Posted on 08/20/2014 5:03:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ferguson, Missouri. — The protests here were calm and orderly Monday evening, until the sun went down and things heated up.
During the day, protesters walked in a line on the sidewalk along West Florissant Street, but at night they moved into the streets and marched up the road. Police formed a line and engaged in a tense standoff with protesters at the intersection of Ferguson Avenue and West Florissant Street. After a few unruly protesters began hurling water bottles and other items at police, the cops removed three protesters right away for inciting a riot. Protesters grabbed one man and pushed him forward toward the police line, and turned him in to police.
In the chaos, several officers appeared ready to make a move, but others ordered them to stand down. Police eventually responded to violence that escalated further down the road, and ordered people in the area to leave immediately. At an early Tuesday morning press conference, Missouri Highway Patrol captain Ron Johnson, who’s in charge of the policing situation, said 31 people had been arrested — coming from places as far away as California and New York — and two people had been shot. It remains unclear who fired the shots, but NBC News has reported that approximately 78 people were arrested last night.
But the events in Ferguson are beginning to form a pattern. During the day, people protest in a non-violent fashion that makes it seem as though things are finally calming down. When the sun sets, people grow violent and turn on police. After multiple days of this pattern, it’s difficult to understand why police have not yet found a way to contain the violence on the ground.
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I know that is the apparent likely result but there has been no arrest or indictment. Until there is a crime that must be determined by the local police bringing charges to the DA, there can be no indictment. The Governor can’t bring a charge of murder or manslaughter or the sort.
There is a strong fear filled precedent in Florida that smeared all touching it. I would think that inspite of Eric Holder coming to insure the indictment there may be those in authority that will refuse to bring it with the disaster and extremely costly trial in Florida on their minds.
Don't be knocking my daily exercise regimen.
(I'm retired)
I don’t think there will be a trial of the government agent because he works for the government. I think there will be a civil suit where the narrative will be allowed to function as the evidence, at least in the media coverage. The Gentle Giant was shot from behind with his hands in the air. That’s all you need to know.
The agent may be fired somehow to placate the crowd. Remember, the agents facing the “protesters” now are Jay Nixon’s agents. But the narrative is they are Ferguson cops.
The truth is merely inconvenient at this point.
They need to double the number of agitators. This is some weak azz rioting.
When the sun sets, the PEOPLE go home and the ******** come out.
(******* = do not wish to be suspended or banned)
They're protesting that the WalMart has not been restocked with 50" flat panel TV's.
What is the over/under for the city settlement to the parents?
Pray America wakes up
Have the Guard demonstrate a flame thrower in the afternoon and declare the streets will be cleared at sundown one way or another.
Payment to the family is a lock. What the financial settlement to the protesters?
They’re extracting that settlement through looting.
They will want reparations of some type.
Ok..... I’ll agree to all of that
I heard Pat and Stu (Glenn Beck’s after show show) speculating that Dear Leader may have struck a cautious tone about this case because he had seen the video from the convenience store, and had other intel that might tell him to not rush to judgment. It would run counter to how he has comported himself in previous incidences, but may be telling - that he knows an indictment will not be handed down.
Who knows.
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