Ferguson protests interrupt Black Friday shopping at Walmart, Target stores
Source: AP-syracuse.com
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) -- Dozens of people have interrupted holiday shopping at major retail stores around the St. Louis area to speak out about a grand jury's decision not to indict the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.
The protests began Thanksgiving night and continued early Friday. Protesters spent a few minutes at each store, shouting inside. Officer in at least one store ordered them to leave. There was no immediate word of any arrests.
According to Johnetta Elzie, who had been tweeting and posting videos of the protests, demonstrations occurred at a Wal-Mart and Target in Brentwood, two Wal-Marts in St. Charles and one Wal-Mart in Manchester.
In the suburb of Ferguson, where Brown was shot on Aug. 9, there were no visible protests as the National Guard patrolled the area Thursday night.
Protesters of the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting chant slogans at the St. Louis Galleria mall on Wednesday evening, Nov. 26, 2014, in Richmond Heights, Mo. They stayed in the mall for about 15 minutes and then left peacefully without confrontation with a large police presence. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbres | AP)
Read more: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/11/ferguson_protests_black_friday_walmart_target_st_louis.html
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)logosoco
(3,208 posts)I think the young people have the energy to change things and this is the time! (past time!)
I looked for this story in the local paper (St. Louis post) and it wasn't in the front web page.
I think the Internet is going to be what makes the difference in this movement.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)Who needs to protest?