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Ferguson Protester Who Hurled Tear Gas Canister in Iconic Photo Dead (truc)
TMZ ^ | 5/5/2017 | Unknown

Posted on 05/05/2017 1:17:23 PM PDT by Trillian

Edward Crawford, Jr., the man whose image became the defining moment in the Ferguson protests, is dead.

Crawford was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and police are trying to determine if it was accidental or suicide.

Crawford's dad told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "I don't believe it was a suicide," adding cops are being "hush-hush" about the investigation.

The photo symbolized the tensions between police and protester in the wake of Michael Brown's death. Cops hurled a tear gas canister at protesters ... Crawford picked it up and hurled it back.

Crawford was 27 and the father of 4 children.

(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ferguson; snitchesgetstiches
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To: Jeff Chandler

Well, at least he was patriotic....................


21 posted on 05/05/2017 1:33:44 PM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: Trillian

Adios, MoFo.


22 posted on 05/05/2017 1:34:57 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Trillian

Tribal life is high risk.


23 posted on 05/05/2017 1:37:36 PM PDT by lurk (TEat)
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To: cameraeye

“Wachu mean man - what’s this bag of chips!? I thought you said come down to the protest and get layed. F this!” Then he threw the molotov.


24 posted on 05/05/2017 1:39:00 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
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To: Trillian

Oh you mean the epitome of #FakeNews?

Where the cop was 100% exonerated and then was forced to resign and relocate his family?

The one with the death threats?

Oh THAT #FakeNews. The one “they” still talk about, the “Hands up, Don’t Shoot” BS?

My heart bleeds for this poor victim. I’m sure it was a white cop who killed him. No other explanation.

Good F riddance


25 posted on 05/05/2017 1:39:30 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: SaveFerris

“For the reason of.......well, didn’t need a reason, just destroy.”

For that, he was deliberately given space to do so, and the cops were specifically told to stand down and allow it.


26 posted on 05/05/2017 1:43:54 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Trillian

Now he can join the ‘Jolly Teen Giant’ in the food-stamp line in the sky.


27 posted on 05/05/2017 1:45:37 PM PDT by Beagle8U (United for flying 1,000 miles for a camel (toe).)
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To: Trillian

I don’t know how it happened, but my give a damn is broken.

5.56mm


28 posted on 05/05/2017 1:46:03 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: All
The Ferguson QuikTrip - burned down because....hey Obama inspired us to do it.


29 posted on 05/05/2017 1:47:04 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: treetopsandroofs

Yes, thanks to Missouri Governor Jay Nixon - Democrat, oops, “Independent”.


30 posted on 05/05/2017 1:49:03 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: House Atreides

Who will support them now that he’s gone?

Oh wait....never mind.


31 posted on 05/05/2017 1:49:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: dfwgator

He was all radical AND a bag of chips!


32 posted on 05/05/2017 1:50:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: exit82

Oh yes was thinking the same thing. And just posted it too! (then saw yours lol)


33 posted on 05/05/2017 1:51:41 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: The Toll

Actually, not a bad stretch.


34 posted on 05/05/2017 1:52:36 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Paladin2

Well, he sure had some fine earrings .........

https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_18/1989861/170505-edward-crawford-selfie-se-118p_2ee2daab1893632a196b26903a40e083.nbcnews-fp-1200-800.jpg


35 posted on 05/05/2017 1:54:01 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Spruce

Nice dreds there Trayvon. Too bad about your “accident”.


36 posted on 05/05/2017 1:54:51 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: The Toll

Hey, he’s trying to riot, burn and destroy AND eat.........

It’s hard to get the perfect form......

;)


37 posted on 05/05/2017 1:56:40 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Trillian

According to a police summary, Crawford was in the back seat of a car. Two women were in the car
with him. The car was heading east on Salisbury, approaching Blair Avenue near Hyde Park,
when the gun went off.

The women told police that Crawford had started talking about how distraught he was over
“personal matters.” They heard him rummaging for something in the backseat, and the next thing
they knew he shot himself in the head.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/protester-featured-in-iconic-ferguson-photo-found-dead-of-self/article_072602fb-99f1-531f-aa1c-b971e8b32566.html


38 posted on 05/05/2017 1:59:31 PM PDT by deport
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To: House Atreides

Father of 4, dad to none.


39 posted on 05/05/2017 2:06:46 PM PDT by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
27 and the father of four, bet he was never married. Wonder by how many women?

It tells you right there; "father of four". So, four women.
Unless there were any twins, of course.

40 posted on 05/05/2017 2:07:00 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (It's gonna be bloody.)
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