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Peaceful Rallies in Ferguson Give Way to Violence, Gunfire

posted by CoolHand on Monday August 10 2015, @04:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the nothing-funny-about-it dept.

"exec" writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 10 2015, @08:23PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 10 2015, @08:23PM (#220879) Homepage Journal

    Horse shit. Did you actually watch the video? The driver all but ran the kid over with the car. The shotgun rider fired his first shot within two seconds of the car stopping. Watch a few movies, find some scenes in which assassins plot to murder the target from their vehicle. Then tell me how to distinguish between these cop's actions and the assassins.

    They heard "black male" and "gun" and decided that the black bastard had to die. There was no request to "drop the weapon". There was no request to see a concealed carry permit. No questions whatsoever - they saw their quarry, and opened fire.

    In this case, black people have every right to be indignant. I am outraged. Guns are legal in this nation. Guns are legal in Ohio. Guns are legal in Cleveland. UNLESS of course, it's a black person who possesses the gun.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2015, @11:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 10 2015, @11:13PM (#220967)

    Ohio is an open-carry state.
    A loaded firearm in plain sight is not illegal there.

    UNLESS of course, it's a black person who possesses the gun.

    You and I are on opposite sides so often, I savor the instances when we agree.

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