MO - Grief & protests follow shooting of teen Michael Brown #22

[Linda7NJ]

Personally I am shocked this memorial has been allowed to remain in the middle of the street!
It wouldn't be tolerated here.
A ribbon on a telephone pole...a little plaque...but not a mountain of stuff littering the center of the road



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[bettybaby00]

Yup, on twitter, lots of assumptions, huge jumps, and accusations that the EVIL HATERS burned down the memorial. I don't see anyone questioning it, just jumping right onto it as if it were fact.

From previously linked article

Mull, who knew Brown and his family, said people in the neighborhood are already assuming this was arson and dismissed the idea that the flames could have ignited from one of the candles that are sometimes seen at the memorials.

"The candles are usually lit in the middle of the street at night time and they're usually put out," he told Daily RFT. "It's usually some watchers out there putting it out. The watchers usually go in at a certain time."

A photo Daily RFT snapped on September 9 does show candles placed at the bottom of the memorial, though they were unlit.

Other media reports showed candles in the smoldering debris.

 

[krimekat]

Saw a tweet from someone at memorial that the "paid agitators are back". Some are discussing crashing the Support Wilson event this Saturday.

that will go over like a lead balloon -- the last ODW rally I went to was crawling with LEOs

I guess messing with the Ferguson Farmer's Market wasn't enough? WoW!

 

[Klood-N]

Capt. Jeremy Corcoran with the Ferguson Police Department says the fire started on Canfield Drive around 6:45 a.m. He says when firefighters arrived they found a small area where items had been gathered for a memorial had been burned.

Two portable water extinguishers were used to put the fire out.
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/09/23/mike-brown-canfield-memorial-fire/16094205/

More pics of candles at link

 

[krimekat]

IMHO no one is going near Canfield Gardens unless they live there/know someone there -- it's not a place for "whitey" to be EVER, especially after 9 Aug

 

[oh_gal]

I completely understand it makes it harder to prove but let's say I sexually harassed a woman at work but she never reports it. A year later I sexually harass another later who does report it and a lawsuit is filed. During the course of discovery they learn of this prior harassment. I can guarantee you that the prior incident of harassment will be looked into and used at trial.

I'm confused. Shouldn't it be?? I mean, we've all heard that the most common predictor of future behavior is past behavior....and if I were sitting on a jury for this sexual harassment claim, don't you think the fact that you sexually harassed someone a year ago would be relevant?

 

[LambChop]

RFT (Riverfront Times) is a liberal rag IMHO

The St. Louis Riverfront Times appears to be a legitimate newspaper. This just appears to be a separate blog section. If you find out different, let me know. Thanks.

 

[sonjay]

Waiting for a tweet from Chappelle-Nadal that the memorial was torched by the KKK.

 

[Klood-N]

It's hit national news. ABC & NBC.

 

[Klood-N]

Some in the crowd were so angry about the fire that they chased away some reporters.

At around 10:30 a.m., a crowd of about 75 people gathered around the rebuilt memorial and joined hands to pray. The prayer ended with the crowd raising their hands and shouting "We are Mike Brown," and "We're young, we're strong, we're marching all day long."

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_4db89442-5ea2-5345-88ac-13e3fe79e3c6.html

Concrete light pole?

 

[bettybaby00]

Waiting for a tweet from Chappelle-Nadal that the memorial was torched by the KKK.

Yup, called it earlier.

So where's the video proof it was started by the cops

 

[Klood-N]

Live feed at Canfield memorial
http://bambuser.com/v/4946836?v=m

 

[LambChop]

Wouldn't the most logical reason for the fire have been the possibility that one of the candles could have started it since the other memorial in the center of the street was untouched?

 

[Klood-N]

Dept of Justice meeting tomorrow to make complaints about the police dept. #MikeBrown #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/5rfjTtQlay
https://twitter.com/Patricialicious/status/514446203828719616

 

[Linda7NJ]

Live feed at Canfield memorial
http://bambuser.com/v/4946836?v=m

I don't understand why there are so many people home and in the street at this time of the day?
If they don't have a job, why aren't they out looking for one?




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[Klood-N]

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=81643c9592bb041cc8a4ea614&id=5492894ef5
"In defense of looting"

 

[DebinGA]

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/da...ive_burns_to_ashes_in_early_morning_blaze.php

More coddling.imo

"... and attached to a nearby electrical pole. Early this morning, the tree of stuffed animals that sprouted at the pole went up in flames, eventually reducing the giant pile to black ashes"

No danger having a pyramid of flammable items "attached to an electrical pole"?

 

[bettybaby00]

Wouldn't the most logical reason for the fire have been the possibility that one of the candles could have started it since the other memorial in the center of the street was untouched?

log·ic noun \ˈlä-jik\
proper or reasonable way of thinking about or understanding something

Reasonable logic seems to be lacking.

 

[katydid23]

MariaChappelleNadal retweeted
the III.  @GeekNStereo · 2h
Residue smells lighter fluid. #Ferguson

[ here she is --trying to 'calm' the waters..]

 

[bettybaby00]

"... and attached to a nearby electrical pole. Early this morning, the tree of stuffed animals that sprouted at the pole went up in flames, eventually reducing the giant pile to black ashes"

No danger having a pyramid of flammable items "attached to an electrical pole"?

See my post #438 :facepalm: