MO - Grief & protests follow shooting of teen Michael Brown #17

[Lovejac]

I think you are mistaken if you think this was simply about shutting down a highway. If that is all they wanted to do they would not have broadcast what they were doing and when. If all they wanted to do was shut down a highway, they would have marched up the road a few miles away from the police presence and then down to the highway.

Yeah, okay.

Nope, not buying it.

 

[CHERIE.T]

These people STILL won't acknowledge that MB-
stole from a local business,
pushed the store owner,
ignored LE's request to get outta the street,
attacked LE,
then approached LE again. wtf?

 

[CHERIE.T]

Right? Pull the police out of there and leave them to their own devices. I'm sorry to say this, but I have little hope for these people.

bbm, I agree.
Honestly what you suggested should be done. Either pull out all LE or LE could just quit, walk away.
Leave these sad people to fend for themselves.

 

[reedus23]

THANK YOU, Katie! I wonder what those folks who spoke last night thought the city council was going to do, call up the Department of Businesses to Order and say, "We'd like five new businesses in Ferguson, MO, please. They must all be black owned and we'll need them by next Monday, thanks!"

The (sadly) ironic part is that the solution to ALL of those demands is in the community's own hands: vote, get an education and apply for jobs, and make Ferguson a place that is attractive for new businesses, regardless of who owns them. And why on EARTH do they think ANY new LEO applicants of any color would want to apply in Ferguson or that whole area after this? "Oh, hey, this sounds like a great career choice--lemme go to work in this place that has been made synonymous with police brutality and derided by the national media! And I can rest assured that if I have to shoot someone in the line of duty that the community, community leaders AND government officials will be lining up behind me: with a rope and a shovel. Plus, BONUS--random showers of bricks, molotov cocktails and bottles of pee! Can't WAIT to apply, yay!"

As for potential business owners, I doubt many of them consider a place where shoplifting after muscling around the owner is considered a harmless prank, and the chance of random looting and burning the business to the ground are at the top of list of 'musts' when looking for a location. Of course, I could be wrong. I've been wrong before.

I need an emoticon of someone rolling her eyes so hard that one pops out and goes rolling across the floor under the fridge.

No one was applying there in the first place. Unless they couldn't get a job anywhere else first. Part of the problem to begin with. Somehow, there has to be a way of either paying more to LE or just hand it over to the County.

 

[reedus23]

Yeah, okay.

Nope, not buying it.

Fair enough. But I'd say they got plenty of cameras out there.

 

[katydid23]

Retweeted by Ray Downs
​

Chris King ‏@chriskingstl 1m
I spoke to Michael Brown Sr. today who was holding Brother Shahid's phone. It's misinformation or disinformation that he opposes this action
​

Crump sent out the statement that the parents don't wqnt the freeway blockade to happen. But now a couple of people have said that is not true, and the parents are siding with the protestors. Looks like Crump is trying to keep public goodwill but it's not going to work that easily.

 

[MyBelle]

I think you are mistaken if you think this was simply about shutting down a highway. If that is all they wanted to do they would not have broadcast what they were doing and when. If all they wanted to do was shut down a highway, they would have marched up the road a few miles away from the police presence and then down to the highway.

Supposedly the point of the highway shut-down was to intimidate authorities into meeting their demand of a special prosecutor.

In that regard, it was a spectacular FAILURE.

JMO

 

[Lovejac]

People on twitter are saying the protestors shut down the highway :giggle:

 

[SStarr33]

Just got in from doing some retail therapy. How did the shut down go? Did anyone get runned over?

 

[MyBelle]

Crump sent out the statement that the parents don't wqnt the freeway blockade to happen. But now a couple of people have said that is not true, and the parents are siding with the protestors. Looks like Crump is trying to keep public goodwill but it's not going to work that easily.

I think Crump was being a lawyer and trying to protect his clients from being arrested. People were arrested but we still don't know what they will be charged with.

 

[reedus23]

Crump sent out the statement that the parents don't wqnt the freeway blockade to happen. But now a couple of people have said that is not true, and the parents are siding with the protestors. Looks like Crump is trying to keep public goodwill but it's not going to work that easily.

I could be wrong, but I thought his statement was that the parent's didn't support any violent protests. I could be wrong, like I said, but I don't remember it specifically referring to the blockade.

 

[Klood-N]

Crump sent out the statement that the parents don't wqnt the freeway blockade to happen. But now a couple of people have said that is not true, and the parents are siding with the protestors. Looks like Crump is trying to keep public goodwill but it's not going to work that easily.

Actually, they said they didn't want the first shutdown to happen, so it was delayed. Yesterday, he tweeted:

The family of Michael Brown, Jr. wishes to express that they oppose and are not in any way affiliated with plans for non-peaceful protest.
https://twitter.com/attorneycrump/status/509433206488432640

Blanket cover, IMO. Of course, law enforcement and many others have seen how cozy they are with racist agitator Shahid, so it means nothing.

 

[popsicle]

Retweeted by STL Public Radio
​

​

​

joelcurrier ‏@joelcurrier 35s
County PD arresting another on N. Hanley. #Ferguson #michaelbrown
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxNCZTJIYAEkFuG.jpg

​

​

​

 

[Lovejac]

Fair enough. But I'd say they got plenty of cameras out there.

My point exactly.

That's why they announced ahead of time they were shutting down the highway IMO and all that jazz

 

[reedus23]

Supposedly the point of the highway shut-down was to intimidate authorities into meeting their demand of a special prosecutor.

In that regard, it was a spectacular FAILURE.

JMO

Ok. My response was too short so I had to type this.

 

[Linda7NJ]

It's an interesting convo....read from bottom up, cause I'm lazy

5:50 PM
chriskingstl
@chriskingstl
Based on what @caroldanielKMOX tells me, there is an official family response. I'll let that stand. Disregard my private conversation.

5:48 PM
caroldanielKMOX
@caroldanielKMOX
@chriskingstl @BenjaminCrump's office told me Tuesday, Browns would not be at shutdown and did not support it.

5:44 PM
chriskingstl
@chriskingstl
Yes, Michael Brown Sr. was w/ Brother Shahid today as plans for the highway shutdown were being put into action. @KelseyProud

5:44 PM
chriskingstl
@chriskingstl
I spoke to Michael Brown Sr. today who was holding Brother Shahid's phone. It's misinformation or disinformation that he opposes this action

Lmao!!!!!

Hilarious!!!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[popsicle]

Retweeted by STL Public Radio
​

​

​

Marshall Griffin ‏@MarshallGReport 3m
. @MariaChappelleN telling @GovJayNixon to "man up" as police begin arresting protesters in #Ferguson this aft.
​

​

​

 

[popsicle]

stevegiegerich ‏@stevegiegerich 14s
About 3 dozen police continue to block Hanley. #Ferguson

 

[Minette]

No one was applying there in the first place. Unless they couldn't get a job anywhere else first. Part of the problem to begin with. Somehow, there has to be a way of either paying more to LE or just hand it over to the County.

NO ONE was applying there unless they couldn't get a job anywhere else? How do you know this? And I also wonder about how Ferguson is supposed to pay higher salaries when they have just promised to cut down on a major source of revenue? (I'm referring to the promise to stop adding fines to tickets if a person doesn't show up in court. This was extensively discussed in the last thread (I think) and I can go look for a link but I'm hoping you remember those posts because frankly, I'm lazy, ha!) And I know that Ferguson LE has been painted as THE bad guy in all this, but I can find a link that says ANY of the ~20 LEOs who were fired, retired, or resigned in the wake of all this were actually from the Ferguson PD.

But IMO, the issue remains the same: this whole St. Louis metro area has now been nationally vilified. Why would anyone, especially the ones who have the pick of places to apply want to work there now? Honest question!

 

[Klood-N]

Just got in from doing some retail therapy. How did the shut down go? Did anyone get runned over?

Nope, didn't even get to the highway. Shahid and others arrested, so they're moving the protest to the jail.