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

[CARIIS]

Makes ya want to look for a razor blade ha !!

What did WE do wrong!!

 

[SStarr33]

I sent that also today. I have a source that it can be read on, but not sure if it's ok here.

I had someone else quote on here, but it want post the comment I'm quoting????????




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Not sure what you are saying here.

 

[popsicle]

FOX2now ‏@FOX2now 27s
Protesters rally in Clayton over Mike Brown death investigation #STL http://ift.tt/1yWIZFA

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvbaP6QIUAAfu_z.jpg

They are demonstrating against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s investigation of Mike Brown’s death.

 

[MyBelle]

I don't know the facts. Was the scene inside or outside the store? Was the store empty when the 2 officers arrived? Could they have waited him out and captured him en masse later on? Could they have brought a loved you to the scene to communicate with him? etc. etc. etc.

Waited him out? He was coming at them. I think if the officers could have place him on "pause" they would have done so.

JMO

 

[SStarr33]

I was looking at youtube eyewitness interviews and saw this one of Piaget Crenshaw. I had never seen it before, thought it was interesting to hear this version too- not sure if it was done the day of shooting or after. Hope this is okay to post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpoQkToJOgQ

she is one of the eyewitnesses whose story changes every time.

 

[bettybaby00]

:floorlaugh:

 

[CARIIS]

NOthing, I wish they would just release one pic of cop after incident

^^^ same here. thanks everyone!

 

[Lovejac]

Unbelievable. So peaceful isn't it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQimeOiK57U

Video is from Fox News but on YouTube

I am at a loss for words

Disgust is the only one that comes to mind

 

[bettybaby00]

Can't believe I'm going to say this...I'm looking forward to Nancy Grace tonight...hoping for bombshell Officer Wilson photo


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:floorlaugh:

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

78 arrests made in Ferguson overnight

This article supplies the names of the 78 people arrested including Scott Olson, the photo-journalist.

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/19/78-arrests-ferguson-overnight/14290361/

 

[MyBelle]

she is one of the eyewitnesses whose story changes every time.

It's pretty obvious she didn't see it happen and has interjected herself into it for the attention.

JMO

 

[popsicle]

Derek McGinty ‏@mcgintyman 38m
I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me. http://wapo.st/1n4PsJ3 via @washingtonpost good advice, but chafes anyhow.

I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me.

It’s not the police, but the people they stop, who can prevent a detention from turning into a tragedy.

No officer goes out in the field wishing to shoot anyone, armed or unarmed. And while they’re unlikely to defend it quite as loudly during a time of national angst like this one, people who work in law enforcement know they are legally vested with the authority to detain suspects — an authority that must sometimes be enforced. Regardless of what happened with Mike Brown, in the overwhelming majority of cases it is not the cops, but the people they stop, who can prevent detentions from turning into tragedies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/poste...-you-dont-want-to-get-hurt-dont-challenge-me/

 

[Lovejac]

Are all of those people unemployed?



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Maybe they're taking a break from their jobs

 

[CARIIS]

Re Can't believe I'm going to say this...I'm looking forward to Nancy Grace tonight..

Linda we shall forgive you on this occassion it is however only a one time pass!!! - if ya learn anything you had better post instantly ha !

Can you imagine being in a court room with her she screams constantly!

:floorlaugh:

 

[popsicle]

Maybe they're taking a break from their jobs

Just made me :lol:

 

[SStarr33]

NOthing, I wish they would just release one pic of cop after incident

Probably waiting for the GJ so they don't get accused of trying to control the narrative any more than they already have been accused.

 

[mdana]

I think it was a very well thought out post however, I disagree with parts of it too. I'll begin with the second sentence: 'A man was gunned down in the street and the LE seems to be dragging their feet on investigating it'. I don't know if that's correct. It could just as well be: ' A strong armed robber was shot by police after he assaulted an officer and attempted to gain control of the officer's weapon'. Is LE dragging their feet on this investigation? I don't know that either. How the heck does anyone know what LE is doing while we're banging away on our keyboards?

BBM-

I was describing how a person in Ferguson might see the event, not that it was the only truth. It is the old a glass is half empty or half full scenario, some see it one way others see it another, there is not just one way of seeing something, both perspectives are accurate.

In terms of LE dragging their feet I think that is accurate if one is looking at it objectively. In that 10 minute video on youtube taken soon after the shooting, I see officers just standing around. I don't see anyone attempting to engage with the onlookers to find out if there are any eyewitnesses in the crowd, or just attempt to defuse the situation by engaging with their community. I realize it was a tense situation, and many officers may have felt uncomfortable and not equipped to defuse the situation or afraid of making it worse. However, it was a lost opportunity to get witnesses before they were compromised by others in the community or media reports.

Another example, is the withholding of information allegedly to protect public safety. They refused to release officer Wilson's name when the FOI request compelled them to release it allegedly on concerns of public safety, but then released the videotape of Brown in the liquor store when there was not FOI request at the time. Make a decision and withhold both pieces of information for public safety or release both, but also release things like officer Wilson's incident report as well. Not releasing seems like protecting the police department. You can't pick and choose and be seen as being impartial.

-MOO

I will attempt to respond to all posts that had concerns or problems with my original post, time permitting.

 

[popsicle]

FOX2now ‏@FOX2now 5m
Police just shut down Carondelet Ave in front of Justice Center. via @JeffBernthal

 

[Linda7NJ]

It's pretty obvious she didn't see it happen and has interjected herself into it for the attention.

JMO

I think she saw something ..but her interpretation is biased. She's not objective. She's telling her truth...and her minds filling in details.


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[CARIIS]

Re do these folks work

Or they have energy levels that we wish for ----working all day and then staying up until 2 in the morning dodging bombs------that is stamina