St. Louis officers chant ‘whose streets, our streets’ while arresting protesters

Washington Post ^ | September 18, 2017 | Susan Hogan

[rightwingintelligentsia]

After a third night of violence and unrest in St. Louis, about 100 protesters marched in silence along downtown streets Monday during the morning rush hour. Once they reached City Hall, the silence gave way to chants for justice.

The city has been marked by protests since Friday, when former police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted on charges of murdering a black motorist after a police chase in 2011. Stockley is white.

Overnight Sunday, police arrested more than 80 people after a peaceful protest turned violent as night fell. In a concentrated area downtown, some protesters smashed windows and overturned trash cans, while others threw chemicals and rocks at police, authorities said.

“After the demonstration, organizers announced that the daytime protest was over,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said in news conference at about 1 a.m. Monday. “But a group of agitators stayed behind, apparently intent on breaking windows and destroying property.”

She declined to take reporters’ questions.

Some protesters complained that police were unnecessarily aggressive. Further inflaming tensions, a St. Louis photographer reported he and others heard police chant “whose streets, our streets” after making some arrests.

[x1stcav]

Yeah, right.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Could we teleport the 1968 Chicago Police Department to St. Louis? The rioters would be crying to get their regular officers back in about 3 seconds.

[Regulator]

Well...just a bit different from Berkeley.

[rktman]

👮🏼🚔⚖🍿

[BenLurkin]

“Don’t try to understand ‘em.
Just round them up and brand ‘em.”

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Some protesters complained that police were unnecessarily aggressive

Oh, boo frickin' hoo. I'm complaining that they weren't aggressive enough.

[Vermont Lt]

Can you imagine the heads exploding on, and off the TV?

I would pay to see that!

[Grampa Dave]

So, the St Louis cops, snow flaked the BLMers, with this chant, “Whose streets, our streets!”

[libertylover]

Mayor Lyda Krewson said ... “But a group of agitators stayed behind...

Surprised the mayor would blurt out that much truth.

[SaxxonWoods]

I love it.

The protestors like to chant “death to the cops”.

“Whose streets, our streets” (another protester chant) is just fine.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I think she's ticked off that they broke her windows and spray painted her house.

[circlecity]

"a St. Louis photographer reported he and others heard police chant “whose streets, our streets” after making some arrests.

I wonder if that's the same photographer who got arrested for participating in the riot.

[TheConservativeTejano]

St. Louis officers chant ‘whose streets, our streets’ while arresting protesters

I just love it when a good plan comes together.

It could not have happened to a nicer bunch of guys if u catch my drift here.

[Inyo-Mono]

“Don’t try to understand ‘em.

Just round them up and brand ‘em.”

Classic. One of my favorite TV shows back in the '60s.

[Mr. K]

I don’t really care...
That is what the ‘protesters’ were probably saying first, and I am hoping they learned a lesson.

[ASA Vet]

“Don’t try to understand ‘em.
Just round them up and brand ‘em.”

[Pollster1]

a St. Louis photographer reported he and others heard police chant “whose streets, our streets” after making some arrests.

A hundred cell phones recording every thing that happens, and no evidence of this "chant"? I'm more than a bit skeptical of the report.

[DoughtyOne]

When (and if) they chanted that, they certainly did it on my behalf too.

Excellent!

[grania]

It must be tough to not have any "white racist groups" to blame.

Early reposts and pictures of rioting thugs trashing a Library have been scrubbed. Farenheit 481 is no longer Science Fiction.