Riots in St. Louis after Police kill Teen

[Margno]

The protesters are right. I hope they tear the whole state apart, and only stop when the police are fleeing in panic from the wave of violence and destruction.
Or the cops could stop murdering people. Either way.

[South Pacific Republic]

Even if you are right, there is absolutely no reason to riot

[Ashmoria]

I wonder who the governor is getting advice from. it seems designed to make things worse instead of better.

[Ashmoria]

First off nobody knows what fully happened. And i have heard 2 sides of the story. I just doubt that a officer would shoot out of cold blood. I feel like they are just playing the racist card

The officer shot someone unarmed and somewhere along the lines of thirty feet away... TEN TIMES.

But go ahead and live your racist fantasy.

is that an official number of shots?

[Greed and Death]

I wonder who the governor is getting advice from. it seems designed to make things worse instead of better.

I am advising the governor currently.

[Jocabia]

Not so much amazing, as indicative of the community relations issues faced the police that they haven't pulled in the account holder as a witness despite apparently police taping him into his house.

The police had to go from investigating to riot control fairly quickly.

Not that quickly. They were investigating the scene for hours. And they can request that witnesses come in and give statements. According to the other teenager that was walking with Brown, he wasn't allowed to give a statement either despite the fact that he was standing a few feet away when this started and the fact that his account matches up with the accounts of the other witnesses.

[Sun Wukong]

I wonder who the governor is getting advice from. it seems designed to make things worse instead of better.

I am advising the governor currently.

Wait... you too?

[The UK in Exile]

Not so much amazing, as indicative of the community relations issues faced the police that they haven't pulled in the account holder as a witness despite apparently police taping him into his house.

The police had to go from investigating to riot control fairly quickly.

sure, but this guy has photos of them standing around outside his house and alleges that they even found time to cover it in police tape.

[Russian Socialist Soviet States]

It just shows that not even America is free from civil unrest.

[DesAnges]

It just shows that not even America is free from civil unrest.

Why on earth would you think America was free of civil unrest?

[Farnhamia]

Just give your opinions

Personally i feel like the rioters are just playing the racist card (just like they did on the Trayvon Martin case) I feel like the man probably did violate and attack the officer. But that's just my opinion.

I understand this is a very sensitive topic. Please be respectful and willing to let people list their opinions.

Merged with the week-old thread on this.

[Cyrisnia]

It just shows that not even America is free from civil unrest.

More news from the "Duh" room at 11.

[Qudistan]

What the officer did was unexcusable and now we have a dead teen because he was sacspected of maybe being a Robert suspect. As from what most people have said (I haven't personally seen the photo but lots of people who both know and have seen pictures of Michael Brown have said this across the board) that the person in the security picture did not look like Brown. It's also weird that out of all the eyewitness testimony the only story that differed is the police report and that Michael Brown had no prior issues with the police (the officer also had no disciplinary issues). Not to mention the excessive militaristic force the police are using against both rioters and peaceful protesters.

Hopefully the violence will end and that steps will be taken to prevent such overreach and incidents like this from happening. I've heard of a bill that will end the DoD from supplying police forces with military grade weaponry and help to demilitarize the police, I've already e-mail my representative to support the bill. Also of I were to be a part if the problem solving process I would take the rout taken by several other police forces and require them to wear cameras which statistically on average halve the number of Complains against the police by members of the communities.

However this obviously isn't an excuse to loot and riot and demonstration should be peaceful in nature which for the most part has been the case but we do have to stop the sporadic looting and rioting.

[Russian Socialist Soviet States]

It just shows that not even America is free from civil unrest.

Why on earth would you think America was free of civil unrest?

We are generally pretty stable.

[Greed and Death]

I am advising the governor currently.

Wait... you too?

Pretty much the entire cabinet is telling him to use this to make as many non-voting felons as possible.

[Ashmoria]

I wonder who the governor is getting advice from. it seems designed to make things worse instead of better.

I am advising the governor currently.

lol

I should have known!

you need to get a law license in MO, theres gonna be lots of extra work there soon

[Zelitopia]

The gangbangers are now threatening to kill journalists for reporting.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/f ... ml?ml=po_r

Now would be a good time to deploy the national guard with tanks and admired vehicles to defend businesses and protect freedom of the press.

[MERIZoC]

The gangbangers are now threatening to kill journalists for reporting.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/f ... ml?ml=po_r

Now would be a good time to deploy the national guard with tanks and admired vehicles to defend businesses and protect freedom of the press.

…..Not what gangbanger means.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

The gangbangers are now threatening to kill journalists for reporting.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/f ... ml?ml=po_r

Now would be a good time to deploy the national guard with tanks and admired vehicles to defend businesses and protect freedom of the press.

Yes, I wonder why people would have a problem with reporters filming them performing illegal acts?

[Ashmoria]

The gangbangers are now threatening to kill journalists for reporting.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/f ... ml?ml=po_r

Now would be a good time to deploy the national guard with tanks and admired vehicles to defend businesses and protect freedom of the press.

what could possibly go wrong?

[Qudistan]

The gangbangers are now threatening to kill journalists for reporting.

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/f ... ml?ml=po_r

Now would be a good time to deploy the national guard with tanks and admired vehicles to defend businesses and protect freedom of the press.

Last time I checked the police were the ones unjustly arresting Journalist. I'm sure that's a bigger threat to Freedom of Press then a couple of "gangbangers".

[Vamtrl]

[Ashmoria]

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ohmygod the guy with the polkadot underpants makes me laugh

[Organized States]

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Have these people ever heard of a belt?

[Russian Socialist Soviet States]

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That looks like one of the worst neighborhoods in the country.