CNN is live from Ferguson. FYI - tear gas, humvees, protestor shot. n/t

[jillan]

[jillan]

1. Rubber bullets. Arrests. Here we go again with the war zone. nt

[sabbat hunter]

2. which ever protestors

threw the molotov cocktails are fucking morons.

What the fuck do you think the police are going to do after that? Of course they are going to react with things like tear gas.

Protest peacefully!

[HooptieWagon]

6. It appears that teargas triggered the riot.

Reports of molotov cocktails and shots fired came after reports of teargas being fired.

[sabbat hunter]

11. actually

the reports from CNN state the reverse. That molotov cocktails were tossed first then tear gas fired.

[HooptieWagon]

28. witnesses interviewed on msnbc say teargas came first.

unprovoked attack. Protestors were peaceful.

[jillan]

8. CNN reported that shots started this.

[still_one]

26. What if the shots are from a planted inciter?

[sabbat hunter]

30. always a possibility

but what would be the benefit of that? It could result in injured police, the plants getting hurt, etc.

Tensions are high enough that you don't need plants, just an idiot or two on either side.

[still_one]

31. The point would be to make the protesters look bad

[Warpy]

3. Yeah, the cops really effective at keeping things orderly

When are the elected officials finally going to catch a damned clue?

A cop started this mess. COPS ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT.

That is all.

[Warpy]

15. Curfew isn't for another couple of hours

so once again, why the fuck are they there?

This is just plain ridiculous.

Enjoy your stay.

[malokvale77]

22. Wow

That was one fast pizza delivery. Two whole posts.

[Warpy]

24. Yeah, MIRT is alert and on the job tonight.

I didn't think he'd be around long. He's probably trying to create another account right now, though.

[Warren DeMontague]

25. She.

[malokvale77]

21. Uh huh, sure

That's the ticket.

[VanGoghRocks]

16. They've had 8 days to arrest the motherfucker who shot this kid. NOTHING! NADA! ZIP! But

they're able to implement a fucking curfew to suspend American citizens' first amendment rights to peaceably assemble.

Well, news flash to the ruling class establishment which has now revealed its utter bankruptcy of purpose and existence:

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!

It's no longer Fergustan or even Misery on trial, no longer the shithead Mayberry Machiavellis and trailer trash crackers. Now it's America on trial and, America, you look like SHIT!

[Warpy]

20. Excellent points. It's embarrassing

At least they didn't send in the local Gestapo in full riot gear when there were huge demonstrations a couple of months ago for the same reason, trigger happy cops escalating a situation which could have remained peaceful and than shooting somebody. They were averaging 10 a year, shooting unarmed people.

If our wild west cops are restrained enough to keep the situation from becoming a war, what the hell is the matter with those cops in Ferguson?

ETA: when the cops shove a gun in a journalist's face, we have a very big problem that is much larger than Ferguson.

[VanGoghRocks]

23. It's more than embarassing. It's shameful and disgusting and it harkens back to

the 1950s and Emmett Till. They let that kid just bleed out in the street like a rabid dog, those shitheads. Those utter, motherfucking shitheads.

[liberalmuse]

29. Agreed. n/t

[NYC_SKP]

4. And, LRADs....

Long Range Acoustic Devices to disperse the crowds.

Fuck them.

[davidpdx]

5. Code 2000

They ordered all personal to the area regardless of the agency they belong to.

[AgingAmerican]

7. Cops are threatening the Media now

with teargas.

[jillan]

9. A couple were arrested, then released.

They were getting in the way is the excuse.

[AgingAmerican]

10. They are sealing them off

...so they can't see what they are doing to the protesters.

[IsItJustMe]

12. This looks like Iraq. They said that they were going to

demitilarize the police there. They lied. I see police wearing military uniforms. I see projectiles being shot off. I hear there are children in the crowd. These police are out of control.

This seems to be acceptable practice in a black neighborhood, but just watch, its coming to your neighborhood soon.

Very sad

[bigtree]

13. thanks for the thread, jillan

flash bangs going off

gunshots confirmed . . . unofficial one victim at Canfield?

[Warren DeMontague]

17. are they filming? WHY ARE THEY BEING ALLOWED TO FILM?

They need to TURN OFF THEIR CAMERAS TURN EM OFF OFF THOSE CAMERAS NEED TO BE TURNED OFF LETS LETS GO TIME TO GO TURN OFF THE CAMERA BUDDY HEY THAT CAMERA NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF LETS TURN IT OFF LETS GO TURN OFF OFF OFF OFF NOW BUDDY TIME TO TURN OFF THE CAMERA

[jillan]

19. Cops saying the protestors started this - Protesters saying cops started this. 8 yo was gassed.

Wtf?!

[bigtree]

27. outside agitators, more than likely

. . . jittery cops poised to attack has a lot to do with the ensuing chaos

a lot of angry youth unconcerned with consequence added in . . . willing to stand ground or actually confront police attackers . . .

all a recipe for disaster, imo.