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Police officer suspended for pointing rifle at protesters, threatening them (Ferguson)
WashPost ^ | 8-20-2014 | Mark Berman

Posted on 08/20/2014 7:06:19 PM PDT by tcrlaf

A police officer who pointed an assault rifle at people in Ferguson on Tuesday night and threatened to kill them has been relieved of duty and suspended indefinitely, authorities said.

A video documenting the encounter (warning: graphic language) that made the rounds Wednesday showed the officer — who was pointing his rifle in the direction of the camera — telling protesters, “I will [expletive] kill you.” When asked for his name, the officer responded with, “Go [expletive] yourself.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ferguson; missouri; police
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To: tcrlaf

If the idiot civil authorities were not terrified of “optics” and historical connotations then the safest way of dealing with this would be the use of fire hoses.

Of course, we’d have to endure endless choruses of “We Shall Overcome” and video clips of Jesse, Al & Eric walking across the Selma (Ferguson) Bridge arm in arm, but no one would get shot.

How about foam cannons from the airport fire department? Eventually, folks might get to laughing, call the whole riot off and go home....

Naaa, makes too much sense.

Maybe a little skunk oil?


41 posted on 08/20/2014 10:51:07 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ( "Our Emperor may have no clothes, but doesn't he have a wonderful tan" - MSM)
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To: tcrlaf

You know, if anything good comes out of this Ferguson fiasco it will be that cops such as this might be held more accountable for their actions/language. That’s a good thing. Too many of them think they are above the law and act like thugs themselves in some cases.


42 posted on 08/20/2014 11:56:17 PM PDT by kelly4c (http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=2900389%2C41#help)
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To: Bobalu

>>The cameras would be a boon to the honest cops...who are the majority.

I no longer believe that. imo there are two kind of cops, dirty cops and cops who cover for dirty cops...oops, guess that means there is only one type of cop.


43 posted on 08/21/2014 2:57:47 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: tcrlaf

“I will [expletive] kill you.”

An Act of Felony Domestic Terrorism in EVERY STATE as well as the Federal Level, Every Gestapo Agent involved in this act of TERRORISM belongs in Prison.


44 posted on 08/21/2014 3:52:39 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: eyeamok

Are you saying that the results would be different if a citizen walked up to a cop, pointed a gun at the cop’s head and said, “I will [expletive] kill you.”


45 posted on 08/21/2014 2:09:12 PM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: Bobalu

Its crazy not to have this. I have front and rear facing Tachyon cams on the Road King. Integrated audio and 1080p
video, endless loop recording to SG Mini cards holding 64Gb.


46 posted on 08/21/2014 7:16:58 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

why were there so many AR type rifles present?

usually the police don’t show one unless there is a shooter
at large, otherwise there is too much risk all round.


47 posted on 08/21/2014 7:21:47 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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