St. Louis county prosecutor and the attorney general of the United States each have a job to do,” said Nixon, a Democrat.
“Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly, and correctly,” said Nixon of investigators.
What a ****ing idiot. The Governor shouldn't be saying **** like this, knowing the probable ramifications if there isn't even enough evidence to bring this to trial, let alone a conviction.
Well yeah, cause there is this thing called an investigation going on. Generally information regarding an ongoing investigation is not shared with the public.
I'm convinced a cop could literally take a bullet for you to save your life and you would still call him a pig behind his back.
Wow, if that happens.
Sturg seems to be an easily influenced person. First he was as staunch of a Republican as it gets and then he fell in love with Ron Paul.
Clearly a really bright guy (Sturg) but when is the next time he changes his philosphy?
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
If that happened I would bet money someone leaned into him. Threatened to hit him on the robbery charge, maybe as an accessory to a riot or something and convinced him to change. Or he got paid off. Whichever it may be.
Very possible or it could be the real story. Whichever side you fall down on is probably going to be the story you believe.
His initial story though doesn't seem to work with the autopsy results. Whatever the true story is we can almost be assured his first story was not plausible.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
He knows exactly what he's doing. He's trying to calm the rioting. It's basically been every move he's dictated so far aside from calling in the national guard. Remember he was one of the ones who didn't want the video released the same day as the officer's name as a tit for tat. And it looks like he was proven right about that.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
It could be the real story, but I doubt it, you don't change your story when yo've been on record that many times. If you lie you stick to it.
And his initial story may not work, but the thing to remember is that as an eye witness, odds are he didn't see everything and pieced it together. There's a reason why eye witness testimony is crappy. Especially since he was also fearing for his life. His first story may have been how he saw it with some pieces mixed in on how he would have reacted in a similar situation. Without video evidence or a forensic smoking gun, there won't be a 100% truth to this investigation. As I stated before. He may have shot at the kid while he was running away and the way the kid reacted to the shot may have been like he was shot. If the officer did fire on him while running away, he should lose his badge. A gun shouldn't be used to stop someone from running away, even if in the past they reached for your gun cause he's not armed.
Still the real tragedy is the police handling of this situation. How many more people have to die from police over reaction?