Car plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis

[raxar]

You know what? You're right. I stand corrected.

Clearly, what we need here are FREE SPEECH ZONES! Fuck this chaotic lawlessness and anarchy, these uppity black people trying to make their voices heard...

These people need to KNOW THEIR PLACE and only protest in government-sanctioned areas, preferably well away from where anyone might actually see them and hear their message.

LAW AND ORDER is much more important than random dissidence. Because who knows where the latter could lead...

TEA Partiers beware...

yes, all murderous tyrants are very concerned about innocent people not being accosted.

[alismith]

You know what? You're right. I stand corrected.

Clearly, what we need here are FREE SPEECH ZONES! Fuck this chaotic lawlessness and anarchy, these uppity black people trying to make their voices heard...

Hey, LAGC, you got one definition right; "chaotic lawlessness and anarchy," fits correctly. Way to go here.

These people need to KNOW THEIR PLACE and only protest in government-sanctioned areas, preferably well away from where anyone might actually see them and hear their message.

Ooops, got this one wrong. These criminals are not "protesters," they are lawless and anarchistic. (See first definition above.)

The only message I heard on the live feed was some black woman screaming, "You honkies gonna pay fo' dis."

LAW AND ORDER is much more important than random dissidence. Because who knows where the latter could lead...

Wow. You got another definition correct and you used it correctly. These criminals represent "random dissidence." Way to go there...

TEA Partiers beware...

Damn, another one wrong. This comparison does not fit with Ferguson's criminals. Actually, there is no comparison. It's like comparing apples to cinder blocks.

Well, LAGC, looks like you need to go back and restudy your basic definitions a little more. You only got a 50% on your little tirade here. Not very good. 50% is a high "F." But, it's still an "F."

[LAGC]

Just be careful what you wish for, guys.

The same police state you champion and empower today will be the same well-oiled machine that cracks down on you and your causes tomorrow, should you ever feel the urge to air your grievances against government in the public arena.

What goes around comes around... caveat emptor, and all that.

[raxar]

What goes around comes around... caveat emptor, and all that.

FINALLY! About time you admit that stealing shit and roughing up shop keepers is enough to get you shot.

[LAGC]

FINALLY! About time you admit that stealing shit and roughing up shop keepers is enough to get you shot.

Last time I checked, capital punishment only applied to capital crimes, not petty property crimes.

Indeed, if the "hero officer" had used his taser instead of resorting immediately to lethal force against an unarmed suspect, we'd all be spared this drama and the MSM could go back to fretting about people getting trampled by Black Friday crowds, or whatever.

[El Laton Caliente]

Last time I checked, capital punishment only applied to capital crimes, not petty property crimes.

Indeed, if the "hero officer" had used his taser instead of resorting immediately to lethal force against an unarmed suspect, we'd all be spared this drama and the MSM could go back to fretting about people getting trampled by Black Friday crowds, or whatever.

Still legal to hang cattle rustlers in Texas... the law is still in the books.

When your leg is slammed in a door and a 300 pound 6'-5" person is punching you, you reach for the best defense you have.

[Ruskiegunlover]

I do not believe he had a tazer anyway. I thought I heard he had a baton, but given his sitting position he could not access it, combined with the close quarters of the car and being hit in the face by a significantly larger MAN (not boy), he resorted in fear of his life for his gun. Fuck anyone who denies this and tries to impune the cop for it.

[raxar]

Last time I checked, capital punishment only applied to capital crimes, not petty property crimes.

Indeed, if the "hero officer" had used his taser instead of resorting immediately to lethal force against an unarmed suspect, we'd all be spared this drama and the MSM could go back to fretting about people getting trampled by Black Friday crowds, or whatever.

Funny, here I thought you said "what comes around goes around", which is not in any way a reference to the law.

[LAGC]

I do not believe he had a tazer anyway. I thought I heard he had a baton, but given his sitting position he could not access it, combined with the close quarters of the car and being hit in the face by a significantly larger MAN (not boy), he resorted in fear of his life for his gun. Fuck anyone who denies this and tries to impune the cop for it.

I thought you had me on ignore.

[LAGC]

The bottom-line here guys is that there is no clear consensus as to what exactly went down that afternoon, just conflicting witness accounts. Of course the cop himself is going to try to paint himself in the most positive light, hitting all the T.V. circuits as he has been doing these past couple days.

But I thought the parents had some real sage advice in their statement released after the grand jury verdict was announced:

"We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions.

While we understand that many others share our pain, we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change. We need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen.

Join with us in our campaign to ensure that every police officer working the streets in this country wears a body camera.

We respectfully ask that you please keep your protests peaceful. Answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction.

Let's not just make noise, let's make a difference."

Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown, Sr.
Parents of Michael Brown, Jr.

That may not be such a bad idea. If every cop had to wear a body camera at all times, I bet there'd be far fewer cases of police brutality, and there would be no doubt when an officer's actions were called into question either.

The video doesn't lie.

[l921428x]

they do have free speech zones. most are on college campuses.

[LAGC]

they do have free speech zones. most are on college campuses.

These kinds of free speech zones?

[alismith]

The bottom-line here guys is that there is no clear consensus as to what exactly went down that afternoon, just conflicting witness accounts. Of course the cop himself is going to try to paint himself in the most positive light, hitting all the T.V. circuits as he has been doing these past couple days.

But I thought the parents had some real sage advice in their statement released after the grand jury verdict was announced:

"We are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions.

While we understand that many others share our pain, we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change. We need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen.

Join with us in our campaign to ensure that every police officer working the streets in this country wears a body camera.

We respectfully ask that you please keep your protests peaceful. Answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction.

Let's not just make noise, let's make a difference."

Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown, Sr.
Parents of Michael Brown, Jr.



That may not be such a bad idea. If every cop had to wear a body camera at all times, I bet there'd be far fewer cases of police brutality, and there would be no doubt when an officer's actions were called into question either.

The video doesn't lie.

Is this the same father who, after the rioting started, shouted, "Burn it all down!"? (Heard this on the radio today.)

Sage advice here, too, huh?

[skorpion]

Michael "Face Down" Brown's shithead parents would still have called Darren Wilson a lying honkie even with the body cam. "Dat sheeit be Photoshopped en sheeit! He murduh muh baybee! Muh baybee dindu nuffins!"

[LAGC]

When your leg is slammed in a door and a 300 pound 6'-5" person is punching you, you reach for the best defense you have.

That's not how it went down, according to the officer himself. Just listened to his interview with Stephanopolous on ABC -- turns out the "perp" was 30 feet away when he started opening fire.

"Leg slammed in door and being punched" my ass.

[LAGC]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/...www.cnn.com%2F

[Viking350]

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/...www.cnn.com%2F

For someone who portrays himself as an intellectual, you sure are stupid. Maybe you should listen to the whole interview.

[l921428x]

http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/raw...nector/vC4BkX/

does on the interstate count?

[LAGC]

For someone who portrays himself as an intellectual, you sure are stupid. Maybe you should listen to the whole interview.

So, according to this pristine cop (who of course would never lie to save his own skin), the "perp" had retreated after the initial encounter, yet the cop still felt compelled to not wait for backup, get out of the vehicle, then confront him again once he was 30-40 feet away?

How much "afraid for his life" was this cop??

[Kadmos]

http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/raw...nector/vC4BkX/

does on the interstate count?

Dangerous. And stupid.

Nice that they let the ambulance through, and it seemed like they broke it up pretty quick.

Honestly though, it's just asking for trouble. Cars going 55-65 MPH, all the sudden people on the road at night. Half of them probably wearing masks. Looked to me like some carrying flares.

Yeah I can get the people, particularly those up front with protestors weaving in front of and behind their car as being potentially absolutely terrified.

Recipe for disaster.