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From Yahoo News:
A man was gravely wounded in a gun battle with police in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday night after a day of peaceful rallies to mark the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white officer one year ago. Several volleys of gunshots rang out as police in riot gear tried to disperse demonstrators blocking traffic and smashing storefront windows along a street that was a flashpoint of last year's unrest in the St. Louis suburb after Michael Brown, 18, was slain. Police later said the gunfire began with two groups of agitators apparently shooting at each other.
http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-protests-mostly-peaceful-anniversary-brown-shooting-015555407.html
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Anniversary commemorations had begun hours earlier with a peaceful march through the St. Louis suburb. The scene changed dramatically after dark. Dozens of protesters converged on West Florissant Avenue, which bore the brunt of last summer's rioting, and chanted: "Shut it down" in the midst of a severe thunderstorm.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by Freeman on Monday August 10 2015, @05:51PM
"In Ferguson on Sunday night, police said the gunfire began with two groups of agitators apparently shooting at each other before one gunman darted across a parking lot and was confronted by four officers who pulled up in an unmarked vehicle.
The suspect then opened fire on the police vehicle and was badly wounded in the ensuing foot chase and exchange of gunshots with the four detectives, police said."
http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-protests-mostly-peaceful-anniversary-brown-shooting-015555407.html/ [yahoo.com]
How is that a "Police Massacre"?
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Jeremiah Cornelius on Monday August 10 2015, @06:47PM
Because Police and prosecutors in Ferguson have an extensive and documented history of lying, fabricating evidence and making false statements to the media.
You're betting on the pantomime horse...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday August 10 2015, @07:32PM
Ahh..., so this would be the problem then:
"The civic infrastructure of Ferguson has not kept pace with its shifting demographics. In 1990, the town was three-quarters white. Twenty years later, white people made up only 30 percent of the population.
Now, Ferguson’s population is two-thirds black. Its more-than-50-person police force includes just three black officers. In 2013, black people accounted for 86 percent of all traffic stops and 92 percent of searches and arrests."
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/08/racial-tension-in-ferguson-isnt-over/378625/ [theatlantic.com]
What really gets me though, is their next section:
"Ferguson’s figures are not much different than many municipalities in the St. Louis area—and they’re actually better than the statewide average. But residents say profiling in the city is severe."
At least, I am assuming they mean that the discrimination is systemic throughout the state. I also don't have a reason to believe that what they stated isn't true.
It would be a lot more helpful, if the media focused on things that matter, like the facts. The media seems to just get more and more sensationalized. That's partly why I stopped watching the news. At least with getting my sources online, I can skip through the sensationalist junk, and actually learn something useful.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"