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Father of Michael Brown calls for 'day of silence' at son's funeral Monday
Fox News ^ | August 25, 2014

Posted on 08/25/2014 5:27:02 AM PDT by Zakeet

The father of an 18-year-old black man whose fatal shooting by a white police officer earlier this month led to several days of occasionally violent protests in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. pleaded Sunday for a "day of silence" when he buries his son Monday.

"Tomorrow all I want is peace while my son is being laid to rest," Michael Brown Sr. told hundreds of people in St. Louis' largest city park during brief remarks at a festival that promotes peace over violence. "That's all I ask. And thank you."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brown; ferguson; funeral; racism
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Aren't they supposed to call Saint Charging Bull an "unarmed black teenager?"

I thought that was the law?

Can't say Brown was unarmed. When two individuals are fighting to get a weapon BOTH are deemed to be in possession of the weapon. Hence, Brown was ARMED.

 

41 posted on 08/25/2014 6:37:14 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: Zakeet

42 posted on 08/25/2014 6:39:51 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Zakeet

When is the Michael brown statue going to be unveiled?


43 posted on 08/25/2014 6:39:53 AM PDT by JayAr36 (A Democrat is defined as a liar and a hypocrite.)
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To: Zakeet
Father of Michael Brown calls for 'day of silence' at son's funeral Monday

Oh God. PLEASE???

44 posted on 08/25/2014 6:41:53 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

There were 726 homicides committed in 2011 alone with hands, fists and feet, and the majority of those homicides were committed by young black males.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-11

More homicides are committed each year with hands, fists and feet than are committed with rifles and shotguns combined, including 2012 when the Newtown, Connecticut and Aurora, Colorado mass-murders occurred.

A 6’4” 292-pound documented violent thug like Saint Charging Bull would be more than capable of killing a cop with his bare hands and Air Jordans.


45 posted on 08/25/2014 6:46:41 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: bonfire

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2730153/A-kid-broken-home-beat-odds-to-college-A-rapper-sang-smoking-weed-feds-A-violent-robbery-suspect-caught-shocking-video-just-real-Michael-Brown.html


46 posted on 08/25/2014 6:47:30 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Michael Brown:


47 posted on 08/25/2014 6:54:40 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: livius
Here is his store, after it was boarded up due to expected rioting. And the expectations were justified.


48 posted on 08/25/2014 7:07:18 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: bonfire

Has anyone verified the “he was going to attend college” story yet? If so I haven’t seen it yet.


49 posted on 08/25/2014 7:38:58 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
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To: bonfire

Ya know shat the problem with Obamabot thug....would be cop killer, Michael Brown was....no parents...with no parenting!!! The Brown family and many other African-Americans ought to take a good hard look in the mirror, cause that is where the problem lies....not the police!!!

I suggest we remove all the current police from Ferguson, MO, and see how well things go for African-Americans and business folks living there. Shucks a day would not go by that was not exactly like the film...The Purge!!! Bring it on...Obama/Sharpton!!!


50 posted on 08/25/2014 7:52:20 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: Zakeet
Father of Michael Brown calls for 'day of silence' at son's funeral Monday

As if! We should be so lucky...

Another black kids commits suicide by cop, and a fricken holiday breaks out.

51 posted on 08/25/2014 8:04:33 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (We'll know when he's really hit bottom. They'll start referring to him as White.)
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To: Zakeet

Will they read Michael Brown’s rap lyrics aloud during a special moment in the service, as a personal memorial to his character & creativity?


52 posted on 08/25/2014 8:06:36 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: rfreedom4u

I believe I read that he was planning on attending a technical school after high school — not exactly a college. My recollection is that he was interested in becoming a qualified HVAC guy, but I might be wrong on that point.


53 posted on 08/25/2014 8:23:06 AM PDT by USNA74
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To: Zakeet

If they could just STFU for one day, I’ll be amazed.


54 posted on 08/25/2014 8:24:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Zakeet

Of course. The retailers need time to re-stock their shelves. Before they get hit again.


55 posted on 08/25/2014 8:31:25 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Obama: The turd that won't flush.)
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