New Witness to Michael Brown Shooting

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[4est_4est_Gump]

Aren't turnips red on the outside and white inside?

 

[Ishmael]

Aren't turnips red on the outside and white inside?

Gonna claim 'victim' status now?

Ishmael

 

[miles]

Aren't turnips red on the outside and white inside?

I'm pretty sure they're yellow through and through.

 

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[RobDownSouth]

Bullshit.

All we do is comment on ya'll and your outrage and sense of Social Justice.

Own your shame. Be a man.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Not to mention the fact that we lived long enough to have learned that the story that first hits the street borders on 90% fiction.

Ishmael

Wishful thinking old man.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

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Turnip is the new apple!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I'm pretty sure they're yellow through and through.

tee hee



Is that an occipital fold joke?

 

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[4est_4est_Gump]

Oh, wait, that's me! That's a good thing!

 

[about_average]

Slightly off topic, the latest anecdote from the Decline and Fall of CNN is this maroon, who asked on the air why the police weren't using water cannons on a group of black protestors. The look on her black co-anchor's face is priceless:


http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/cnn-anchor-suggests-police-use-water-cannons-on-ferguso-1623716431

IIRC fire hoses were used in the 60's, during the Watts riots.
When I was a firefighter in the 70's someone brought that up in a training class during a section on civil unrest. The instructor said in no uncertain terms "never". We didn't want citizens to look at firefighters as the enemy, which they would soon do if they started using water cannons or fire hoses.

 

[Busybody]

the truth shall not prevail

and

now they pretend otherwise

http://twitchy.com/2014/08/19/post-...weets-did-not-meet-standards-for-publication/

 

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[toubab]

the truth shall not prevail

and

now they pretend otherwise

http://twitchy.com/2014/08/19/post-...weets-did-not-meet-standards-for-publication/

It appears the reporter has been on FMLA leave since March, and has not been suspended because of her tweet about the dozen witnesses who support the cop's version of events.

 

[toubab]

http://www.jrn.com/ktts/news/Governor-Nixon-Offers-Special-Message-To-Ferguson-271930541.html

"Governor Nixon Offers Special Message To Ferguson"

"In his message, the governor is offering a two part solution that includes protection for the people of Ferguson and prosecution for those responsible.

Here is the press release from Governor Nixon's office.

“Ten days ago, a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, in broad daylight. Since then, the world has watched a community become engulfed in grief, anger, fear and at times violence.

For a family mourning the loss of a son, it has been a profound personal tragedy. For Ferguson and our entire nation, it has ripped open old wounds that have festered for generations, and exposed difficult issues that communities across our country must still resolve.

But amid all the pain and distrust and anger, we’ve also seen tremendous acts of grace, courage, and kindness as the people of Ferguson try to maintain peace, while they call for justice for the family of Michael Brown. In Ferguson, people of all races and creeds are joining hands to pray for justice. Teenagers cooking meals for law enforcement officers. Community leaders demonstrating courage and heroism throughout the night in standing against armed and violent instigators. Volunteers coming out to pick up littered neighborhood.

They are the faces of Ferguson. They are the faces of this region. They are the faces and soul of Missouri.

For them, for the family of Michael Brown, for all the parents who have had their sons taken from them much too soon, and for all the children dreaming of a brighter and better future, we now have a responsibility to come together and do everything we can to achieve justice for this family, peace for this community, and have the courage to address the problems that have divided us for too long. Real problems of poverty, education inequality, and race.

So how do we do that?

First, we must protect the people of Ferguson.

The officers of the Missouri Highway Patrol, St. Louis County, St. Louis City, and other jurisdictions are united in working valiantly to protect the public, while at the same time preserving citizens’ rights to express their anger peacefully.

As we’ve seen over the past week, it is not an easy balance to strike. And it becomes much more difficult in the dark of night, when organized and increasingly violent instigators take to the streets intent on creating chaos and lawlessness.

But we will not be defeated by bricks and guns and Molotov cocktails. With the help of peaceful demonstrators, pastors and community leaders, Captain Johnson and law enforcement will not give up trying to ensure that those with peace in their hearts are not drowned out by those with senseless violence in their hands.

Second, a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued.

The democratically elected St. Louis County prosecutor and the Attorney General of the United States, each have a job to do. Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly, and correctly; and I call upon them to meet those expectations.

Finally, once we have achieved peace in Ferguson and justice for the family of Michael Brown, we must remain committed to rebuilding the trust that has been lost, mending what has been broken, and healing the wounds we have endured.

This is hard. Nothing about this is simple. We won’t always get it right, but we’re going to keep trying. Because Ferguson is a test, a test not just for the people of this community, but for all Americans. And it is a test we must not fail.

Last week I met with and prayed with the mother of Michael Brown. She has lost a son who she can never bring back. But what we can do is work together to ensure that Michael Brown’s death is not remembered as the tragedy that sparked a cycle of violence and distrust, but rather marks the beginning of a process of healing and reconciliation.

So I ask that we continue to stand together as we work to achieve justice for Michael Brown, restore hope and peace to the streets of Ferguson, and march together toward a future of greater opportunity and understanding for all of us.”

Disgusting. Another politician calling for prosecution of the cop, and this one is the governor of the state where this happened, no less. Almost unbelievable. What a disgrace for a governor.

 

[RobDownSouth]

It appears the reporter has been on FMLA leave since March, and has not been suspended because of her tweet about the dozen witnesses who support the cop's version of events.

It's instructive that most of the fringe-right sites like Breitbart, Troothrevolt and others have been unusually circumspect about promoting this singular, uncorroborated tweet.

The reporter who had this "scoop" seems to have a Vetteman-esque flair for melodrama, based on the breathless quality of her twitter feed.

 

[cjh]

http://www.jrn.com/ktts/news/Governor-Nixon-Offers-Special-Message-To-Ferguson-271930541.html

"Governor Nixon Offers Special Message To Ferguson"

<snip>

Second, a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued.

The democratically elected St. Louis County prosecutor and the Attorney General of the United States, each have a job to do. Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly, and correctly; and I call upon them to meet those expectations.

<snip>

Disgusting. Another politician calling for prosecution of the cop, and this one is the governor of the state where this happened, no less. Almost unbelievable. What a disgrace for a governor.

That's exactly what needs to happen if that cop's name is ever gonna be cleared and if a semblance of trust is ever gonna return to that community.

 

[toubab]

That's exactly what needs to happen if that cop's name is ever gonna be cleared and if a semblance of trust is ever gonna return to that community.

No, it's inappropriate for the governor to call for prosecution of the cop. Totally inappropriate. And totally inappropriate for him to take sides in the matter. Justice for the cop is equally as important as justice for the Brown family.

Calling for a thorough investigation would be appropriate. Calling for a vigorous prosecution is indefensible.

This thing stinks higher and higher with each passing day.

 

[nowisthetime]

There's very little reporting on black power groups, communists, Occupy anarchists, perpetrating much of this racial violence. They know how to take advantage of ignorant unsophisticated people with misinformation, and turn them into cannon fodder.

Vette and his fellow bigots playing the angry right wing white male victimhood mentality.....again.


Since when have black power groups gone around shooting random folks and blowing up shit? How often does THAT occur? We are not talking about gang violence, that's a separate issue.

The Oklahoma City bombing, Centennial Park bombing, Wisconsin Sikh temple shootings, Wall Street bombing, etc.


Last time I checked, they sure won't coloreds....

BUT RIGHT WING WHITE AMERICAN "CHRISTIAN" MEN

Pot meet kettle.
Your brain is stuck in 1967.

 

[cjh]

No, it's inappropriate for the governor to call for prosecution of the cop. Totally inappropriate. And totally inappropriate for him to take sides in the matter. Justice for the cop is equally as important as justice for the Brown family.

Calling for a thorough investigation would be appropriate. Calling for a vigorous prosecution is indefensible.

This thing stinks higher and higher with each passing day.

He didn't ask for a conviction. He asked prosecutors to do their job.

That includes investigation.

It may include a grand jury.

It may include a jury.

If the judicial process either does not work or does not appear to work, though, this wound will do nothing but fester.

 

[toubab]

He didn't ask for a conviction. He asked prosecutors to do their job.

That includes investigation.

It may include a grand jury.

It may include a jury.

If the judicial process either does not work or does not appear to work, though, this wound will do nothing but fester.

He asked for prosecution. That is wrong. There may be no justification for prosecution. The governor should stay out of the decision to prosecute or not prosecute. That is not his job.

 

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[toubab]

Only 6 of the 78 arrested in Ferguson were resident's.

No surprise to me. I think most of the outrage over the shooting is coming from people who had never even set foot in Ferguson before this incident happened. This should have been a local matter. The fact it has been hijacked by outside forces and is being exploited for their own purposes has become very clear.

 

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