Ferguson, MO

[Michchamp]

Not only is the initial situation pretty fucked up...

since then the cops have arrested two reporters for covering the protests, and the FAA banned airspace overhead to keep news helicopters from seeing what was happening on the ground.

I guess nothing should surprise me anymore, but this still pisses me off.

 

[Mitchrapp]

What part is pissing you off?

 

[Thumb]

What part is pissing you off?

Is that even a serious question?

 

[spockmaster]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/ferguson?f=realtime&src=tren

 

[TheVictors]

Unreal

 

[Mitchrapp]

Is that even a serious question?

No, but that's the type of thing he'd say..

 

[Michchamp]

https://twitter.com/hashtag/ferguson?f=realtime&src=tren

wow... twitter banned it as well. fuck.

EDIT: looks like this morning it was back up.

 

[Michchamp]

I don't know how poorly trained &/or INSANE an officer has to be to allow what looks to be - by all accounts - jaywalking, to escalate into a police shooting of an unarmed kid, with multiple witnesses saying he had his hands up. you'd think their municipal insurer would be pulling the plug on their coverage of the Ferguson PD.

it's also telling that the Ferguson PD hasn't even bothered trying to spin this, or trot out the usual cop excuses for killing someone... "he was reaching into his pocket" "he had prior offenses" "he advanced on the officers with some object in his hands" ... they literally couldn't even do those things in this case. no, they just brought out the tanks and tear gas and started clubbing.

https://twitter.com/BBolander/status/499712938308292608

 

[Gulo Blue]

I just logged on to post the Washington Post story. This is incredible. Things are heading in a bad direction.

 

[Michchamp]

Not to bring politics into it, but I thought this point is important:
https://twitter.com/radleybalko/status/499704898758656000

I have respect for the former, but none for the latter; their hypocrisy (and racism?) is exposed at times like this.

 

[Gulo Blue]

Here's a bit of video of reporters getting tear gassed

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/crews-hit-with-bean-bags-tear-gas/14042747/

This is messed up. Basic 1st Amendment stuff.

 

[Michchamp]

Here's a bit of video of reporters getting tear gassed

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/14/crews-hit-with-bean-bags-tear-gas/14042747/

This is messed up. Basic 1st Amendment stuff.

honestly... what possible threat could the press pose?

 

[Gulo Blue]

I do hope this starts a referendum on militarized police.

 

[Gulo Blue]

WE'VE GOT TO DISMANTLE THIS TERRORIST EQUIPMENT!!! FOR SAFETY!!!

 

[Michchamp]

I do hope this starts a referendum on militarized police.

indeed. and hopefully the militarized police don't respond to that referendum by killing everyone.

 

[Gulo Blue]

indeed. and hopefully the militarized police don't respond to that referendum by killing everyone.

It's not a completely easy thing to address. it's not yes or no, but how much is too much? There's no department I would deny vests. Some places should have riot shields and tear gas. But very few places need guns bigger than a handgun or armored vehicles.

 

[Gulo Blue]

Apparently, Obama will say something about it at 12:15 here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

 

[Michchamp]

It's not a completely easy thing to address. it's not yes or no, but how much is too much? There's no department I would deny vests. Some places should have riot shields and tear gas. But very few places need guns bigger than a handgun or armored vehicles.

at least some police recognize this (i saw a quote from the chief of the Salt Lake City PD saying the police should not look like the military, and something about how they're not doing their jobs if they do.)

 

[tinselwolverine]

Yeah Bryan Suits on KABC radio was talking about this. Apparently he was in the National Guard during the LA riots, and he said that they had the good sense not to bring the armored vehicles out at that time.

 

[Gulo Blue]

http://www.reddit.com/live/tdrph3y49ftn/

lot's of updates of varying quality