Gun control advocates in Ferguson MO

[realbrown1]

This article might shed some light on the racial divide in Ferguson and the distrust between its African American population and the police.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119070/michael-browns-death-leads-scrutiny-ferguson-white-police

Ferguson’s population is 67 percent black, but African Americans make up just 5.6 percent of the police force. Consider this number in the context of St. Louis’ deeply segregationist and discriminatory history—today, the city is still the sixth-most segregated in the country.

Sounds like a racist post to me.

I don't care if 100% of the town is black, or brown, or green with pink polka dots, it does not give a reason to behave this way.

 

[realbrown1]

Sharpton flapping his yap again

Al Sharpton: Authorities in Ferguson 'smeared' Michael Brown by releasing video of him allegedly robbing convenience store

It's not SMEARING to release the truth.

It's SMEARING to release information that is not already proven. The video is proof that he robbed that store.

And why should we care what a race baterror says anyways.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

It's not SMEARING to release the truth.

It's SMEARING to release information that is not already proven. The video is proof that he robbed that store.

And why should we care what a race baterror says anyways.

I'm so sick of Al Sharpton and the NAACP. They make things worse.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I'm so sick of Al Sharpton and the NAACP. They make things worse.

Not according to bbsam.

 

[realbrown1]

Assaulting an officer is a felony but doesn't carry the death penalty if convicted.

If you don't assault a police officer, you won't get beaten or shot.

This shold be common sense.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Not according to bbsam.

He must have them confused with someone that actually makes a difference.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Sounds like a racist post to me.

I don't care if 100% of the town is black, or brown, or green with pink polka dots, it does not give a reason to behave this way.

Your right, the cop had absolutely no reason to kill that young man.

 

[Babagounj]

Your right, the cop had absolutely no reason to kill that young man.

Reports are coming out that Brown punched the cop in the face , ran away & then when told to "freeze" instead started running towards the cop at full speed .

 

[Babagounj]

http://theconservativetreehouse.com...ing-sharing-brown-doubled-back-toward-police/

The “JJ Witness Video” – Eye Witness Audio of Mike Brown Shooting States: “Brown Doubled Back Toward POlice”…
http://theconservativetreehouse.com...ing-sharing-brown-doubled-back-toward-police/

 

[bbsam]

Not according to bbsam.

Actually, according to me, things haven't gotten as much better in 50 years as you seem to think.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Reports are coming out that Brown punched the cop in the face , ran away & then when told to "freeze" instead started running towards the cop at full speed .

Really? I've seen reports that are the complete opposite.

http://www.newsweek.com/ferguson-protests-reignite-265029?piano_t=1
Johnson and at least one other witness have said that the officer reached out through his car window to grab at Brown and that the teenager was trying to get away from the officer when he was shot. Brown held up his hands in a sign of surrender but the officer got out of his patrol car and shot Brown several times, they said.

Police have acknowledged that Brown's body was more than 30 feet away (9 meters) from the police car when he collapsed and died and that multiple shell casings were found at the scene

 

[Babagounj]

"The value in this is specifically because it is unguarded, and unprompted, testimony from an eyewitness that contradicts several others who spoke later but may have an agenda or pressure from the community. "

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Actually, according to me, things haven't gotten as much better in 50 years as you seem to think.

I never said things were as rosy as others may think.

What I have said all along is that guys like Sharpton and Jackson often do more harm than good.

 

[bbsam]

I never said things were as rosy as others may think.

What I have said all along is that guys like Sharpton and Jackson often do more harm than good.

Again, wasn't the same said of MLK?

 

[bbsam]

I'm so sick of Al Sharpton and the NAACP. They make things worse.

for whom?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

for whom?

Everyone.

 

[bbsam]

Everyone.

Wrong. Watch the video that Baba posted. No Sharpton, no Jackson. They only bring the national attention to what everyone there already knew. Justice isn't color blind. This is an extreme example of the status quo and the status quo does not change without agitation and struggle.

 

[soberups]

Again, wasn't the same said of MLK?

MLK wasn't a racist.

 

[soberups]

"The value in this is specifically because it is unguarded, and unprompted, testimony from an eyewitness that contradicts several others who spoke later but may have an agenda or pressure from the community. "

I mean nothing derogatory or bigoted by this statement, but without subtitles I could only understand about half of what was being said in that video. The combination of Deep Southern and black accents was extremely difficult for this white Oregonian to decipher. What was the relevant testimony in this video?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I mean nothing derogatory or bigoted by this statement, but without subtitles I could only understand about half of what was being said in that video. The combination of Deep Southern and black accents was extremely difficult for this white Oregonian to decipher. What was the relevant testimony in this video?

You ever watch Honey Boo Boo?