Ferguson - No Indictment
- Thread starter Steven F
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Hopefully won't get too violent.
I don't think the officer should be indicted for protecting himself. Regardless of skin color, approaching an officer in a violent manner will never end well for you. Though it's important to remember, there is no winner here. It's not like the officer can just go home and watch TV and relax. He's going to have to move, change jobs. He's always going to have a target on his back from those who disagree with the evidence.
Not a good situation at all but I believe the right decision was made.
I don't think the officer should be indicted for protecting himself. Regardless of skin color, approaching an officer in a violent manner will never end well for you. Though it's important to remember, there is no winner here. It's not like the officer can just go home and watch TV and relax. He's going to have to move, change jobs. He's always going to have a target on his back from those who disagree with the evidence.
Not a good situation at all but I believe the right decision was made.
They just started chanting "murderers". People are very, very emotional. This is going to be an ugly night, realistically.
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I believe the guy with the camera just said this (it may have been someone else): "we've got an agitator over here. I bet the police sent him."
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I turned off the scanner. From what I heard, it was by a wooded area, so not necessarily riot related.
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Live feed above just went out
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Feed is back. I checked out the other feeds, though, and this one is really tame in comparison.
"Five shots fired" was just said by the cameraman, though it looks calm.
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Just looked back and they're marching. No idea why or to where.
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Looting being stopped by citizens.
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Selectively, that should be said. They're stopping from certain stores, it seems. However, no looting has started (that I can see), they're specifically protecting certain stores and not others.
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"This is not looting, it's vandalism" Rock thrown at Quiznos, smashes window.
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Looks like police have arrived at scene of vandalism.
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Selectively, that should be said. They're stopping from certain stores, it seems. However, no looting has started (that I can see), they're specifically protecting certain stores and not others.
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"This is not looting, it's vandalism" Rock thrown at Quiznos, smashes window.
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Looks like police have arrived at scene of vandalism.
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People getting back onto the streets en masse. It was peaceful for like 5 minutes, before they began throwing things at cops.
Shooting rubber bullets (according to camera man).
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Tear gas deployed (I got a visual of some gas). They're throwing it back at the police.
http://puu.sh/d4uHz/ebc8ae3d85.png
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Oh yeah. A LOT OF TEAR GAS.
http://puu.sh/d4uHz/ebc8ae3d85.png
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Oh yeah. A LOT OF TEAR GAS.
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Yeah... nope, that's definitely racist....then they blame the "racists" for decrying that they act like mere monkeys
k0nsl
Bad Goy
Alright dude, why the nasty comments?...then they blame the "racists" for decrying that they act like mere monkeys
In what way would throwing poop be racist? Where did I say it was cultivated?I guess throwing poop is non-racist and cultivated in your view?
Calling people monkeys, on the other hand, is both racist and uncultured.