Ferguson police officer suffers critical brain injury in Michael Brown anniversary violence

AP ^ | 10 Aug 2024 | HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH

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A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown...

Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a severe brain injury Friday after being knocked to the ground....

Police also didn’t intervene when the protesters began shaking the fence outside the station. But he said that when they broke a section of fencing, he sent out the arrest team. The suspect who charged at Travis Brown knocked him backward with his shoulder, and the officer hit his head as he tumbled to the ground, Doyle said....

Doyle said Travis Brown, who is Black, started with the department in January and previously worked for the St. Louis County Police Department.

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perp's name not mentioned, held on $500K bond

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The late "Gentle Giant" Michael Brown, was a man who achieved his full potential in his life. He graduated from a two week course in "Life Skills" offered by the county social welfare department. This even merited a cap and gown.

And who can forget the sage words of his stepfather as he eulogized his gentle boy: "Burn this bitch down!". Words to live by in Ferguson. Missouri.

[PghBaldy]

I blame much of race relations on the orphan castaway, Barry nee Osama Obama Soetoro. He set race relations back decades.

[21twelve]

He sure did. As much as I didn’t like Obama’s politics, I barely thought about his skin color when he was elected. And I thought “Well, his politics suck, but at least we can put the whole race thing behind us, seeing as we now have a black President.”

Boy was I wrong. Sad.

[zeestephen]

Kamala paying his bond?

[SaveFerris]

All according to plan.

He made sure to pour a little gasoline on every fire he could. Keep stoking the flames. Just like what he did in Kenya. We tried to warn people. Nah, they were too smart to listen to any of that.

[SaveFerris]

The “Gentle Giant” just had to put a quick choke hold on the owner of the store who was trying to stop him from stealing.

I guess stealing is a “right” these days. For some folks.

[MikeSteelBe]

"I blame much of race relations on the orphan castaway, Barry nee Osama Obama Soetoro."

I agree with you about the Kenyan Muslim punk bastard Obamination.

[SaveFerris]

They were shown pictures. But a bunch of stupid Americans chose to remain stupid regarding the Manchurian Candidate.

[Gay State Conservative]

The cop was telling the truth when he said that “The Gentle Giant” tried to take his gun. That was proven by the three autopsies done on him...all of which showed gun powder residue around the bullet wound to his hand,proving that his hand was near the barrel of the gun when it was discharged.

[reasonisfaith]

The stupidest ones are the cabal who steal the elections (including 2012 and possibly 2008).

Not regular Americans.

[mewzilla]

More here, including perp’s ID...

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/ferguson-officer-in-critical-condition-with-brain-injury-after-michael-brown-protest/article_ad4a4f6a-5742-11ef-81f7-7ffb213cb9ad.html

[MikeSteelBe]

"They were shown pictures. But a bunch of stupid Americans chose to remain stupid regarding the Manchurian Candidate."

The birth certificate presented by the Kenyan Muslim punk bastard was a joke of a forgery.

[SaveFerris]

yeah

[SaveFerris]

It’s pretty freaky

[Mouton]

When they get in these surround alamo like postures, the crowd needs to be dispersed with flame throwers. It is not protest, it is intimidation. Give a warning, blow a siren and then let loose the gasoline.

[ridesthemiles]

The hospital named on that forgery was the result of a MERGER of 2 other hospitals-—

THAT MERGER happened 5-6 YEARS after OBAMA was born.

[unread]

"Barry nee Osama Obama Soetoro."

"The gift that keeps on giving.. America may have been mortally wounded because of this disgusting...(your word here).

[libertylover]

And I thought “Well, his politics suck, but at least we can put the whole race thing behind us, seeing as we now have a black President.”

Exactly what I thought as well.

[Organic Panic]

Someone just got a 24 year sentence for rushing cops at the January 6th festivities. I bet the perp gets nothing.

As an aside. An aircraft shop had a head hunter recruit me for a job at the St Louis airport just up the street from that s hole. I laughed. He understood why no one wants to move there.