MO - Grief & protests follow shooting of teen Michael Brown #5

[popsicle]

I heard that one of the guys arrested said:

"Don't touch me. I've got something in my pocket for you."

This was another one after that.

 

[Nana46]

I know I will be in the minority here and I am actively watching the live streams. .....but....if the media would all leave, I can't help but believe some of this crap would end.....lots of folks feed on getting on camera, IMO.

 

[i.b.nora]

No, he's live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqHVKNZkhM


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

What the heck is dude with a LE hat, chains, and a bunch of stuffed animals shouting about?

Okay, thanks. It doesn't work for me. Starts and then instantly stops.

 

[AuburnTxTiger]

I think that YouTube is old footage. I don't think Tim has gone live yet tonight.

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Tim is live now on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqHVKNZkhM

 

[TexanMom]

I agree! And the media loves feeding this frenzy! Unfortunately, the facts that are now coming out do not fit their narrative.

 

[Lovejac]

I know I will be in the minority here and I am actively watching the live streams. .....but....if the media would all leave, I can't help but believe some of this crap would end.....lots of folks feed on getting on camera, IMO.

I wonder the exact same thing Nana.

 

[AuburnTxTiger]

Okay, thanks. It doesn't work for me. Starts and then instantly stops.

Check the last page for posts on different ways to get Tim Pool's live streaming. I am on a laptop and it is working. Sorry I could not be of further help. Good luck!

 

[SnoopyDawgDawg]

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

What's up with the man with the stuffed animals? Puppy dogs? He's hot about something.

That's what I wanted to know. I could not understanding one thing he was saying...even whatever he was chanting that the crowd was repeating.

Now the crowd's back to the "don't shoot" chant.

 

[popsicle]

No, he's live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqHVKNZkhM


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

What the heck is dude with a LE hat, chains, and a bunch of stuffed animals shouting about?

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Ryan J. Reilly ‏@ryanjreilly 2m
This man is talking to the media about lack of media diversity in #Ferguson and more generally
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvXlanLIMAAHxTu.jpg

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[Linda7NJ]

Retweeted by Matt Pearce
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Christine Byers ‏@ChristineDByers 6m
Police sources tell me more than a dozen witnesses have corroborated cop's version of events in shooting #Ferguson
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Who is this woman???




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[BayouBelle_LA]

The large crowd again at this link http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930

ETA: Crowd stopped moving

 

[SnoopyDawgDawg]

This was another one after that.

yeah I heard that too...after the one guy got arrested. But I was typing and didn't see the action going along with the "don't touch me" comment.

 

[AuburnTxTiger]

I agree! And the media loves feeding this frenzy! Unfortunately, the facts that are now coming out do not fit their narrative.

In my opinion, some people are not considering the facts. I want to know all the facts and get to the truth.

 

[nightwatch]

Tonight on nightly news Brian Williams mentioned Ferguson had a 50percent unemployment rate for blk men. As stated by others this blk, wht issue has been simmering for a long time. This shooting is an excuse to spill some people's hatred for the local government. I agree with others here on WS no matter what the truth is about the facts in the shooting these people will not want to hear it even though they may have been mislead. Makes no sense to live this way. Jmo

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mi...ung-over-ferguson-long-teens-shooting-n181071

ciao

 

[Lovejac]

So with no curfew in place, how long do you think this will go on tonight?

If I'm understanding correctly, as long as they keep moving it's okay. They just can't stop and congregate?

 

[Phoebeb]

A ton of people in the crowd on this alternate live stream: http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow

 

[sorrell skye]

I think it says a lot about the quality of reporting when the majority of us here are watching indy reporters, rather than the MSM coverage.

Yay indy reporters!!!

 

[JLSChook]

There's action on this one atm

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

 

[SnoopyDawgDawg]

Some guy in a yellow shirt with a bull horn and lots of people holding up one fist. Sounds like police announcing something in the background, and then another guy's screaming, "Michael Brown can't sleep! Michael Brown can't go home!"

 

[mdana]

This was posted in the last thread, as I didn't realize it was closing. I will follow Linda7NJ's advice and read backwards. :cheers:

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I apologize if this has been addressed previously, as I am furiously trying to catch up on this thread. Seems futile ATM.

The shot to the hand in my opinion most likely occurred as Mike Brown was running away from the police officer. Try running and notice how your hands flail flat when they are behind your torso as opposed to when they are in front of your torso. I run and bike a few times a week and most people run in this manner from my observations.

In addition, I think the eyewitness accounts of Michael Brown falling to the ground, surrendering with his arms in the air and being shot, might be misinterpreting the sequence of events as they may have actually transpired. The officer's last shot might have hit Brown in the head which caused him to immediately drop to his knees with his arms flailing up in the air looking like he was surrendering, then he collapsed. They interpreted the last shot being delivered as he was surrendering. Gunshot sounds can ricochet or sometimes echo in areas where the shooting took place or a shot milliseconds before Brown went down could be interpreted as being a second later. Milliseconds can seem like seconds in a heightened state of awareness. Eyewitness accounts are notoriously unreliable, but it seems like some posters are being too quick to ascribe some of theses accounts as lies or having an ulterior motive, when people unaccustomed to this type of event are just doing their best to process this horrific event they witnessed.

I also don't think there is anything wrong with anyone changing their account if they realize later that what they thought they saw was inaccurate or impossible. That is responsible behavior, failing to do so is being irrationally obstinate. I don't think it impugns a witness credibility (unless the witness is a potential suspect and it show a pattern of fitting their story to fit established facts). I think it improves it, because it shows an ability to think rationally and reason.

-JMO