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St. Louis (Ferguson) Situation

over 10 years

=( making me very very sad....

over 10 years
now that is the depth of evil
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One cop did it, not all. I have seen many cops apologize to Brown's family, I believe there is a universal sorrow at what had happened.
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A doctor and a nurse nearby begged to be able to perform CPR on him but the officer wouldn't let them

Just fyi
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because the first 5 bullets didnt kill him maybe?
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Just a bit of information just released tonight as far as I know, I know it was released Brown was shot 'a number of times' but tonight was the first I heard an actual number: 6.
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The cops started it; they deserve it. Plain and simple. It was a peaceful protest which was broken up by unwarranted attacks on innocents. If you attack someone, they should and will fight back.
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MostNights says

They've been firing rubber bullets into the crowds for days idk what you're on Carly


if you havnt noticed, she is a sweet girl that wants everyone to be friends and love each other and wants to believe the best about people. there is nothing wrong with that. its admirable
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I'm not trying to be for or against anyone, but still, I defend cops protecting themselves.
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Have you seen what they've done too the cops, too =P shots were fired tonight, not by cops. Molotov (spelling?) cocktail was thrown at cops tonight.
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usually thats how they try to incite all out chaos so they have an excuse to end the protest
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They've been firing rubber bullets into the crowds for days idk what you're on Carly
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MeIody says

If they were less protected, it would invite more shots. I have no problem with the people who are supposed to protect us protecting themselves.

Just my opinion. They have done a good job with holding their guns and not using them. Not sure they've shot anyone--the person shot last night was not done by police.


but this all started because a black man was shot by police for no reason last week
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Obviously talking about holding their guns /since/ the shooting of Michael Brown*
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MostNights says

The police are basically acting like military at this point. Paramilitarization of the police force leads to the turning of American suburbs into warzones, in short. Soldiers in Iraq had less body armor than these guys have.


ya the DOD bribes them with all that equipment so that they can install their method of training cops to be soulless monsters
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If they were less protected, it would invite more shots. I have no problem with the people who are supposed to protect us protecting themselves.

Just my opinion. They have done a good job with holding their guns and not using them. Not sure they've shot anyone--the person shot last night was not done by police.
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is there a solution though? do we have to descend into anarchy to rebuild our society? i hope not
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The police are basically acting like military at this point. Paramilitarization of the police force leads to the turning of American suburbs into warzones, in short. Soldiers in Iraq had less body armor than these guys have.
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ya i know :) still venting. not AT you... you are just here.
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Definitely not saying the protests are bad. Just saying I am surprised that, with such a mass of angry people, more damage hasn't happened.
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over here the result was lame. 20 people picketing and a police officer suspended with pay ended it. tbh looting would have been preferable
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people need a way to express their grievances when they feel like they have no-one to turn to
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From what I see, I am actually impressed more people have not been injured. I mean, you have a huge line of policemen and a huge crowd of angry protesters--it's just scary. While I'm disappointed looting occurred, I'm glad it was looting instead of attacks.
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Ty =) I love my city very much, and seeing this just makes me want to cry because, I mean, I'm seeing the news on my TV and it looks like a war zone, not peaceful America. It's just so not what everyone wants and loves. The whole situation, in my opinion, has been exceedingly unfortunate to everyone involved.
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tbh i hope they purge the police department with minimal casualties to civilians. not really. police are people too. i just want the bullsh*t to stop
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that is a good point, im just mad whenever i think about it. sending my love to St Louis