Posted on 08/17/2014 1:19:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Sunday that the Ferguson, Mo., police department's release of a surveillance video showing a man resembling Michael Brown committing a robbery at a convenience store produced a negative reaction in the ongoing unrest over the shooting of the 18-year-old black teenager.
"I think it had an incendiary effect," Nixon said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation." "When you release pictures and you clearly are attempting to besmirch a victim of a shooting, shot down in his own street, a young man, and at the same time you're releasing information...to tarnish him, then properly, there was a lot of folks that were concerned about that, and I do think it flamed it back up and has caused us to have to deal with some of that."
Nixon said his office did not know the video was going to be released. CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reported Saturday that federal authorities opposed the release of the video.
The clashes between protesters and police have continued for nearly a week since Brown was shot by Darren Wilson, a white officer, in the mostly-black suburb of St. Louis. Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Saturday that was disrupted early Sunday morning when some people refused to disperse.
The confrontation was ended about an hour after the curfew, and Nixon said, "we feel much better" this morning. He said the protesters who have refused to obey the curfew were not locals.
"The thousands of folks there, certainly there were seven folks detained and had to be arrested, but most of those folks weren't directly from the area. So we're hopeful that we're making progress. I think it's right for people to grieve. I think it's right for people to speak," he said....
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I haven’t liked Nixon since the 70’s. Isn’t he against the 2A?
ABC radio news is fanning the flames by underscoring UNARMED, and not mentioning that the perp aggresively charged the officer. They also addressed the race pimp Al Shapton as “reverend”. Barf.
When you release pictures and you clearly are attempting to besmirch a victim of a shooting
Yeah, don't dare release a video that would suggest that the shooting might have been justified. Why, that would upset the narrative. Of course the narrative (racist cop) wouldn't cause riots, right?
Yea!The truth always has an Incendiary effect.What an a-Hole.
Yeah, the truth is incendiary, so?
THE TRUTH always has an “incendiary effect” on this planet these days. Low information types are designed to be lied to all of the time. Ask the DNC, they’ll tell ya.
Truth is hard. It’s even harder when you are wrong.
“YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH.”
Maybe, but FWICS, there is "normal GOP-e" spineless, and then there is "Democrat Jay Nixon absolutely peeing down his leg (and all over Missourians who work for a living) in fear because Eric Holder is squeezing him" spineless.
It has been a while since I have seen a pol as obviously unhinged by fear of what "his own" will do to him if he doesn't deliver the desired result. The man is desperate.
Mr. niteowl77
I guess Gov Nixon’s and Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson statements that there would be no strong police response to any rioting or violence, their promise the would not use tear gas or riot gear against rioters and their recognizing of the the New Black Panthers as a peace keeping force had absolutely nothing to do with escalation in violence/s
(a few days later)
The MSM: Why did the Police show this video? Why were these records released? Stop being so transparent!!
Well at least we won’t have to worry about Uncle Chip polluting this thread.
Yeah, 'unarmed' except for those two beefy fists that could inflict some serious damage.
unlike the effect of flame fanning by the media or the coordinated efforts by washdc to start some race riots
people need to be arrested and interrogated to determine where the marching orders came from... then arrest the mastermind, no matter who they are
A raped common street whore has the same rights to a trial and protection under the law as a sweet 13 year old rape victim. And that’s how it should be...
But in the court of Public Opinion more concern and care will be given to the thirteen year old child who was raped.
And that’s also as it should be...
[guffaw]
With both Reverend Sharpton and Reverend Jackson, I always wonder where their church is. Where is their congregation? Are they even ordained ministers recognized by any known denomination????
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