Police just executed an unarmed 17 yr old brotha (shot 10 times)
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straight bullshit. The people are being treated as terrorists in their own CITY. How can a sitting Govenor A DEMOCRAT, do this shit (Black people are you listening about these bullshit parties)
I really hope people are smarter than to burn their OWN shit. take that shit to where the police stay.
There are too many people willingto hurt and harm their fellow citizens. Are there any police that stood up and said this shit is getting out of hand?
Right...you haven't many of us stating Mike Brown got what he deserved(willing to kill others so called useless people)vs NONE of them expressing sorrow for the wrong doing of their fellow officer!!!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>How <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ferguson?src=hash">#Ferguson</a> showed us the truth about police. Brilliant!
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Missouri governor unable to explain who’s in charge in Ferguson (AUDIO)
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.(AFP Photo / Scott Olson)
"Gov. Jay Nixon on Ferguson by Jon Swaine via #soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/jon-swaine/g...loud.com/jon-swaine/gov-jay-nixon-on-ferguson"
The governor of Missouri activated the National Guard on Monday ahead of what could be a new wave of mass protests, but doesn’t seem certain at all about who will be in charge of law enforcement operations in the coming days.
Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to call up the Guard and declare a state of emergency raised questioned on Monday about what authorities are anticipating will happen when a federal grand jury will decide — likely within days — whether or not to indict Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson on charges related to the August shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen.
Nixon was largely unable to provide answers during a telephone press conference that occurred with reporters later that day, though. Audio of that teleconference captured by Guardian journalist Jon Swaine is now causing concerns to mount further as reporters realize that the governor might have less of a grasp on the situation in Ferguson than many would like to believe.
The audio, published on the internet by Swaine late Monday, shows Nixon struggling to answer a question posed by Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge: “Does the buck ultimately stop with you when it comes to how any protests are policed?”
“Um, we’re, um, I, you know, it, uh, our goal here is to, you know, keep the peace, and allow all voices to, uh, to be heard,” Nixon replies with a rambling, 14-second-long attempt at a response.
“I don’t spend a tremendous amount of time personalizing this,” Nixon says later, adding, “I’d prefer not to be a commentator on it.”
Nearly two minutes after Sledge first asked Nixon to explain who will be in charge of maintaining the peace at any potential protests, he rephrased his question and attempted again to get an answer.
“Is there any one official or agency ultimately in charge here in terms of response?” Sledge wondered.
Again, Nixon is heard on tape meandering between words while failing to actually explain who will ultimately be tasked with responding to any civil unrest in Ferguson or elsewhere in the coming days — be it the National Guard, local police forces, county sheriffs or whomever — this time trailing off at moments for seconds at a time as he struggles to provide an explanation.
“Well, I mean, it uh, clearly [silence] I feel good about the… we worked hard to establish unified command, to outline our responsibilities now with the additional assets provided by my order today of the Missouri National Guard we have worked through, uh, a number of, uh, operational issues the folks have and, uh, I’ll only say, uh, our efforts today are on top of a lot of last hundred days to make sure we’re prepared for any contingency.”
Nixon’s reply without a doubt was ripe with uncertainty, which rightfully causes concern ahead of what may be mass protests of a caliber previously unseen in Missouri. Demonstrations waged for days in Ferguson for days, then weeks, after Brown was shot and killed by Wilson more than three months ago. Now as the city braces itself to hear whether or not Wilson will be charged with that shooting death, officials are expecting the worst, to say the least: not only has Nixon asked the National Guard for assistance during the coming days, but a warning to law enforcement agencies across the country from the FBI on Monday revealed that the bureau believes the grand jury’s impending decision “will likely” lead to attacks against the police.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.(AFP Photo / Scott Olson)
"Gov. Jay Nixon on Ferguson by Jon Swaine via #soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/jon-swaine/g...loud.com/jon-swaine/gov-jay-nixon-on-ferguson"
The governor of Missouri activated the National Guard on Monday ahead of what could be a new wave of mass protests, but doesn’t seem certain at all about who will be in charge of law enforcement operations in the coming days.
Gov. Jay Nixon’s decision to call up the Guard and declare a state of emergency raised questioned on Monday about what authorities are anticipating will happen when a federal grand jury will decide — likely within days — whether or not to indict Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson on charges related to the August shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen.
Nixon was largely unable to provide answers during a telephone press conference that occurred with reporters later that day, though. Audio of that teleconference captured by Guardian journalist Jon Swaine is now causing concerns to mount further as reporters realize that the governor might have less of a grasp on the situation in Ferguson than many would like to believe.
The audio, published on the internet by Swaine late Monday, shows Nixon struggling to answer a question posed by Huffington Post’s Matt Sledge: “Does the buck ultimately stop with you when it comes to how any protests are policed?”
“Um, we’re, um, I, you know, it, uh, our goal here is to, you know, keep the peace, and allow all voices to, uh, to be heard,” Nixon replies with a rambling, 14-second-long attempt at a response.
“I don’t spend a tremendous amount of time personalizing this,” Nixon says later, adding, “I’d prefer not to be a commentator on it.”
Nearly two minutes after Sledge first asked Nixon to explain who will be in charge of maintaining the peace at any potential protests, he rephrased his question and attempted again to get an answer.
“Is there any one official or agency ultimately in charge here in terms of response?” Sledge wondered.
Again, Nixon is heard on tape meandering between words while failing to actually explain who will ultimately be tasked with responding to any civil unrest in Ferguson or elsewhere in the coming days — be it the National Guard, local police forces, county sheriffs or whomever — this time trailing off at moments for seconds at a time as he struggles to provide an explanation.
“Well, I mean, it uh, clearly [silence] I feel good about the… we worked hard to establish unified command, to outline our responsibilities now with the additional assets provided by my order today of the Missouri National Guard we have worked through, uh, a number of, uh, operational issues the folks have and, uh, I’ll only say, uh, our efforts today are on top of a lot of last hundred days to make sure we’re prepared for any contingency.”
Nixon’s reply without a doubt was ripe with uncertainty, which rightfully causes concern ahead of what may be mass protests of a caliber previously unseen in Missouri. Demonstrations waged for days in Ferguson for days, then weeks, after Brown was shot and killed by Wilson more than three months ago. Now as the city braces itself to hear whether or not Wilson will be charged with that shooting death, officials are expecting the worst, to say the least: not only has Nixon asked the National Guard for assistance during the coming days, but a warning to law enforcement agencies across the country from the FBI on Monday revealed that the bureau believes the grand jury’s impending decision “will likely” lead to attacks against the police.
14 Questions And Answers About The Ferguson Grand Jury
AP*11/18/14 09:23 AM ET
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri grand jury has been hearing evidence for months as it weighs whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown, which was followed by sometimes violent protests. Some answers to common questions about the grand jury:
___
Q: What is the grand jury deciding?
A: The grand jury is considering whether there is enough evidence to charge Wilson with a crime and, if so, what that charge should be.
___
Q: How is the grand jury different from other juries?
A: The grand jury will determine only whether probable cause exists to indict Wilson, not whether he is guilty. If the jury indicts him, a separate trial jury will be seated to decide whether to convict or acquit him.
___
Q: When will the grand jury make a decision?
A: There is no specific date for a decision to be revealed. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch has said he expects grand jurors to reach a decision in mid- to late November. But the timing ultimately is up to the grand jury.
___
Q: How many people are on the grand jury and how were they selected?
A: The grand jury is composed of 12 people "selected at random from a fair cross-section of the citizens," according to Missouri law. The jury is 75 percent white: six white men, three white women, two black women and one black man. St. Louis County overall is 70 percent white, but about two-thirds of Ferguson's residents are black. Brown was black. The officer is white.
___
Q: Was the grand jury appointed for this specific case?
A: No. It was appointed for a four-month term. The grand jury had been hearing routine cases around the time Brown was killed and then turned its attention to the shooting.
The jury's term was due to expire Sept. 10. That same day, county Judge Carolyn Whittington extended the term to Jan. 7 — the longest extension allowable by state law. The investigation was always expected to go longer than the typical grand jury term.
___
Q: How often do the grand jurors meet?
A: Their normal schedule has been to meet once a week.
___
Q: Who is inside the grand jury room?
A: The jury, a prosecutor and a witness. Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public.
___
Q: What happens when the grand jury convenes?
A: Prosecutors present evidence and summon witnesses to testify. A grand jury is a powerful tool for investigating crimes because witnesses must testify unless they invoke the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects against self-incrimination.
Typically, grand jurors hear a condensed version of the evidence that might be presented at a trial. In the Ferguson case, grand jurors are receiving more extensive evidence and testimony.
___
Q: Who has testified to the grand jury?
A: The only witnesses known for certain to have testified are Wilson and Dr. Michael Baden, who performed a private autopsy on Brown on behalf of his family. But other witnesses and experts may also have appeared.
___
Q: What charges could be filed?
A: At the lower end is second-degree involuntary manslaughter, which is defined as acting with criminal negligence to cause a death. It is punishable by up to four years in prison.
First-degree involuntary manslaughter, defined as recklessly causing a death, is punishable by up to seven years in prison. Voluntary manslaughter, defined as causing a death "under the influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause," is punishable by five to 15 years in prison. Second-degree murder is defined as knowingly causing a death, or acting with the purpose of causing serious physical injury that ends up resulting in death. It is punishable by life in prison or a range of 10 to 30 years.
The most serious charge, first-degree murder, can be used only when someone knowingly causes a death after deliberation and is punishable by either life in prison or lethal injection.
___
Q: Do charges require a unanimous vote?
A: No. Consent from nine jurors is enough to file a charge in Missouri. The jury could also choose not to file any charges.
___
Q: Can jurors speak to the public?
A: No. Disclosing evidence, the name of a witness or an indictment can lead to a misdemeanor charge.
___
Q: What will be publicly disclosed when grand jurors reach a decision?
A: If Wilson is charged, the indictment will be made public, but the evidence will be kept secret for use at a trial. If Wilson is not indicted, McCulloch has said he will take the unusual step of releasing transcripts and audio recordings of the grand jury investigation.
___
Q: What preparations are being made?
A: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard. The governor said the Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced.
Schools expect advance notice of an announcement to help ensure students can get home before any major disruptions from protests. Police have undergone training pertaining to protesters' constitutional rights and have purchased more equipment, such as shields, helmets, smoke canisters and rubber bullets.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
There also are some operational differences this time. When Nixon last declared a state of emergency, he put the Missouri State Highway Patrol in charge of a unified local police command and later activated the National Guard to provide security around the command center.
This time, Nixon said the St. Louis County Police Department would be in charge of security in Ferguson and would work with the Highway Patrol and St. Louis city police as part of a unified command to "protect civil rights and ensure public safety" in other jurisdictions.
"My hope and expectation is that peace will prevail," Nixon said Monday. "But we have a responsibility — I have a responsibility — to plan for any contingencies that might arise."
There is no specific date for a grand jury decision to be revealed, and Nixon gave no indication that an announcement is imminent. But St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch has said that he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November.
The U.S. Justice Department, which is conducting a separate investigation, has not said when its work will be completed. It's looking into potential civil rights violations in Wilson's actions and the police department's overall practices, including whether officers used excessive force and engaged in discriminatory practices.
The governor did not indicate how many National Guard troops would be mobilized, instead leaving it to the state adjutant general to determine. Nixon said the National Guard would be available to carry out any requests made through the Highway Patrol to "protect life and property" and support local authorities. If the Guard is able to provide security at police and fire stations, then more police officers may be freed up to patrol the community, Nixon said.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said Monday that he supports Nixon's decision to activate the Guard. He said the Guard "will be used in a secondary role" and could potentially be stationed at places such as shopping centers and government buildings.
"The way we view this, the Guard is not going to be confronting the protesters and will not be on (the) front line interacting directly with demonstrators," Slay said.
On the day of the shooting, Wilson had spotted Brown and a friend walking in the middle of a street and told them to move to the side, but they did not. According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report based on sources the newspaper did not identify, Wilson has told authorities he then realized Brown matched the description of a suspect in a theft minutes earlier at a convenience store. Wilson backed up his police vehicle and some sort of confrontation occurred before Brown was fatally shot. He was unarmed and some witnesses have said he had his hands up when he was killed.
Brown's shooting stirred long-simmering racial tensions in Ferguson, where two-thirds of the residents are black but the police force is almost entirely white. Rioting and looting a day after the shooting led police to respond to subsequent protests with a heavily armored presence that was widely criticized for continuing to escalate tensions. At times, protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, who fired tear gas, smoke canisters and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6177722?utm_hp_ref=black-voices
I’m just out here working hard every single day, just trying to be the best poster I can be....
AP*11/18/14 09:23 AM ET
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri grand jury has been hearing evidence for months as it weighs whether to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown, which was followed by sometimes violent protests. Some answers to common questions about the grand jury:
___
Q: What is the grand jury deciding?
A: The grand jury is considering whether there is enough evidence to charge Wilson with a crime and, if so, what that charge should be.
___
Q: How is the grand jury different from other juries?
A: The grand jury will determine only whether probable cause exists to indict Wilson, not whether he is guilty. If the jury indicts him, a separate trial jury will be seated to decide whether to convict or acquit him.
___
Q: When will the grand jury make a decision?
A: There is no specific date for a decision to be revealed. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch has said he expects grand jurors to reach a decision in mid- to late November. But the timing ultimately is up to the grand jury.
___
Q: How many people are on the grand jury and how were they selected?
A: The grand jury is composed of 12 people "selected at random from a fair cross-section of the citizens," according to Missouri law. The jury is 75 percent white: six white men, three white women, two black women and one black man. St. Louis County overall is 70 percent white, but about two-thirds of Ferguson's residents are black. Brown was black. The officer is white.
___
Q: Was the grand jury appointed for this specific case?
A: No. It was appointed for a four-month term. The grand jury had been hearing routine cases around the time Brown was killed and then turned its attention to the shooting.
The jury's term was due to expire Sept. 10. That same day, county Judge Carolyn Whittington extended the term to Jan. 7 — the longest extension allowable by state law. The investigation was always expected to go longer than the typical grand jury term.
___
Q: How often do the grand jurors meet?
A: Their normal schedule has been to meet once a week.
___
Q: Who is inside the grand jury room?
A: The jury, a prosecutor and a witness. Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public.
___
Q: What happens when the grand jury convenes?
A: Prosecutors present evidence and summon witnesses to testify. A grand jury is a powerful tool for investigating crimes because witnesses must testify unless they invoke the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects against self-incrimination.
Typically, grand jurors hear a condensed version of the evidence that might be presented at a trial. In the Ferguson case, grand jurors are receiving more extensive evidence and testimony.
___
Q: Who has testified to the grand jury?
A: The only witnesses known for certain to have testified are Wilson and Dr. Michael Baden, who performed a private autopsy on Brown on behalf of his family. But other witnesses and experts may also have appeared.
___
Q: What charges could be filed?
A: At the lower end is second-degree involuntary manslaughter, which is defined as acting with criminal negligence to cause a death. It is punishable by up to four years in prison.
First-degree involuntary manslaughter, defined as recklessly causing a death, is punishable by up to seven years in prison. Voluntary manslaughter, defined as causing a death "under the influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause," is punishable by five to 15 years in prison. Second-degree murder is defined as knowingly causing a death, or acting with the purpose of causing serious physical injury that ends up resulting in death. It is punishable by life in prison or a range of 10 to 30 years.
The most serious charge, first-degree murder, can be used only when someone knowingly causes a death after deliberation and is punishable by either life in prison or lethal injection.
___
Q: Do charges require a unanimous vote?
A: No. Consent from nine jurors is enough to file a charge in Missouri. The jury could also choose not to file any charges.
___
Q: Can jurors speak to the public?
A: No. Disclosing evidence, the name of a witness or an indictment can lead to a misdemeanor charge.
___
Q: What will be publicly disclosed when grand jurors reach a decision?
A: If Wilson is charged, the indictment will be made public, but the evidence will be kept secret for use at a trial. If Wilson is not indicted, McCulloch has said he will take the unusual step of releasing transcripts and audio recordings of the grand jury investigation.
___
Q: What preparations are being made?
A: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard. The governor said the Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced.
Schools expect advance notice of an announcement to help ensure students can get home before any major disruptions from protests. Police have undergone training pertaining to protesters' constitutional rights and have purchased more equipment, such as shields, helmets, smoke canisters and rubber bullets.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
There also are some operational differences this time. When Nixon last declared a state of emergency, he put the Missouri State Highway Patrol in charge of a unified local police command and later activated the National Guard to provide security around the command center.
This time, Nixon said the St. Louis County Police Department would be in charge of security in Ferguson and would work with the Highway Patrol and St. Louis city police as part of a unified command to "protect civil rights and ensure public safety" in other jurisdictions.
"My hope and expectation is that peace will prevail," Nixon said Monday. "But we have a responsibility — I have a responsibility — to plan for any contingencies that might arise."
There is no specific date for a grand jury decision to be revealed, and Nixon gave no indication that an announcement is imminent. But St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch has said that he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November.
The U.S. Justice Department, which is conducting a separate investigation, has not said when its work will be completed. It's looking into potential civil rights violations in Wilson's actions and the police department's overall practices, including whether officers used excessive force and engaged in discriminatory practices.
The governor did not indicate how many National Guard troops would be mobilized, instead leaving it to the state adjutant general to determine. Nixon said the National Guard would be available to carry out any requests made through the Highway Patrol to "protect life and property" and support local authorities. If the Guard is able to provide security at police and fire stations, then more police officers may be freed up to patrol the community, Nixon said.
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said Monday that he supports Nixon's decision to activate the Guard. He said the Guard "will be used in a secondary role" and could potentially be stationed at places such as shopping centers and government buildings.
"The way we view this, the Guard is not going to be confronting the protesters and will not be on (the) front line interacting directly with demonstrators," Slay said.
On the day of the shooting, Wilson had spotted Brown and a friend walking in the middle of a street and told them to move to the side, but they did not. According to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report based on sources the newspaper did not identify, Wilson has told authorities he then realized Brown matched the description of a suspect in a theft minutes earlier at a convenience store. Wilson backed up his police vehicle and some sort of confrontation occurred before Brown was fatally shot. He was unarmed and some witnesses have said he had his hands up when he was killed.
Brown's shooting stirred long-simmering racial tensions in Ferguson, where two-thirds of the residents are black but the police force is almost entirely white. Rioting and looting a day after the shooting led police to respond to subsequent protests with a heavily armored presence that was widely criticized for continuing to escalate tensions. At times, protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, who fired tear gas, smoke canisters and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6177722?utm_hp_ref=black-voices
I’m just out here working hard every single day, just trying to be the best poster I can be....
Y'all should've know that from da jump. I'ono why anyone would've made themselves believe otherwise.he's going to walk....i just know it...
From locals to state to federal agencies, government preparing to crack down on dissent in Ferguson
Submitted by sosadmin on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 14:42
Local media reports that a Navy veteran and former hotel employee was fired by Chesterfield’s Drury Plaza Hotel security after he posted a photograph of DHS trucks parked in the hotel lot. The director of security at the hotel who fired Mark Paffrath for taking the photo and posting it to Facebook told the veteran that he was a "terrorist," Paffrath told reporters.
"He called me a terrorist and said I dishonorably served my country for posting those pictures and the short video. He gave me a threat that if I were to repost the pictures that I would be locked up and have DHS knocking on my door and all that other stuff," Paffrath said. He was fired even though he deleted the photos when his boss asked him to.
The hotel, which is a little over twenty miles from Ferguson, reportedly has a large contract with DHS.
Paffrath says he was also told by his superiors that he put a $150 thousand contract with the Department of Homeland Security in jeopardy for the hotel. Homeland Security would not comment on that either. Paffrath, meanwhile, thinks the whole thing was blown out of proportion.
“It’s definitely an overreaction. I feel like they could have handled it better, I mean given us a security meeting possibly and given us details they were coming. I had no clue they were even arriving here. And then I come and see these vehicles here. Obviously I’m going to take a picture, it’s not the normal thing we have 70+ homeland security vehicles there.”
Drury Hotels would only confirm Paffrath had worked there in the past and now does not.
Meanwhile, activists in Ferguson are reporting that their homes have been broken into. And even though the Klu Klux Klan has issued warnings that its members will use "lethal force" against protesters they call "terrorists," the FBI's 'intelligence' bulletin on the Ferguson demonstrations doesn't warn about white supremacist violence. Instead, the FBI advises local police to look out for "extremist protesters" who may target law enforcement. Missouri's Governor Nixon, for his part, has prepared for protests by issuing a state of emergency and calling in the National Guard.
But while the state, armed to the teeth and militarized like special forces, prepares to crush dissent with an iron fist, the real state of emergency is the attack on democracy at every level of government. Free speech and protest aren't threats to our society—they are two of the most important tools we can use to save it. Unfortunately, from the local police to the governor, and from the FBI to DHS, the government appears to fear people seeking justice. It doesn't bode well.
Submitted by sosadmin on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 14:42
Local media reports that a Navy veteran and former hotel employee was fired by Chesterfield’s Drury Plaza Hotel security after he posted a photograph of DHS trucks parked in the hotel lot. The director of security at the hotel who fired Mark Paffrath for taking the photo and posting it to Facebook told the veteran that he was a "terrorist," Paffrath told reporters.
"He called me a terrorist and said I dishonorably served my country for posting those pictures and the short video. He gave me a threat that if I were to repost the pictures that I would be locked up and have DHS knocking on my door and all that other stuff," Paffrath said. He was fired even though he deleted the photos when his boss asked him to.
The hotel, which is a little over twenty miles from Ferguson, reportedly has a large contract with DHS.
Paffrath says he was also told by his superiors that he put a $150 thousand contract with the Department of Homeland Security in jeopardy for the hotel. Homeland Security would not comment on that either. Paffrath, meanwhile, thinks the whole thing was blown out of proportion.
“It’s definitely an overreaction. I feel like they could have handled it better, I mean given us a security meeting possibly and given us details they were coming. I had no clue they were even arriving here. And then I come and see these vehicles here. Obviously I’m going to take a picture, it’s not the normal thing we have 70+ homeland security vehicles there.”
Drury Hotels would only confirm Paffrath had worked there in the past and now does not.
Meanwhile, activists in Ferguson are reporting that their homes have been broken into. And even though the Klu Klux Klan has issued warnings that its members will use "lethal force" against protesters they call "terrorists," the FBI's 'intelligence' bulletin on the Ferguson demonstrations doesn't warn about white supremacist violence. Instead, the FBI advises local police to look out for "extremist protesters" who may target law enforcement. Missouri's Governor Nixon, for his part, has prepared for protests by issuing a state of emergency and calling in the National Guard.
But while the state, armed to the teeth and militarized like special forces, prepares to crush dissent with an iron fist, the real state of emergency is the attack on democracy at every level of government. Free speech and protest aren't threats to our society—they are two of the most important tools we can use to save it. Unfortunately, from the local police to the governor, and from the FBI to DHS, the government appears to fear people seeking justice. It doesn't bode well.
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Man one thing I don't like when reading articles or listening to interviews, is they're quick to say Mike Brown a unarmed black teen was shoot by Darren Wilson a white officer.
(It's the major media outlets that really upset me with this type of bs journalism)
The fucking shit don't matter if he was Asian, high yellow, South American, dark green or Purple. I feel like they're expressing this only to keep stirring the emotions of folks.
Blacks being killed by White gets under some of us skin. Probably the reason why they refusing to apologize for slavery or the harsh treatment minorities recieved and still receive.
Like they really don't like having to answer or explain theirselves to us, so u know for damn sure they don't feel the need to respect us enough to say man that shit was wrong.
(It's the major media outlets that really upset me with this type of bs journalism)
The fucking shit don't matter if he was Asian, high yellow, South American, dark green or Purple. I feel like they're expressing this only to keep stirring the emotions of folks.
Blacks being killed by White gets under some of us skin. Probably the reason why they refusing to apologize for slavery or the harsh treatment minorities recieved and still receive.
Like they really don't like having to answer or explain theirselves to us, so u know for damn sure they don't feel the need to respect us enough to say man that shit was wrong.
It's there any truth to this???
#Ferguson Protest Group Releases List of Targets, Including: Anheuser Busch, Boeing, Emerson Electric, Airport
The No Indictment.org Ferguson protest group released its list of potential targets following the decision by the St. Louis County Courthouse on the Mike Brown case.
The published map shows expected landmarks like the Ferguson City Hall and the County Courthouse.
But it also marks things that have NOTHING to do with the Michael Brown situation, like Anheuser Busch and Boeing.
Most telling thing is the mark for Emerson Electric. Emerson has been in Ferguson for at least 50 years, long before Ferguson became a minority municipality. Yet not only do they mark Emerson they make note of the CEO’s salary. Maybe they’re mutating into an extortion group straight out of the playbook of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition?
Below is the published list of potential St. Louis area targets.
Potential Action Locations
Robert McCulloch’s office
St. Louis County Justice Center
Stephanie Karr’s office
Olin Corporation Headquarters
Judge Maura McShane’s courtroom
St. Louis County Police Department
Governor Nixon’s Office (Wainwright Building)
Clayton School District Office
Department of Justice
Dean Plocher’s office
Ronald Brockmeyer’s office
Dan Boyle’s office
Thomas Flach’s office
Regal III Market
Canfield Green Apartments
Ferguson Police Department & Jail
West Florissant Quick Trip
Missouri Botanical Gradens
Powell Symphony Hall
Monsanto Headquarters
Peabody Energy Headquarters
Anheuser-Busch Headquarters
Emerson Electric Headquarters
Steve Stenger’s lawfirm
St. Louis Art Museum
Gateway Arch
Peabody Opera House
Ritz Carlton
Lambert International Airport
Mayor Slay
Boeing
St. Louis City Police Department
St. Louis Galleria
Plaza Frontenac
Six Stars Market
Colonel Jon Belmar
Senator Roy Blunt
Senator Claire McCaskill
St. Louis City Justice Center
St. Ann Police Department & Jail
Clayton City Hall
GCI Security, Inc.
St. Louis County Council
Clayton Police Department & Jail
Ferguson City Hall
Lacy Clay’s Office
Donors
Husch Blackwell LLP
Martin Insurance Group LLC
Stone, Leyton & Gershman
University Square Company
Stone & Alter Real Estate
Carey & Danis LLC
The Law Firm of Thomas C Antoniou LLC
Hammond & Shinners Law Firm
Collinsville Acquisitions Inc
Thompson Coburn
Commercial Bank
Sanctuaries
Greater St. Mark Family Church
Veterans for Peace Office
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hospitals
St. Louis University Hospital
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Alexius Hospital
Kindred Hospital
Southwest Medical Center
The Ferguson Mike Brown protesters are not ruling out violence or looting.
“Rioting and looting are the tools of those without a voice. The rioting and looting, while I didn’t participate in it, was necessary. Without it we would not be standing here today.”
#Ferguson Protest Group Releases List of Targets, Including: Anheuser Busch, Boeing, Emerson Electric, Airport
The No Indictment.org Ferguson protest group released its list of potential targets following the decision by the St. Louis County Courthouse on the Mike Brown case.
The published map shows expected landmarks like the Ferguson City Hall and the County Courthouse.
But it also marks things that have NOTHING to do with the Michael Brown situation, like Anheuser Busch and Boeing.
Most telling thing is the mark for Emerson Electric. Emerson has been in Ferguson for at least 50 years, long before Ferguson became a minority municipality. Yet not only do they mark Emerson they make note of the CEO’s salary. Maybe they’re mutating into an extortion group straight out of the playbook of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition?
Below is the published list of potential St. Louis area targets.
Potential Action Locations
Robert McCulloch’s office
St. Louis County Justice Center
Stephanie Karr’s office
Olin Corporation Headquarters
Judge Maura McShane’s courtroom
St. Louis County Police Department
Governor Nixon’s Office (Wainwright Building)
Clayton School District Office
Department of Justice
Dean Plocher’s office
Ronald Brockmeyer’s office
Dan Boyle’s office
Thomas Flach’s office
Regal III Market
Canfield Green Apartments
Ferguson Police Department & Jail
West Florissant Quick Trip
Missouri Botanical Gradens
Powell Symphony Hall
Monsanto Headquarters
Peabody Energy Headquarters
Anheuser-Busch Headquarters
Emerson Electric Headquarters
Steve Stenger’s lawfirm
St. Louis Art Museum
Gateway Arch
Peabody Opera House
Ritz Carlton
Lambert International Airport
Mayor Slay
Boeing
St. Louis City Police Department
St. Louis Galleria
Plaza Frontenac
Six Stars Market
Colonel Jon Belmar
Senator Roy Blunt
Senator Claire McCaskill
St. Louis City Justice Center
St. Ann Police Department & Jail
Clayton City Hall
GCI Security, Inc.
St. Louis County Council
Clayton Police Department & Jail
Ferguson City Hall
Lacy Clay’s Office
Donors
Husch Blackwell LLP
Martin Insurance Group LLC
Stone, Leyton & Gershman
University Square Company
Stone & Alter Real Estate
Carey & Danis LLC
The Law Firm of Thomas C Antoniou LLC
Hammond & Shinners Law Firm
Collinsville Acquisitions Inc
Thompson Coburn
Commercial Bank
Sanctuaries
Greater St. Mark Family Church
Veterans for Peace Office
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Hospitals
St. Louis University Hospital
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
Barnes Jewish Hospital
St. Alexius Hospital
Kindred Hospital
Southwest Medical Center
The Ferguson Mike Brown protesters are not ruling out violence or looting.
“Rioting and looting are the tools of those without a voice. The rioting and looting, while I didn’t participate in it, was necessary. Without it we would not be standing here today.”
I had to read his twitter feed before I commented on this because I wanted to understand the context. The Ferguson PD alongside the government has been expecting this from day one. They never planned to indict Wilson...they just stalled enough to get enough evidence to make Mike Brown a criminal in the eyes of the oublic, but that shit doesn't fool me. Weed doesn't make you attack police, the "attack" on Wilson has not been proved in any way...if Mike Brown punched him, there would be a picture in the incident report. Rioting and hurting small businesses won't help the cause...to kill a tree, you cut the roots not the branches.
State Of Emergency, Pt 1 (11/17/14): Twitter reacts to the Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, declaring a state emergency in anticipation of the grand jury announcement for Darren Wilson. The National Guard of Missouri has been activated and will be on the ground in St Louis, ready to mobilize against protesters at a moment’s notice. This is oppression in action, but we will not be scared away.
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Most people involved, frankly may or may not have the transportation to reach those areas. They will cut off access as they did the last time.
I can't say much on this net.
2. If the protest groups can reach those areas, Brentwood, Meh, but Kirkwood, it's basically KOS. No Mike Brown needed.
I can't say much on this net.
2. If the protest groups can reach those areas, Brentwood, Meh, but Kirkwood, it's basically KOS. No Mike Brown needed.
It's there any truth to this???
#Ferguson Protest Group Releases List of Targets, Including: Anheuser Busch, Boeing, Emerson Electric, Airport
The No Indictment.org Ferguson protest group released its list of potential targets following the decision by the St. Louis County Courthouse on the Mike Brown case.
Ok... I think I'm understanding you point regarding those areas...
Kinfolk just remember the stress
Wish there was ways we could communicate, off the record.
I'm looking for the article stating they will monitor the arrested protestors closely.
"#Ferguson: Protester and livestreamer homes and vehicals are being targeted. via @brownblaze pic.twitter.com/7eEMwnJDtv
12:59pm - 18 Nov 14"
Stingrays, also known as “IMSI catchers” and “cell site simulators” are particularly invasive surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers. The phones are tricked into passing data through government equipment before moving on to an actual legitimate cellphone tower. The effective range is considerable: devices are capable of gathering records of every cellphone call, text message and data transfer up to a half a mile away. Potentially, innocent bystanders might be caught up in the sweep. This means you don’t have to be a criminal or even a suspect to become a target of- you merely need to be near one and operating a cellphone. Stingrays were deployed during the Occupy Wallstreet demonstrations to track known “agitators,” however, one of the outcomes was that law enforcement was able to collect and document information about every individual carrying a cell phone in the vicinity of the protest. Conceivably, this implicated protestors (people exercising their free speech rights) alongside people who were residents doing nothing more than simply walking home from work.
"#Ferguson: Protester and livestreamer homes and vehicals are being targeted. via @brownblaze pic.twitter.com/7eEMwnJDtv
12:59pm - 18 Nov 14"
Stingrays, also known as “IMSI catchers” and “cell site simulators” are particularly invasive surveillance devices that mimic cell phone towers. The phones are tricked into passing data through government equipment before moving on to an actual legitimate cellphone tower. The effective range is considerable: devices are capable of gathering records of every cellphone call, text message and data transfer up to a half a mile away. Potentially, innocent bystanders might be caught up in the sweep. This means you don’t have to be a criminal or even a suspect to become a target of- you merely need to be near one and operating a cellphone. Stingrays were deployed during the Occupy Wallstreet demonstrations to track known “agitators,” however, one of the outcomes was that law enforcement was able to collect and document information about every individual carrying a cell phone in the vicinity of the protest. Conceivably, this implicated protestors (people exercising their free speech rights) alongside people who were residents doing nothing more than simply walking home from work.
He's how this will play out.
1)grand jury doesn't indict
2)protesters come out
3)police will kill several protesters
2 years later
4)Wilson commits suicide or someone kills him
5)grand jury says they were wrong, coerced, blackmailed and tell that Wilson really murdered Brown
1)grand jury doesn't indict
2)protesters come out
3)police will kill several protesters
2 years later
4)Wilson commits suicide or someone kills him
5)grand jury says they were wrong, coerced, blackmailed and tell that Wilson really murdered Brown
Could be
He's how this will play out.
1)grand jury doesn't indictYup
2)protesters come outhope they would sit back, gather info then have mass simultaneously protest at different locations
3)police will kill several protesters sitting back would limit the dangers
2 years later
4)Wilson commits suicide or someone kills himhe needs to be dealt with, but courts should take care of this
5)grand jury says they were wrong, coerced, blackmailed and tell that Wilson really murdered Brown they know what's going on
http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-governor-appoints-ferguson-commission-225559029.html
Here is the Gov. way to avoid blame if something goes down and to receive praise if things go right. He only funded them 100k.
Here is the Gov. way to avoid blame if something goes down and to receive praise if things go right. He only funded them 100k.
Damn I didn't know things started to get outta hand
Curfew Lifted in Ferguson as National Guard Arrives
FERGUSON, Mo.—Missouri National Guard soldiers sent by the governor began to arrive on a hot and humid Monday afternoon, hours after earlier policing efforts failed to quell violence related to ongoing protests.
At a news briefing Monday, police and Missouri National Guard officials emphasized the limited role for the Guard. They declined to say how many soldiers had been deployed to Ferguson or say how long they would stay. A few were spotted on Ferguson's streets, but officials said their primary mission was to help secure the police command center at a nearby mall.
President Barack Obama, commenting for the second time in a week on the shooting, said he spoke with Mr. Nixon Monday about ensuring that the National Guard will be used in a limited way. He also said that Attorney General Eric Holder would travel to Ferguson on Wednesday.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon lifted the nighttime curfew here Monday, hours after the worst violence related to protests over the Aug. 9 police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed, 18-year-old African-American man.
The curfew was in effect between midnight and 5 a.m. on Sunday and Monday following looting and other vandalism on Friday night. But the past two nights saw violent clashes between protesters and police in the hours just before the curfew took effect.
"Last night, Ferguson, Mo., experienced a very difficult and dangerous night as a result of a violent criminal element intent upon terrorizing the community. As long as there are vandals and looters and threats to the people and property of Ferguson, we must take action to protect our citizens," Mr. Nixon said.
He added that the National Guard's responsibilities were to provide protection and ensure the safety of the unified command center used by police and other authorities, which was the target of attacks late Sunday.
The guard will work under the direction of Col. Ron Replogle of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which still has command of the overall security operation, the governor said.
By mid-afternoon Monday, the scene along the main stretch of Ferguson remained calm into the sweltering afternoon, as temperatures neared 90 degrees.
A few hundred protesters held signs in pockets along West Florissant Avenue and on nearby streets. A handful of National Guard members could be seen in fatigues on the streets. Police confirmed that a few people were arrested outside the local McDonald's restaurant around 2:30 p.m.
Uniformed officers on foot patrol, with bunches of plastic zip ties attached to their belts, walked the sidewalks breaking up the groups, telling them to "keep moving."
At one point, a couple protesters began yelling at a group of police, but a peaceful protester whisked them away, telling them to "keep it peaceful."
One of the officers thanked her.
Having the Guard in Ferguson may appear to some to be more aggressive, but it actually allows the authorities to use less force to disrupt unrest, said Phillip Carter, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a defense and national-security think tank.
"There's a tipping point where if you have enough troops, if you have a patrol on every corner, you can restore order very quickly," he said. "The Guard is the governor's last line of defense for civil unrest."
Governors typically use police forces for civil disturbances because they are usually better trained for such events, and they are cheaper and faster to deploy, Mr. Carter said. Police departments often have standing agreements to mutually support each other in the event of a large disturbance.
But there are also far fewer instances of rioting than of natural disaster in the U.S., so there are fewer chances for the Guard to be deployed in this way.
Meanwhile, Mr. Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that she believes order would be restored in her city when there is justice for her son. When asked what justice looked like, Ms. McSpadden said the Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, who shot and killed her son, should be arrested and held "accountable for his actions."
The shooting is under local and federal investigation. No charges have been filed and accounts of the officer and some witnesses differ, according to police officials and representatives of Mr. Brown's family.
Downtown residents and business owners expressed skepticism Monday morning that the arrival of the National Guard would quell days of protests that repeatedly have turned violent. "If they come, the more stuff that's going to happen," said Michael Smith, a 22-years-old resident.
The city of 21,000 is about two-thirds African-American, a marked shift in recent decades from being almost exclusively white in 1970. The six-member City Council has one black representative, and the police force of 53 includes three black officers.
Many businesses remained boarded up Monday, and there was a light police presence. A McDonald's was reopened despite damage by vandals who smashed at least two plate-glass windows and prompted employees to flee to a store room for their safety, according to a police account early Monday.
Dodie Robinson, a 57-year-old resident of Ferguson, said she is through taking chances on Ferguson. "I'm moving to Atlanta or Houston," she said Monday morning, walking a toddler across West Florissant to the Family Dollar store that authorities said was damaged by vandals Sunday night.
Charles and Kizzie Davis live on the avenue and opened their new business, Ferguson Burger Bar, the day before Mr. Brown's death.
"People not even from here are taking advantage of the opportunity for knucklehead kids to go out and make some foolishness," Mr. Davis, 47, said Monday.
Next door, barbershop owner Antonio Henley said three of his female employees have been staying away, worried about the violence. "But you do have to go through some rough times to get change," Mr. Henley said.
Traffic opened again in downtown Ferguson along West Florissant Avenue, the center of an hourslong running battle between heavily armed police and hundreds of protesters Sunday evening.
Police said Molotov cocktails thrown at them, and shootings throughout the neighborhood, forced them to respond with smoke devices and tear-gas canisters. Some protesters and witnesses said the police gave little chance for peaceful demonstrators at the front of the march to escape the tear gas. Police countered that they warned all protesters that any march, even peaceful, would be stopped.
Tear gas canisters also rained down on a media staging area designed to allow reporters to witness activities downtown after the start of a midnight curfew.
Reporters witnessed officers battling with crowds, including at a gas station where police may have come under gunfire. The officers apparently responded with a device that gave off a loud boom. It wasn't clear if there were injuries.
The police action began at about 8:30 p.m., shortly before hundreds of marchers reached a roadblock near a mall that housed the police command center.
At about 1 a.m. Monday, Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said at press briefing that conditions at the protest site in Ferguson started to spiral out of control hours before the state-imposed midnight curfew with a shooting reported around 8:30. The shooting was followed by additional reports of shootings; he said eight people were seen with guns.
Capt. Johnson said his forces, stationed at a nearby mall, came under assault from Molotov cocktails when a protest march approached a law enforcement command center. Later, looting took place at at least four stores, according to Capt. Johnson.
He described antipolice actions as planned. "We needed to protect the good citizens of Ferguson," he told reporters.
He added that "I had no alternative than to elevate the level of our response," which he said included tear gas. He and other law-enforcement officials will consider new steps to promote public safety, Capt. Johnson said.
As of 1 a.m. Monday, as many as three people had been shot, but no officers reported injuries, Capt. Johnson said. There were seven or eight arrests, he added. Those arrested will face charges including "failure to disperse," Capt. Johnson said.
On Monday afternoon, Capt. Johnson told reporters the National Guard soldiers were coming "to bring peace" to Ferguson.
The city of Ferguson closed its public schools Monday on what was supposed to be the first day of class for the fall, district officials said.
The continuing unrest has become of global interest with international news crews covering it. Human-rights watchdog Amnesty International dispatched what it called a "human rights delegation" of 12 people to Ferguson from late Thursday night through Sunday to observe police and protesters, gather testimony and request meetings with officials on site, said Natalie Butz, a spokeswoman for the group.
It is not the first time Amnesty has deployed teams of observers and investigators to sites in the U.S., she said. As of Monday morning, Amnesty had only one person left on the ground. The group is planning on redeploying 10 people to Ferguson, including at least one street medic, said Jasmine Heiss, a senior Amnesty campaigner.
—Joe Barrett contributed to this article.
Write to Matthew Dolan at matthew.dolan@wsj.com and Pervaiz Shallwani at pervaiz.shallwani@wsj.com
Curfew Lifted in Ferguson as National Guard Arrives
FERGUSON, Mo.—Missouri National Guard soldiers sent by the governor began to arrive on a hot and humid Monday afternoon, hours after earlier policing efforts failed to quell violence related to ongoing protests.
At a news briefing Monday, police and Missouri National Guard officials emphasized the limited role for the Guard. They declined to say how many soldiers had been deployed to Ferguson or say how long they would stay. A few were spotted on Ferguson's streets, but officials said their primary mission was to help secure the police command center at a nearby mall.
President Barack Obama, commenting for the second time in a week on the shooting, said he spoke with Mr. Nixon Monday about ensuring that the National Guard will be used in a limited way. He also said that Attorney General Eric Holder would travel to Ferguson on Wednesday.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon lifted the nighttime curfew here Monday, hours after the worst violence related to protests over the Aug. 9 police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed, 18-year-old African-American man.
The curfew was in effect between midnight and 5 a.m. on Sunday and Monday following looting and other vandalism on Friday night. But the past two nights saw violent clashes between protesters and police in the hours just before the curfew took effect.
"Last night, Ferguson, Mo., experienced a very difficult and dangerous night as a result of a violent criminal element intent upon terrorizing the community. As long as there are vandals and looters and threats to the people and property of Ferguson, we must take action to protect our citizens," Mr. Nixon said.
He added that the National Guard's responsibilities were to provide protection and ensure the safety of the unified command center used by police and other authorities, which was the target of attacks late Sunday.
The guard will work under the direction of Col. Ron Replogle of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which still has command of the overall security operation, the governor said.
By mid-afternoon Monday, the scene along the main stretch of Ferguson remained calm into the sweltering afternoon, as temperatures neared 90 degrees.
A few hundred protesters held signs in pockets along West Florissant Avenue and on nearby streets. A handful of National Guard members could be seen in fatigues on the streets. Police confirmed that a few people were arrested outside the local McDonald's restaurant around 2:30 p.m.
Uniformed officers on foot patrol, with bunches of plastic zip ties attached to their belts, walked the sidewalks breaking up the groups, telling them to "keep moving."
At one point, a couple protesters began yelling at a group of police, but a peaceful protester whisked them away, telling them to "keep it peaceful."
One of the officers thanked her.
Having the Guard in Ferguson may appear to some to be more aggressive, but it actually allows the authorities to use less force to disrupt unrest, said Phillip Carter, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, a defense and national-security think tank.
"There's a tipping point where if you have enough troops, if you have a patrol on every corner, you can restore order very quickly," he said. "The Guard is the governor's last line of defense for civil unrest."
Governors typically use police forces for civil disturbances because they are usually better trained for such events, and they are cheaper and faster to deploy, Mr. Carter said. Police departments often have standing agreements to mutually support each other in the event of a large disturbance.
But there are also far fewer instances of rioting than of natural disaster in the U.S., so there are fewer chances for the Guard to be deployed in this way.
Meanwhile, Mr. Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that she believes order would be restored in her city when there is justice for her son. When asked what justice looked like, Ms. McSpadden said the Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, who shot and killed her son, should be arrested and held "accountable for his actions."
The shooting is under local and federal investigation. No charges have been filed and accounts of the officer and some witnesses differ, according to police officials and representatives of Mr. Brown's family.
Downtown residents and business owners expressed skepticism Monday morning that the arrival of the National Guard would quell days of protests that repeatedly have turned violent. "If they come, the more stuff that's going to happen," said Michael Smith, a 22-years-old resident.
The city of 21,000 is about two-thirds African-American, a marked shift in recent decades from being almost exclusively white in 1970. The six-member City Council has one black representative, and the police force of 53 includes three black officers.
Many businesses remained boarded up Monday, and there was a light police presence. A McDonald's was reopened despite damage by vandals who smashed at least two plate-glass windows and prompted employees to flee to a store room for their safety, according to a police account early Monday.
Dodie Robinson, a 57-year-old resident of Ferguson, said she is through taking chances on Ferguson. "I'm moving to Atlanta or Houston," she said Monday morning, walking a toddler across West Florissant to the Family Dollar store that authorities said was damaged by vandals Sunday night.
Charles and Kizzie Davis live on the avenue and opened their new business, Ferguson Burger Bar, the day before Mr. Brown's death.
"People not even from here are taking advantage of the opportunity for knucklehead kids to go out and make some foolishness," Mr. Davis, 47, said Monday.
Next door, barbershop owner Antonio Henley said three of his female employees have been staying away, worried about the violence. "But you do have to go through some rough times to get change," Mr. Henley said.
Traffic opened again in downtown Ferguson along West Florissant Avenue, the center of an hourslong running battle between heavily armed police and hundreds of protesters Sunday evening.
Police said Molotov cocktails thrown at them, and shootings throughout the neighborhood, forced them to respond with smoke devices and tear-gas canisters. Some protesters and witnesses said the police gave little chance for peaceful demonstrators at the front of the march to escape the tear gas. Police countered that they warned all protesters that any march, even peaceful, would be stopped.
Tear gas canisters also rained down on a media staging area designed to allow reporters to witness activities downtown after the start of a midnight curfew.
Reporters witnessed officers battling with crowds, including at a gas station where police may have come under gunfire. The officers apparently responded with a device that gave off a loud boom. It wasn't clear if there were injuries.
The police action began at about 8:30 p.m., shortly before hundreds of marchers reached a roadblock near a mall that housed the police command center.
At about 1 a.m. Monday, Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said at press briefing that conditions at the protest site in Ferguson started to spiral out of control hours before the state-imposed midnight curfew with a shooting reported around 8:30. The shooting was followed by additional reports of shootings; he said eight people were seen with guns.
Capt. Johnson said his forces, stationed at a nearby mall, came under assault from Molotov cocktails when a protest march approached a law enforcement command center. Later, looting took place at at least four stores, according to Capt. Johnson.
He described antipolice actions as planned. "We needed to protect the good citizens of Ferguson," he told reporters.
He added that "I had no alternative than to elevate the level of our response," which he said included tear gas. He and other law-enforcement officials will consider new steps to promote public safety, Capt. Johnson said.
As of 1 a.m. Monday, as many as three people had been shot, but no officers reported injuries, Capt. Johnson said. There were seven or eight arrests, he added. Those arrested will face charges including "failure to disperse," Capt. Johnson said.
On Monday afternoon, Capt. Johnson told reporters the National Guard soldiers were coming "to bring peace" to Ferguson.
The city of Ferguson closed its public schools Monday on what was supposed to be the first day of class for the fall, district officials said.
The continuing unrest has become of global interest with international news crews covering it. Human-rights watchdog Amnesty International dispatched what it called a "human rights delegation" of 12 people to Ferguson from late Thursday night through Sunday to observe police and protesters, gather testimony and request meetings with officials on site, said Natalie Butz, a spokeswoman for the group.
It is not the first time Amnesty has deployed teams of observers and investigators to sites in the U.S., she said. As of Monday morning, Amnesty had only one person left on the ground. The group is planning on redeploying 10 people to Ferguson, including at least one street medic, said Jasmine Heiss, a senior Amnesty campaigner.
—Joe Barrett contributed to this article.
Write to Matthew Dolan at matthew.dolan@wsj.com and Pervaiz Shallwani at pervaiz.shallwani@wsj.com
Welcome to America.
Understand their shield wall tactics. The video below I believe is a training exercise.
But I have lived these tactics, on West Florissant, they can approach, banging their shields, and then out flank protesters in a bull horn strategy/move, ( Interesting where that comes from ). Basically surround 10 or so, and then arrest them.
They also use the shield wall to press against an then open a hole, pull someone in, beat and arrest.
I do remember a Vine post of that act happening, I think I posted it in this thread, but I just purchased a new computer, and I can't find that Vine in this thread.
But it clearly shows the Roman tactic, press against the enemy, open a hole, throw one or two back, deal with them.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-quigley/ten-illegal-police-action_b_6171964.html
When the Michael Brown verdict is announced, people can expect the police to take at least 10 different illegal actions to prevent people from exercising their constitutional rights. The Ferguson police have been on TV more than others so people can see how awful they have been acting. But their illegal police tactics are unfortunately quite commonly used by other law enforcement in big protests across the U.S.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution promises the government will not abridge freedom of speech or to prevent the right of the people to peaceably assemble or to petition to the government for the redress of grievances.
Here is what they are may do; watch for each of these illegal actions when the crowds start to grow.
1. Try to stop people from protesting. The police all say they know they have to let people protest. So they usually will allow protests for a while. Then the police will get tired and impatient and try to stop people from continuing to protest. The government will say people can only protest until a certain time, or on a certain street, or only if they keep moving, or not there, not here, not now, no longer. Such police action is not authorized by the U.S. Constitution. People have a right to protest, the government should leave them alone.
2. Provocateurs. Police have likely already planted dozens of officers, black and white, male and female, inside the various protests groups. These officers will illegally spy on peaceful protesters and at times can take illegal actions themselves and encourage other people to take illegal action. They will even be arrested with others but magically not end up in jail. Others inside the groups will be paid to inform on the group to the government. Comically, when undercover police are uncovered they often claim they have a constitutional right to be there and try to use the constitution they are violating as a shield!
3. Snatch Squads. Police will decide who they do not like or who they think are leaders. Then they will use small heavily armed groups to knife into peaceful crowds and grab people, pull them out and arrest them.
4. False Arrests. The police will arrest whoever they choose whenever they choose and will make up stories to justify the arrests. If people are breaking glass or hurting others, those arrests are legal. However, the police will arrest first and sort out who they arrested later. Police in Ferguson have already wrongfully arrested legal observers, a law professor, and church leaders.
5. Intimidation. As they have shown many times in Ferguson and all over the country, once the protests heat up, police will show up in full riot gear, dressed like ninja turtles (big flashy guns, plastic shields, big batons, shin guards, gas masks, flex cuffs) and act like they are military warriors protecting people from ISIS invasion.
6. Kettling or Encircling. The police will surround a group and pen them in and not let them move. They will either arrest all or force them to leave in one direction. This, as the police know fully well, always sweeps up innocent bystanders as well as protestors. NYPD did this with hundreds on the Brooklyn Bridge and at many other protests. Sometimes they deploy orange plastic nets or snow fencing, sometimes just lots of police.
7. Raids on supportive churches, organizations or homes. Often the police make illegal pre-emptive raids on places where volunteers are sleeping, cooking or parking their cars. They lie to locals and accuse the protesters of links to violent organizations.
8. Pain Noise Trucks. Police will also use LRAD noise trucks (Long Range Acoustic Device). First used in Iraq now used against peaceful protesters in the U.S. The trucks blast bursts of sound powerful enough to cause pain. Never approved by any court, this intentional infliction of pain is another sign of the militarization of the police. Police also use MRAPs Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles -- heavily armored trucks which look like tanks but roll on wheels not treads. This is part of the intimidation.
9. Arrest reporters. When the police are feeling the heat of public view, they will force journalists away from the protesters. Those who insist on engaging in constitutionally protected activity and returning to the scene will be arrested.
10. Chemical and other weapons. When the police get really desperate and afraid, they will try to disperse the entire crowd with pepper spray, tear gas, and other chemical weapons, rubber or wooden bullets. If this happens the police have just about lost control and are at their most dangerous.
Dozens and dozens of different police forces will be surrounding the protesters in Ferguson when the Michael Brown verdict is announced. There will be federal FBI agents, Homeland Security, U.S. Marshalls, State Police troopers, County Sheriffs, and local city cops from the dozens of little towns in and around St. Louis. Perhaps this will be the time when the peoples' constitutional rights to protest are actually protected. We can only hope. But in the meantime, look for these common police tactics.
Interesting side note:
I was just looking into some other things regarding the Ferguson area and came across some information that hit me like a ton of bricks...
Keep in mind, I'm one of the resident conspiracy theorists on the board so this info may not end up meaning anything in the grand scheme of things but...
It appears that today is the City of Ferguson's birthday. Incorporated on November 19, 1894, Ferguson is now 120 years old as of today.
What does that mean???
Wouldn't it be some shit if the jury (75% white which equals the 9-vote requirement for a decision) made a determination say, later this afternoon???
What would that tell you?
Nevertheless, just thought I'd throw it out there. We'll see...
I was just looking into some other things regarding the Ferguson area and came across some information that hit me like a ton of bricks...
Keep in mind, I'm one of the resident conspiracy theorists on the board so this info may not end up meaning anything in the grand scheme of things but...
It appears that today is the City of Ferguson's birthday. Incorporated on November 19, 1894, Ferguson is now 120 years old as of today.
What does that mean???
Wouldn't it be some shit if the jury (75% white which equals the 9-vote requirement for a decision) made a determination say, later this afternoon???
What would that tell you?
Nevertheless, just thought I'd throw it out there. We'll see...
