Niners Fan in CT Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Police suited up and armed like something out of Call of Duty, ordering peaceful protestors back into their homes, shooting rubber bullets into crowds and tear gas into neighborhoods. I can't believe this is America.. Sure, there is some looting going on but the majority of people out there are peaceful and the police are greeting them with violence instead of addressing the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 This is the price we pay for "Safety and Freedom" in our post 9/11 world. I'm usually very pro-cop, even if I vehemetly disagreed with Boston PD's methods after the Marathon, but there's no way anyone can defend what the cops are doing in Ferguson. None. But this is what we wanted, right? This is our safety, right? EDIT: Clarification, I am *NOT* taking a shot any anyone in this thread or trying to start a battle that gets a fourth venting thread closed. Just venting out a bit on a really shitty situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Anyone following this on social media can see that the actions taken by the police in this situation are extreme. It's too bad the 24/7 news channels are giving it at most a couple minutes on the hour... I'm not saying they shouldn't cover Robin Williams or anything else but this is a huge story and I feel like our media is trying to sweep it under the rug. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 It's not just rubber bullets. The police are also using large wood pellets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'm really beginning to think we're doomed as a species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I'm really beginning to think we're doomed as a species. 2 things have always been true throughout human history: The world keeps getting better. And everyone thinks it keeps getting worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 The less common things become, the more they get noticed when it occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 The world can be cruel, and humans even more so. But there are enough of us small, yet essentially decent people who can find light within the darkness. Hold on to that. It's all we've really got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 This is disgusting. I hope the rest of the world is paying attention and throws it in our face because we are no better than they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Christopher Hayes ✔ @chrislhayes Police in Ferguson currently not allowing our reporter @trymainelee to go to the camera position for our report. 7:56 PM - 13 Aug 2014 So maybe I was wrong. This has been going on all week apparently..Saw it's a no fly zone also. They don't want the media capturing police brutality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I realize we're not supposed to talk too much on current events but I recommend twitter feed @grasswire both in general and for this particular subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The FAA nixed the no-fly zone pretty quickly. The cops apparently just arrested two reporters near the protest. Cops over the loudspeakers: "Your right to assembly is not being denied." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Yeah - I'm not going to post too much about this story but I urge everyone to go to social media or reliable websites (forget CNN and the like) and read about what's going on. It's fucking insane. Edit: what the fuck? Bomani Jones ✔ @bomani_jones gotta say, locking up a reporter from the washington post isn’t a wise move if you want a story to go away. seems an amateur move. 8:08 PM - 13 Aug 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 My god. The city I visit the most is about to explode. Just reading that WP reporter's twitter feed. Speechless. It's going to get worse tonight before it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Well, that's what you wanna see... Tear gas fired into neighborhoods and bouncing off of people's houses.. Unbelievable. edit: Jeeeezus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApzDwjxfgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrag Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That video is on repeat on MSNBC right now. No sound, but otherwise the same. Looks like the national media is finally catching the fuck up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 That video is on repeat on MSNBC right now. No sound, but otherwise the same. Looks like the national media is finally catching the fuck up. It took what... four days? This is why I can't fuck with our press anymore. It's pretty sad that I have to turn to twitter and overseas news to get the story on what's going on in our own fucking backyard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That video is on repeat on MSNBC right now. No sound, but otherwise the same. Looks like the national media is finally catching the fuck up. Almost. CNN: Ferguson MSNBC: Ferguson Fox News: "Democratic Infighting" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not trying to be an troll at all with this, but has martial law been declared? Because that's what it sounds like. . . .my God. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Welcome to the party, Jay Nixon. Where the fuck have you been? FINALLY issued a statement.. well... kind of... he's canceling his appearances at the Missouri State Fair and heading to STL. About fucking time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Not trying to be an troll at all with this, but has martial law been declared? Because that's what it sounds like. . . .my God. . . One of the things that suddenly seems clear and troubling is that thousands of independent county-level police forces have enough military firepower to essentially unilaterally produce martial law without it legally being declared and without any oversight or input from anyone outside, at the state or federal level. Your county sheriff decides to disconnect your town from the rest of the country, and the rest of the country watches it as if it was happening in another part of the world. Unless you're a white Nevada Rancher. Then you can point sniper rifles directly at law enforcement and they'll take a "let's wait and see" approach. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 This has been building for years and it's really pathetic to see it happen. Small area police forces thinking they need anti-terrorist level warfare tactics and training all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Grantland is out there. Rembert Browne@rembert 2h They said it suddenly got "unpeaceful." I was in the first two rows. Didn't see that shit. Only heard stuff suddenly firing off. Sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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