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St. Louis, Missouri Vs. The Police: Heaven or Hell, Duel 1! Let's rock!
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By Cerberus.Pleebo 2014-08-18 15:28:12
The parents could threaten to sue AP for making a spectacle out of their son's death This wouldn't actually do anything.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 15:31:30
News outlets show what people want to see, and they drum up controversy and outrage to increase viewership. Then stop demanding sensationalism. It is as simple as that.
You can have your beef with the media without wishing further pain and injury on a broken family and the memory of their dead child. Don't you think that the parents of the dead son isn't demanding, or condoning the media attention?
You know that you have the right to refuse the media from making a fiasco out of a tragedy of the death of a family member? The parents could threaten to sue AP for making a spectacle out of their son's death, but instead, they are loving it. They are going out of their way to throw their own "pity party" while they have their 5 minutes of fame.
Or are you going to tell us all that they aren't on the front page of most news outlets today?
Classic deflection... The nature of media or a person's relationship to it has nothing to do with a sick individual HOPING dishonor on a dead teenager. I dislike the media and their tactics as much as I despise the people who willingly become the center of media sensationalism without shame. Then why are you arguing with me? I'm not the one who was hoping for anything more than the media reporting the facts without adding their brand of marketing to the reports.
That will never happen in this country.
Besides, if you read what volkom said:
I really hope they do a toxicology on the guy
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 15:32:48
News outlets show what people want to see, and they drum up controversy and outrage to increase viewership. Then stop demanding sensationalism. It is as simple as that.
You can have your beef with the media without wishing further pain and injury on a broken family and the memory of their dead child. Don't you think that the parents of the dead son isn't demanding, or condoning the media attention?
You know that you have the right to refuse the media from making a fiasco out of a tragedy of the death of a family member? The parents could threaten to sue AP for making a spectacle out of their son's death, but instead, they are loving it. They are going out of their way to throw their own "pity party" while they have their 5 minutes of fame.
Or are you going to tell us all that they aren't on the front page of most news outlets today?
Classic deflection... The nature of media or a person's relationship to it has nothing to do with a sick individual HOPING dishonor on a dead teenager. I dislike the media and their tactics as much as I despise the people who willingly become the center of media sensationalism without shame. Then why are you arguing with me? I'm not the one who was hoping for anything more than the media reporting the facts without adding their brand of marketing to the reports.
That will never happen in this country.
Besides, if you read what volkom said:
I really hope they do a toxicology on the guy
Reread the last page, you picked an argument with me, bubba.
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2014-08-18 15:33:21
This was some time ago (law may differ in the US), but a police officer had told me that it was actually illegal to use the verbal or written threat police or civil intervention as a means of deterrent against another person, persons, or entity, particularly before a crime or personal injury to one's self, image, or reputation has occurred.
By volkom 2014-08-18 15:33:49
You are a truly twisted person. Hoping that the kid turns out to be the stereotypical, drug-addled, indignant, black cop assaulter does actually make you kinda racist. Well he fits 2 of the 3. If there's drugs in his system then he'll be the stereotypical example.
Anywho if you think of me being a twisted person for hoping the guy has drugs in his system leading to me wanting his family to suffer further pain from the loss of their child then fine by me. Honestly I could care less about the majority of people walking the earth.
However if for example the officer felt that his life was endangered that he needed to use his weapon to protect himself a guy that big pumped up on adrenaline and the guy did have drugs in his system. Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility.
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By Lakshmi.Deces 2014-08-18 15:34:20
Anyone want to see videos of dead Ukrainian babies or dozens of Iraqi children being decapitated? Oh wait they are not violent obese junkies, never mind.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 15:36:40
You are a truly twisted person. Hoping that the kid turns out to be the stereotypical, drug-addled, indignant, black cop assaulter does actually make you kinda racist. Well he fits 2 of the 3. If there's drugs in his system then he'll be the stereotypical example.
Anywho if you think of me being a twisted person for hoping the guy has drugs in his system leading to me wanting his family to suffer further pain from the loss of their child then fine by me. Honestly I could care less about the majority of people walking the earth.
However if for example the officer felt that his life was endangered that he needed to use his weapon to protect himself a guy that big pumped up on adrenaline and the guy did have drugs in his system. Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility.
IF that's the truth, then that's the truth, it's hoping they find drugs in his system that makes you sick. Normal people don't wish shame and harm on others.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-18 15:37:30
Gotta protect the status quo, yo.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-18 15:40:57
The situation is so bad, Obama had to abruptly end his vacation and is making an announcement right now. Although the reporters have already derailed into Iraq.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 15:43:08
You are a truly twisted person. Hoping that the kid turns out to be the stereotypical, drug-addled, indignant, black cop assaulter does actually make you kinda racist. Well he fits 2 of the 3. If there's drugs in his system then he'll be the stereotypical example.
Anywho if you think of me being a twisted person for hoping the guy has drugs in his system leading to me wanting his family to suffer further pain from the loss of their child then fine by me. Honestly I could care less about the majority of people walking the earth.
However if for example the officer felt that his life was endangered that he needed to use his weapon to protect himself a guy that big pumped up on adrenaline and the guy did have drugs in his system. Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility.
IF that's the truth, then that's the truth, it's hoping they find drugs in his system that makes you sick. Normal people don't wish shame and harm on others. Just as bad as hoping that a toxicology test is taken on the body to find said drugs too, isn't it?
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By Cerberus.Pleebo 2014-08-18 15:47:20
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype?
Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility. You've been watching too much tv lol.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 15:47:42
You are a truly twisted person. Hoping that the kid turns out to be the stereotypical, drug-addled, indignant, black cop assaulter does actually make you kinda racist. Well he fits 2 of the 3. If there's drugs in his system then he'll be the stereotypical example.
Anywho if you think of me being a twisted person for hoping the guy has drugs in his system leading to me wanting his family to suffer further pain from the loss of their child then fine by me. Honestly I could care less about the majority of people walking the earth.
However if for example the officer felt that his life was endangered that he needed to use his weapon to protect himself a guy that big pumped up on adrenaline and the guy did have drugs in his system. Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility.
IF that's the truth, then that's the truth, it's hoping they find drugs in his system that makes you sick. Normal people don't wish shame and harm on others. Just as bad as hoping that a toxicology test is taken on the body to find said drugs too, isn't it?
Not at all, whenever there is a dispute over a death, those tests should be standard, as well as a drug test and mental evaluation on the officer. The only case where this would be different is when a person's religious affiliation is at odds with post-mortem exams.
By volkom 2014-08-18 15:53:58
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype?
Depending what drugs he may be on, would lead to the guy basically having zombie like invincibility. You've been watching too much tv lol. Quote: FALLOUJA, Iraq — Although the ferocity of insurgents is generally attributed to religious fervor and a hatred of America, Marines who participated in the November assault on Fallouja say many of their foes also had something else to bolster their tenacity: drugs.
The Marines say they found numerous stockpiles of needles and drugs such as adrenaline and amphetamines while battling insurgents in the fiercest urban combat waged by U.S. forces since the Vietnam War.
In some homes used by insurgents, crack pipes were found, the Marines say.
Senior U.S. military officials in Iraq said that some of the drug caches discovered during the Fallouja offensive had an estimated street value of several thousand dollars.
Top military officials consider the discoveries to be evidence not just of drug use among insurgents, but also of smuggling operations that they say the Sunni Muslim rebels in Fallouja may have been using to finance the insurgency.
"They are just as likely to be indications of drug smuggling as insurgents being doped up to provide stamina or have the courage to fight and die," a senior military official in Baghdad said.
Officers in Iraq say soldiers and Marines found similar evidence of drug use among Shiite Muslim militiamen during April and August uprisings in Najaf.
The conduct of many of the insurgents during the fighting in Fallouja suggested that they had ingested drugs that enabled them to continue fighting even after being severely wounded, Marines and Navy medical corpsmen say.
"One guy described it as like watching the 'Night of the Living Dead,' " corpsman Peter Melady said. "People who should have been dead were still alive."
Marines say the information prompted them to change their strategy.
"On the second day of the fight, word came down to focus on head shots, that body shots were not good enough," said 1st Lt. Tim Strabbing, a platoon leader with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, one of the lead units in the assault to oust the insurgents. The battalion, known as the Thundering Third, suffered 23 dead and 300 wounded.
Strabbing said his platoon found five locations with stockpiles of needles and adrenaline. "My guys put five [machine gun] rounds into a guy who just stood there and took it and then took off running," he said.
Stimulants enable the body to continue functioning despite mortal wounds, forestalling, although not preventing, death, medical experts say.
Many combat veterans recall watching insurgents in Fallouja who had been shot at close range return fire and hurl grenades at Marines who stormed their strongholds.
"We actually shot four or five guys multiple times and they got up and moved across the room," said corpsman Quinton Brown, who had accompanied a front-line platoon to treat wounded Marines.
"It reminded me of the stories you hear about people on PCP who just keep going," 1st Lt. Cosmo Calvin said. "I think it's safe to say that nearly 100% were doped up on this stuff."
Second Lt. Adam Mathes said the fighting tempo of the insurgents seemed to suggest drug use: hyper-energy in the morning and early afternoon, possibly after a fix, and then less energy as the day wore on.
"When you see a house land on somebody and they're still kicking, you know something is wrong," he said
sourcetl;dr can get zombie like invincibility with drugs
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By Siren.Mosin 2014-08-18 16:00:27
tl;dr can get zombie like invincibility with drugs
lmfao
maybe for 15-20 mins....
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 16:06:34
I remember seeing a police chase on the TV while I was in LA on vacation quite a few years ago. The suspect's car stalled on a freeway overpass, being surrounded, he jumped from the overpass to an aqueduct below and then managed to outrun the police on foot. Even the helicopters lost him. They apprehended him the next morning at a local hospital. He had a shattered femur and 2 broken heels. He was high on PCP and managed to outrun a dozen or more officers with 2 broken legs.
Nobody is denying that those types of situations occur, but there isn't any evidence that is the case here. (yet) Looking at a minority teen and ASSUMING that he was in that kind of state without any factual basis... come on...
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 16:07:36
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype? I don't care about the kid or the cop or the kid's family, but since I have a sister in Missouri now, I do fear for her safety, however distant she is from St. Louis.
Now, if the report does show that the kid was on drugs and the media reports that, then maybe the looting/rioting will go away. Those are big ifs, and highly likely that even if the kid was shown to be intoxicated and aggressive towards the officer that the officer was justified in taking the kid's life, the looting/rioting will (more likely) not stop because of the people doing the looting/rioting.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then?
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By volkom 2014-08-18 16:08:54
Nobody is denying that those types of situations occur.
sure...~ i'll go back to watching reality tv and cartoons
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 16:09:30
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype? I don't care about the kid or the cop or the kid's family, but since I have a sister in Missouri now, I do fear for her safety, however distant she is from St. Louis.
Now, if the report does show that the kid was on drugs and the media reports that, then maybe the looting/rioting will go away. Those are big ifs, and highly likely that even if the kid was shown to be intoxicated and aggressive towards the officer that the officer was justified in taking the kid's life, the looting/rioting will (more likely) not stop because of the people doing the looting/rioting.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then?
I have read the thread and watched a relatively small amount of news coverage of the event, I don't remember ANYONE justifying looting or rioting.
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-18 16:10:28
Anyone want to see videos of dead Ukrainian babies or dozens of Iraqi children being decapitated? Oh wait they are not violent obese junkies, never mind.
I think we would all rather see this happening to you.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 16:10:48
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype? I don't care about the kid or the cop or the kid's family, but since I have a sister in Missouri now, I do fear for her safety, however distant she is from St. Louis.
Now, if the report does show that the kid was on drugs and the media reports that, then maybe the looting/rioting will go away. Those are big ifs, and highly likely that even if the kid was shown to be intoxicated and aggressive towards the officer that the officer was justified in taking the kid's life, the looting/rioting will (more likely) not stop because of the people doing the looting/rioting.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then?
I have read the thread and watched a relatively small amount of news coverage of the event, I don't remember ANYONE justifying looting or rioting. I don't think I accused anyone of doing so.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 16:12:50
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype? I don't care about the kid or the cop or the kid's family, but since I have a sister in Missouri now, I do fear for her safety, however distant she is from St. Louis.
Now, if the report does show that the kid was on drugs and the media reports that, then maybe the looting/rioting will go away. Those are big ifs, and highly likely that even if the kid was shown to be intoxicated and aggressive towards the officer that the officer was justified in taking the kid's life, the looting/rioting will (more likely) not stop because of the people doing the looting/rioting.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then?
I have read the thread and watched a relatively small amount of news coverage of the event, I don't remember ANYONE justifying looting or rioting. I don't think I accused anyone of doing so.
You're implying that rational people would loot and riot if the death was shown to be an abuse of power, but would not if it was deemed necessary. What other conclusion than they are justifying their actions could you reach?
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By Cerberus.Pleebo 2014-08-18 16:13:44
If the kid's on drugs, that'll be front page news for days. Don't be delusional.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then? Because there's not a long-standing tension between the white community and law enforcement that reaches a breaking point every time a white person is assaulted or killed under ambiguous circumstances?
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-18 16:14:03
But really; "mentally stable" girls nag you to paint the windows this new shade of blue that matches the perennials she put in last winter. They want you to stop buying Nerf weapons because they're for children. They want you to pay $50,000 for a wedding that's not even fun for anyone to attend. They want to have babies and families and stop having sex on a regular basis.
Seriously. Don't go for full psychosis or severe personality disorders, but slightly broken people are far, far more fun than the straight-laced ones can ever dream of being.
Or maybe I just went for someone just like me. Who knows?
I'm rarely described as anything but straight-laced, so I married a woman with a little spice. She keeps me from being a robot, but we definitely have a Dharma and Greg thing going on.
My wife and I are pretty much as alike as you can get, and it's mostly just become more so after 16 years. I can't imagine being with someone my opposite. I don't get it.
Why would you want a spouse who doesn't want to play games with you? Or who wants to decorate the house when you're trying to watch a hockey or football game? Why would you want a spouse you can't hold an intelligent discussion with you about topics in which you're mutually interested?
Sex is great, yeah. Good looks are great, yeah. But...if that's all you've got between you is physical attraction, that seems really *** lame. I don't get it.
Me and my wife are polar opposites in just about every way, but I can't imagine being with someone like me. I like that she forces me to do things I wouldn't do on my own accord. It's most definitely trying, life would be much quieter if I'd married someone more like me, though.
I'm pretty sure a lot of people would say we have an unhealthy marriage and that we're co-codependant or something. I don't really give a ***, because I'll take that to the "healthy relationships" I hear about all the time.
They're so healthy I come to work and listen to people complain about their spouses constantly. I really hate to jump in here but "nagging" women aren't in the "mentally stable" category. They're passive aggressive control freaks.
Did I say nagging somewhere? Nagging is a problem all of its own. And likely has contributing factors by both parties, indicative that they mutually selected the wrong partners. Yes, you did.
Mmmm. So I did. Well, mentally stable girls would nag -me-. Making my point valid.
A small backpeddle for word choice, but my point remains through and through!
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 16:14:23
Anyone want to see videos of dead Ukrainian babies or dozens of Iraqi children being decapitated? Oh wait they are not violent obese junkies, never mind.
I think we would all rather see this happening to you. So, where's the outrage on Viciousss on his twisted viewpoints?
Oh right, he is a liberal, so it's par for the course. Carry on, nothing to see here.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-18 16:15:41
A small backpeddle for word choice, but my point remains through and through!
Backpedaling in the face of new evidence, how dare you call yourself a conservative? Stay the course!
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By Shiva.Viciousss 2014-08-18 16:16:28
That or I am just correct. Go with that.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-18 16:17:15
If you could care less about most people, then why do you care if this guy was on drugs or not? What point do you want to see justified by hoping that this kid feeds into the stereotype? I don't care about the kid or the cop or the kid's family, but since I have a sister in Missouri now, I do fear for her safety, however distant she is from St. Louis.
Now, if the report does show that the kid was on drugs and the media reports that, then maybe the looting/rioting will go away. Those are big ifs, and highly likely that even if the kid was shown to be intoxicated and aggressive towards the officer that the officer was justified in taking the kid's life, the looting/rioting will (more likely) not stop because of the people doing the looting/rioting.
Now, before you go to your stupid excuse like stereotyping, remember this: white people have been shot by black cops before, and where's the rioting/looting/notice then?
I have read the thread and watched a relatively small amount of news coverage of the event, I don't remember ANYONE justifying looting or rioting. I don't think I accused anyone of doing so.
You're implying that rational people would loot and riot if the death was shown to be an abuse of power, but would not if it was deemed necessary. What other conclusion than they are justifying their actions could you reach? I believe I said that the looting/rioting would continue because of the people who loot and riot are who they are. This is a poor excuse to loot and riot, and get away with it because of the media's automatically accusing the cop of killing the kid out of racial issues.
This has nothing to do with what a rational person would do, but these people you see are not rational, just following the mob mentality and degeneration of society for the amusement of the media.
If people were truly rational, there would never have been an Occupy Wall Street.
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By Bahamut.Ravael 2014-08-18 16:17:37
A small backpeddle for word choice, but my point remains through and through!
Backpedaling in the face of new evidence, how dare you call yourself a conservative? Stay the course!
Coming from the self-proclaimed conservative. You're not doing yourself any favors.
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-18 16:17:38
A small backpeddle for word choice, but my point remains through and through!
Backpedaling in the face of new evidence, how dare you call yourself a conservative? Stay the course!
Eh. "Conservative" is relative. So is "liberal".
Truth be told I'm probably more of a "dictatorship" type person.
Which is why I'm not in charge.
To recap the events going on:
It all started with this:
Quote: The fatal shooting of an unarmed black St. Louis teen Saturday has caused an outcry of anger toward the city’s police, with locals rallying in the streets and widening uproar on social media.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was being placed in a police squad car, eyewitness Piaget Crenshaw told the St. Louis Dispatch, when he put his hands in the air and attempted to flee. Several shots hit him as he ran away.
St. Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said Sunday that Brown struggled for the officer’s gun in the patrol car and that one shot was fired from the officer’s gun during the tussle. The officer fired multiple shots at Brown as he fled, Belmar said.
Anger flared the rest of the day after Brown’s death, as protesters screamed obscenities mixed with threats to “kill the police,” and more than 60 area police officers responded to the scene. More shots were reported, though no one was injured. Public Outcry After Police Shooting of Black St. Louis Teenager
Then this happened:
Quote: An uneasy calm settled over Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday after a second night of violent clashes between law enforcement and residents protesting the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, with another demonstration planned for mid-morning.
So far, more than 50 people have been arrested in protests following the death of Michael Brown, 18, in a largely black St. Louis suburb on Saturday after what police officials said was a struggle with a gun in a squad car.
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case, and St. Louis County is also investigating the shooting.
Police have not said why Brown was in the police car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle, and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said.
Chanting "hands up, don’t shoot," protesters overnight challenged police trying to seal off the neighborhood where Brown was shot, a low-income, high-crime area east of downtown Ferguson. Some protesters said they were outraged that Brown appeared to have been shot while holding his hands up in surrender, calling the shooting the latest in a long history of police harassment of area minorities.
"They brought this on themselves," said 25-year-old Adam Burcher of Ferguson, who stood outside the Ferguson Police Department on Monday night with a sign reading "Stop Killing."
Later on Tuesday, a protest is expected outside the St. Louis County prosecutor's office in Clayton, Missouri, and officials are also expected to identify the police officer involved in the shooting. Another protest set in Missouri after riots over teen's killing
Followed by this:
Quote: Violence again erupted in the St. Louis area near the site of the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, according to local police, despite calls by U.S. President Barack Obama and activists for a measured response.
Early on Wednesday, a police officer shot and critically wounded a man who drew a handgun near the site of protests over the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, a St. Louis County Police Department officer said.
Police responded about an hour after midnight to reports of four or five men with shotguns and wearing ski masks. They encountered multiple suspects running, one of whom pulled a gun on an officer, who fired at him, the county officer said. The man was taken to an area hospital.
Shortly after midnight, police fired tear gas into protesters who had confronted a line of officers after a far larger crowd dispersed, St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian Schellman said.
A photograph in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed a protester wearing a shirt with an American flag printed on it throwing a tear gas container back at the police. There were other media reports of bottles thrown at police.
The incidents followed two nights of violent protests, looting and arrests in Ferguson, the largely black St. Louis suburb where the shooting of Brown took place. Violence erupts again after killing of black Missouri teen
And now to bring you up to date:
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The Ferguson and St. Louis County police departments, which led the initial response to civil unrest in Ferguson, are both equipped with military equipment donated by the Defense Dept. Ferguson has received two vehicles, a trailer and a generator and St. Louis County has received nine utility trucks and two cargo trailers since 2012.
The equipment was received under the 1033 program which was enacted by Congress in 1992, and expanded in 1997. The program allows police forces to request and receive refurbished military equipment free of charge from the Pentagon. Police departments need only pay for shipping. Ferguson and St. Louis County police received military equipment from Pentagon
Quote: President Barack Obama on Thursday said that police should respect protesters after four nights of racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, over the recent police killing of an unarmed black teenager.
"There is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting," Obama said a televised remarks.
"There's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protesters or to throw protesters in jail for lawfully exercising their first amendment rights," he said, speaking to the press from Edgartown, Massachusetts near where he is vacationing with his family.
After the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb on Saturday, dozens of protesters have been arrested and the police have used riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests.
There have been peaceful vigils and demonstrations as well as episodes of looting and violence.
Governor Jay Nixon on Thursday also told community members at a church in the St. Louis area that "over the next few hours we are going to be making some shifts so that people will be ... safe." He did not specify what his steps would be made. Obama calls for police to respect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri
Don't forget this one too:
Quote: Two reporters covering the shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb say they were arrested at a McDonald’s Wednesday evening in the commercial corridor where angry protests have occurred.
Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post say they were working in the fast-food restaurant when SWAT officers came in to quickly clear the area. Both quickly tweeted about their arrests, detention and subsequent release without any charges.
Reilly tells KMOX News that officers were trying to clear out the restaurant.
“I was just packing up, and I evidently did not move quickly enough,” he says.
Reilly says an officer banged his head on the restaurant door and sarcastically apologized for it.
“None of them were wearing name badges, I don’t know why,” he says. “Over a dozen times I asked for an identity, I asked for a badge number, and all the officers standing around heard my request and ignored it.”
Reilly said he believes they were released so quickly because they were journalists. He realized during his interview with KMOX News that he was not read his Miranda Rights.
“I wasn’t even Mirandaized,” he says. “I did not even think about that until you just mentioned. I was never given…nothing…wow. I should really know that as a justice reporter. I sort of knew it by heart, but I was never given my rights, or anything like that was mentioned.”
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson did not immediately return a cellphone message from The Associated Press seeking comment. 2 Reporters Arrested At Ferguson McDonald’s
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