Heads up: Johnson to speak "in minutes":

[joshcryer]

Internet feed for those without cable or whatever: http://www.ustream.tv/cbsnews

[Live and Learn]

1. What the heck is on that table? nt

[joshcryer]

3. My guess is weapons confiscated.

But we'll see. Having a guy come out and pray? That means bad news.

[joshcryer]

6. Called it, guns.

[joshcryer]

7. Moltov in the middle, couldn't make it out at first.

Argus (I am Brown) got a close shot.

[countryjake]

19. They found that molotov in the bed of a pickup that they stopped.

I read that on twitter, too. And two of the people who were in the cab of that truck were packing pistols.

[Live and Learn]

2. A prayer at a press briefing? nt

[joshcryer]

5. I think someone died or got injured tonight.

[countryjake]

9. They've been saying that two were shot, but the pics I saw weren't bad.

I read on twitter that two people were arrested who were packing pistols.

[joshcryer]

10. Two people shot and injured.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

8. thats gotta be pure PR

We're in for a bunch of deflection.

[kath]

18. Yeah - what the fuckity- fuck? how utterly inappropriate.

[countryjake]

4. Praying

[joshcryer]

11. Fascinating, Johnson calling for people to protest tomorrow, in daylight.

[Live and Learn]

12. Yep. nt

[steve2470]

13. "media had to be repeatedly asked to" go back to sidewalk and get out of road...

paraphrased

[joshcryer]

15. Was with him until that point.

I've really not been impressed with how the media has been treated here.

I think his heart is in the right place, but I think that's the wrong thing to do, don't mess with the media.

[countryjake]

35. Now I think he's talking about the woman who reported on that truck...

Lawrence O'Donnell talked to her tonight on his show, she said that a pick-up had pulled up just as the cops were dispersing the crowd. The driver asked if anyone needed a ride out of the area and a bunch of young protesters jumped into the back. She said that so many got on, that it was almost scraping bottom as it pulled away. The cops pulled that truck over a little ways down the road and she ran down there and took pictures of them arresting everybody in it. Her name was Amanda. I was on her twitter page but closed it out and now I can't remember her hashtag. (deleted all my cookies about a half hour ago)

That truck is where the guns and molotov cocktail were found. The driver must have been trying to use the kids as cover, since Capt. Johnson said they'd been tracking him. But they arrested every one of the young protesters, minutes after they'd jumped in. And the cops were really not pleased that Amanda was trying to get a pic of it, according to what she told O'Donnell

[joshcryer]

14. Johnson bashing the media for being in streets.

False. I watched it all night Johnson. Your higher ups are wrong.

[steve2470]

16. correct, media was always on the sidewalk and out of the roads nt

[joshcryer]

20. There is one moment when they stepped forward, and took pics.

Got on their knees. But they got up right afterward and got back on the sidewalk. The reporters have been very compliant, the whole time, I have been posting about it all night. I want the reporters to be non-compliant, for crying out loud. It's their right to report.

[Live and Learn]

17. True and they were using that noise machine long before anything happened. nt

[joshcryer]

21. That machine, LADAR or whatever it's called, needs to be banned.

I was getting my blood pressure and heart rate up just listening to it. It serves no purpose but to agitate.

[kath]

22. Well, it's a great thing to use at a police riot.

Which is exactly what this is...

[Live and Learn]

24. Can't be good for your hearing either and it affects everyone

not just "agitators".

[joshcryer]

30. I mean, even if I was there peacefully, I might become agitated.

And I might do something stupid, maybe throw a rock. That's bad. But I can see myself doing it. We didn't have those in Seattle 99 and we only threw teddy bears, but you probably know what I'm saying.

[Uncle Joe]

36. I agree, joshcryer. n/t

[countryjake]

40. I think that's what he doesn't want "glamorized".

When he said that the "media glamorizes the activities of a disruptive few" all I could think of was when they fired off all the smoke bombs, tear gas, and blasted everyone with LRADs.

That's obviously what he doesn't want the media to show.

If he says he's inspired by the people of Ferguson, why the hell did they arrest 31 of them tonight? He said himself that the protesters weren't aggressive.

[joshcryer]

41. I think that part is absolutely true.

I think about it from a completely different angle, though. Because police agitation is going to cause more protesters to come out and resist. He doesn't want that at all. I think there is an absolute right to report on excessive police actions. The machine in particular serves no positive purpose. It's literally a nightmare machine. I may have nightmares about it tonight.

[countryjake]

42. I will, too. I was in the bathroom when they started with the sonic blasts...

and probably damaged the speakers of our computer. I couldn't imagine how terrifying it was to be there.

That LRAD crap is something else!

[joshcryer]

43. Some guy found earplugs on the ground.

He made a dumb tweet about them being bullets or something (claimed he was joking or whatever). I wished I had them on an iPhone recording streamed to YouTube through headphones! Stupid ass machine and whoever invented it needs help. It's not doing what it's intended to do. It might scare off irregulars (people who weren't protesting but were in the area and seeing what was going on), but protesters are going to be seriously annoyed by it.

[Enthusiast]

44. PLUS ONE, a whole bunch!

[elleng]

29. Not bashing,

explaining and asking for cooperation.

[joshcryer]

32. If it's untrue, I consider it bashing.

I watched it the whole night, the reporters were extremely cooperative. Even when they were being led around the city to various checkpoints which sent them to random locations.

[steve2470]

23. his comments about glamorizing by the media annoyed me a tad

I don't see that at all.

[joshcryer]

27. I actually agree with it, *however*, we have constitutional rights.

So the media being there and potentially making protesters more active, is a good thing, that's the whole point of the bill of rights. Free speech, free press. Simple. Free as in freedom, of course.

Basically I see it as victim blaming even if some of the media is glamorizing it or putting their heads out there and making the drama excessive.

[NutmegYankee]

26. I lost all respect for this guy.

He just justified arresting journalists for "safety".

[joshcryer]

28. I think his heart is in the right place but he's not in control.

I don't think anyone is in control. I'm glad at least he called for daytime protest.

[elleng]

33. Yes. No one is in control.

[elleng]

31. Didn't, said they can't tell, sometimes, who is a journalist.

[joshcryer]

34. They changed the narrative throughout the night.

First it was "reporters" then it was "credentialed reporters" because a lot of individuals on the streets would just pull their phone out and claim they were journalists (which, in fact, in the information age, they become as soon as they start recording).

[Cha]

37. thank you, josh

[octoberlib]

38. What's next? Embedding reporters with the St. Louis County PD and

the National Guard?

[joshcryer]

39. They need to.

Stop playing the con game with reporters at this point, I'm dead serious. If reporters aren't allowed to report, what's the damn point?