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Obama says Ferguson looters and lawbreakers should be prosecuted
wash times ^ | 11/25/14 | b wolfgang

Posted on 11/25/2014 4:21:14 PM PST by bestintxas

After his appeals largely were disregarded Monday night, President Obama on Tuesday again pleaded for calm and restraint in Ferguson, Mo., and across the country — but this time he also had a warning for those who have resorted to violence, saying looters and anyone else who breaks the law should be prosecuted.

“There are productive ways of responding and expressing those frustrations and there are destructive ways of responding. Burning buildings, torching cars, destroying property, putting people at risk — that’s destructive and there’s no excuse for it,” the president said during a speech in Chicago. “Those are criminal acts, and people should be prosecuted if they engage in criminal acts.” Mr. Obama repeated many of the points he made Monday evening in a White House speech delivered just hours after a Ferguson grand jury decided there should be no charges brought against police officer Darren Wilson in connection with the August shooting death of teenager Michael Brown.

The president again said there are very real problems between some law enforcement agencies and minority groups, with distrust having been built up over decades.

He said he and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will work with civil rights and religious leaders, along with local, county and state officials, to come up with solutions, including making sure police departments are racially representative of the communities they serve.

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"He said he and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will work with civil rights and religious leaders, along with local, county and state officials, to come up with solutions, including making sure police departments are racially representative of the communities they serve. "

So if this goes down and the ethinicy of policemen is that of who is arrested, then 90% of all police departments will be black.

Exactly how does this stop crime?

1 posted on 11/25/2014 4:21:14 PM PST by bestintxas
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To: bestintxas

“Obama says Ferguson looters and lawbreakers should be prosecuted”

Yeah well, Obama says a lot of things...


2 posted on 11/25/2014 4:22:55 PM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: bestintxas

Does anyone else realize what an absolute pathetic waste of skin this clown is?


3 posted on 11/25/2014 4:22:59 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (NO COMPROMISE! NO BIPARTISANSHIP! STOP OBAMA NOW!)
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Obama says Ferguson looters and lawbreakers should be prosecuted

Ain't gon'a happen.

4 posted on 11/25/2014 4:23:48 PM PST by doc1019
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To: equaviator

With no shame or sense of irony at all.


5 posted on 11/25/2014 4:24:18 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: bestintxas

If there were only more Michael Browns on the police force, things like this will never happen


6 posted on 11/25/2014 4:24:28 PM PST by digger48
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

ME!!!! ME!!!!


7 posted on 11/25/2014 4:24:48 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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then 90% of all police departments will be black.

Don't forget gay cops too. At least half the police force to be homosexual. Don't think they're going to plan this? Fundamentally transform America.

8 posted on 11/25/2014 4:25:11 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: bestintxas

Another end around move while Holder travels to Ferguson.


9 posted on 11/25/2014 4:25:37 PM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: equaviator
Yeah well, Obama says a lot of things...

and most of the time what he says is the opposite of the truth..

10 posted on 11/25/2014 4:25:45 PM PST by uncitizen (I weep for my country)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Yeh well King Obama doesn’t mean it. He’s a liar, every time, all the time.


11 posted on 11/25/2014 4:25:48 PM PST by austinaero
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To: uncitizen

It’s that Taqqiya thing.


12 posted on 11/25/2014 4:26:21 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: bestintxas

Leave to the Fed-UH-real Goobermint to Gomer things Up!


13 posted on 11/25/2014 4:26:39 PM PST by Gasshog (DemoKKKrats: Leaders of the Free Stuff World)
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To: bestintxas

What’s the problem, TOTUS? The police and Guard backed off just like you told them.


14 posted on 11/25/2014 4:27:23 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: bestintxas

Must be their internal polls were terrible this morning.

Hey I know , have your next presser with Al Sharpton.


15 posted on 11/25/2014 4:27:25 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: bestintxas

The agitators and the race-haters and the people enabling and encouraging this violence should be punished as well. That’s going to have to start at the very top. I won’t hold my breath.


16 posted on 11/25/2014 4:27:26 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

17 posted on 11/25/2014 4:28:57 PM PST by EEGator
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To: bestintxas

“Should be prosecuted” if they’re caught, but nobody will put much energy into catching or indicting them.


18 posted on 11/25/2014 4:30:58 PM PST by x
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To: bestintxas

Shouldn’t this be labeled satire?/sarc


19 posted on 11/25/2014 4:31:51 PM PST by dynachrome (Vertrou in God en die Mauser)
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To: Billthedrill
Each and every day Clown Prince nobama cements his standing as the King of Liars-Presidential Edition.
20 posted on 11/25/2014 4:31:53 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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