MO - Grief & protests follow shooting of teen Michael Brown #3

[Gardenlady]

There are protestors marching that were killed by LE?

Sorry for my clumsy wording. Hopefully the larger point came across. If you disagree that's fine.


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[tlcya]

Retweeted by David Carson
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St. Louis County PD ‏@stlcountypd 9m
We are receiving multiple calls for shots fired in the area of W. Florissant and Canfield. Please watch your surroundings and be safe.
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sigh. And so begins another night. I pray no else dies.

 

[katydid23]

So, when did the police first mention the cigars?

Because from what I had been hearing from the police--and I just went back and watched a few videos of police press conferences and interviews from last week--Wilson stopped them because of jaywalking. Not because he soon realized they might be the cigar suspects. The cigars were first mentioned by the police in connection with Wilson stopping the men almost a week after the shooting: late on Friday, after two confusing police press conferences had already taken place.

So, if this is now suddenly so obvious and if those are supposedly the facts, why did it take so long for the police to put out that narrative? Why wait until late Friday afternoon? And why didn't they arrest Dorian Johnson on Saturday if Wilson knew he was a suspect. After all, Dorian is on the robbery report as an accomplice. And, furthermore, why is there an item on a police event report from that day over 6 hours after Wilson stopped the men that says: "Still see no one matching that description."

Which is all very odd, since someone had already mentioned the cigars last Tuesday, not Friday. The first person to mention the cigars, as far as I know, was Dorian Johnson himself, in his interview on Tuesday with Al Sharpton. He may have even mentioned it earlier, for all I know. So if Dorian was talking about the cigars then, why did the police wait until Friday, when they needed three tries to finally get their account of this straight?

First, :welcome: to WS. :fireworks: Great first post.

My question is, are you implying there were no cigars? Or that there was no robbery?

 

[popsicle]

Does anyone have audio on the Live Feed here?

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930/videos/59640376

yes I do

 

[Lovejac]

Is this the same link?

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930

It's working for me.

Oops, sorry JLSChook.

This is the feed I'm watching ^ ^ ^ ^

 

[LietKynes]

School is on hold, at least that was teh last thing I heard. they have put it on hold until things calm down. As far as why they are protesting at night, they want to show police that the can protest anytime they want to. Including at night. Its there first amendment right!

SABBM

Except , if there is a curfew in place. Otherwise, yes, citizens can and should protest police wrongdoing ; just not sure that has been established at all.
MOO

 

[JLSChook]

Fireworks? Okay.

 

[Lovejac]

School is on hold, at least that was teh last thing I heard. they have put it on hold until things calm down. As far as why they are protesting at night, they want to show police that the can protest anytime they want to. Including at night. Its there first amendment right!

It's their first amendment right to do it in the day time, too...........just saying

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

SABBM Except , if there is a curfew in place. Otherwise, yes, citizens can and should protest police wrongdoing ; just not sure that has been established at all. MOO

Yep but I somehow i dont think that curfew is gonna be followed tonite Fireworks being set off!

 

[jamiect]

I do, but I just ended up muting it for a while. Giving me a headache.

Ditto, I'm afraid I might start saying "hands up..don't shoot" in my sleep.lol

 

[Gardenlady]

Yep but I somehow i dont think that curfew is gonna be followed tonite Fireworks being set off!

I would live to see a mass sit-in at curfew time!


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[popsicle]

Retweeted by Shimon Prokupecz
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Bobby Scmedium Shirt ‏@Vandalyzm 21m
As I tweeted that. Someone started shooting. Entire crowd at the gas station began to run so did I. As I got to my car, an ambulance comes
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[Muffet]

The issue is larger than just the case of MB. Failure to understand that is part of what fuels the anger of the protestors.




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Not to single you or this post out, GardenLady, as it's only a small hint of a line of thought I've been noticing...

The line of thought I'm inferring from some is that painting with a broad brush, generalizing, judging one by many who wear the same colors is OK for some, but not others.

I don't want to take this too deep, but it's hard not to notice and I think this officer is suffering from prejudice too.

Isn't it wrong to assume the worst about a cop's guilt based on other cops' offenses?

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Yes it is, but they are basically telling the Governor to take a hike, they ain't listening to the curfew!

 

[Lovejac]

SABBM

Except , if there is a curfew in place. Otherwise, yes, citizens can and should protest police wrongdoing ; just not sure that has been established at all.
MOO

I was just wondering why they chose to protest at night. Not saying that people don't have a right to protest, just wondering why they choose to do it in the dark. Me, personally, I'd rather protest during the day.

 

[Gardenlady]

Don't they enjoy the same right to peaceful assembly? I've yet to see any evidence Officer Wilson hassled or harassed or killed Brown for no other reason than they were black men, I'd sure like to see it. If that was the case, why didn't he fire at Johnson? I think any man walking in the street would be told by a patrol cop to move to the sidewalk. In my neck of the woods, that's hardly considered hassling or harassment.

JMO

Never said they don't have a right to show up, protest, whatever. Of course they do. I just think the picture really does say more than a thousand words.


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[Blue_Dolphin308]

Cars holding lit candles driving,

 

[MyBelle]

SABBM

Except , if there is a curfew in place. Otherwise, yes, citizens can and should protest police wrongdoing ; just not sure that has been established at all.
MOO

Exactly. Plus, the Governor has declared an emergency and implemented a curfew. It's done all the time during natural disasters hit a community such as a tornado or flood.

JMO

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

And honking might i add, my pooor ears!!!!

 

[fran]

Ok, here goes:
https://plus.google.com/+DanMcDermott/posts/K9o2f2iBfpT

https://plus.google.com/+DanMcDermott/posts/Eu44gWTyC8Y

Officer Wilson's side of the story

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