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The two were arrested for not leaving a mcdonalds quickly enough and taking pictures of police. No paperwork, no charges. Officers have not identified themselves. Apparently, a reporter called the police chief to ask about the arrests and that was the first the chief heard of it, saying "oh god."
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Teddybear posted:The two were arrested for not leaving a mcdonalds quickly enough and taking pictures of police. No paperwork, no charges. Officers have not identified themselves. Apparently, a reporter called the police chief to ask about the arrests and that was the first the chief heard of it, saying "oh god." See they were detained not arrested!
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Aug 14, 2014 01:44
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Your Sledgehammer posted:You know, I think the DOJ would already have been all over this poo poo, and basically told the Ferguson PD to unilaterally stand down, if President Obama weren't afraid of being accused of playing racial politics. After the Gates arrest thing early in his Presidency, he has barely touched anything remotely racial. It's really, really sad that he is probably right to be so cautious. trayvon is the dead son he never had so Mike Brown must be even harder on the poor guy. I'm sure he'll be able to say something wise after his grieving is through.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:45
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Naet posted:Is there confirmation on the arrest of the two journalists? I mean, all signs point to yes, but are we sure? It's legit. One of the journos in question: https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery
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Aug 14, 2014 01:45
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Rap Record Hoarder posted:It's legit. One of the journos in question: https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery And confirmation from the other quote:Well, @WesleyLowery and I have been released. That was an experience.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:47
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Rap Record Hoarder posted:It's legit. One of the journos in question: https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery His tweets about hearing a guy yelling for help are harrowing
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Aug 14, 2014 01:47
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Teddybear posted:The two were arrested for not leaving a mcdonalds quickly enough and taking pictures of police. No paperwork, no charges. Officers have not identified themselves. Apparently, a reporter called the police chief to ask about the arrests and that was the first the chief heard of it, saying "oh god." Is the police dept there staffed entirely with a bunch of vets who never turned their war switch back to the off position? How is poo poo getting so out of control on the police side of things?
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Aug 14, 2014 01:49
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ReidRansom posted:Is the police dept there staffed entirely with a bunch of vets who never turned their war switch back to the off position? How is poo poo getting so out of control on the police side of things? Because nobody seems to be ready to call in the national guard to disperse the police.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:50
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Just started reading about this, since I don't watch the news too often. This is all loving insane. Every inch of it. Hope something good ends up coming out of this clusterfuck.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:50
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The sun is going down, will the protestors disperse? If not will the police force them to?
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Aug 14, 2014 01:51
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MSNBC will have one of the arrested reporters live on the phone in a couple minutes.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:52
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ReidRansom posted:Is the police dept there staffed entirely with a bunch of vets who never turned their war switch back to the off position? How is poo poo getting so out of control on the police side of things? Actual military officers have been yelling about how this is exactly what you're not supposed to do to win "hearts and minds" so I'm not so sure that the police are too militarized since the military is telling them not to do this stuff.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:53
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D_I posted:The sun is going down, will the protestors disperse? If not will the police force them to? The police will not arrest them for curfew violation but they will force them to based on whatever justification they used for lobbing tear gas at people standing in their own yards earlier this week.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:53
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I'm waiting for someone to cop-splain how really, detaining press in a private establishment while refusing to give any identification is either: A. Totally normal and ok and nothing to complain about or B. So abnormal and strange that this obviously can't be the full story/no true copsman.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:54
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I am in front of the cops right now. They used the LRAD on me but I got ear plugs. Checkmate.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:57
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Ryan J Reilly is recounting his arrest on Chris Hayes' show, this is some vile poo poo going down.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:57
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hobbesmaster posted:Actual military officers have been yelling about how this is exactly what you're not supposed to do to win "hearts and minds" so I'm not so sure that the police are too militarized since the military is telling them not to do this stuff. This caused me to go see what GiP were saying about this and holy poo poo what the gently caress is wrong with that subforum
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Aug 14, 2014 01:58
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Gregor Samsa posted:This caused me to go see what GiP were saying about this and holy poo poo what the gently caress is wrong with that subforum Its basically LF edit: The current event threads are. If you're looking in the cops threads they can't really talk about what they aren't involved with and a thread on this topic there is just going to degenerate into garbage within three posts.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:59
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ReidRansom posted:Is the police dept there staffed entirely with a bunch of vets who never turned their war switch back to the off position? How is poo poo getting so out of control on the police side of things? The cops are only doing what they've done normally. The difference now, media from outside is looking in. They haven't had to deal with that before and nothing in their lives so far has demonstrated that they ever will. E: Neo Duckberg posted:I am in front of the cops right now. They used the LRAD on me but I got ear plugs. Checkmate. EARPLUGS ARE RESISTANCE. QUIT RESISTING. KNOW YOUR PLACE. RETURN TO YOUR HOME NOW. DEADLY FORCE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:00
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Neo Duckberg posted:I am in front of the cops right now. They used the LRAD on me but I got ear plugs. Checkmate. do they have one of those human popcorn machines too?
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Aug 14, 2014 02:00
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hobbesmaster posted:Its basically LF It had been a very long time since I heard someone suggest glassing every "sand friend of the family" in the Middle East.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:01
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hobbesmaster posted:Its basically LF You mean like, the opposite right?
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Aug 14, 2014 02:02
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ReidRansom posted:Is the police dept there staffed entirely with a bunch of vets who never turned their war switch back to the off position? How is poo poo getting so out of control on the police side of things? This really isn't out of line for police behavior in terms of the modern militarized police. The difference is they're getting more pushback than normal from the public and people are actually able to see how they respond to such.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:03
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maybe he means OG LF which was a contain zone for paul people
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Aug 14, 2014 02:03
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Everyone Is moving away from the cops into Canfield now. Lots of tension
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Aug 14, 2014 02:04
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Zeitgueist posted:You mean like, the opposite right? It's sometimes easier to describe a positron as an electron.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:04
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Zeitgueist posted:You mean like, the opposite right? Horseshoe theory.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:04
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Rachel Maddow looked to nearly be in tears as she was talking about this mess. They're about to have an interview with the other arrested journalist.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:04
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Oh hey, just heard that the SEC is launching a nation-wide investigation into alternate-investment mutual funds. Hm, why, its almost as if Obama is trying to send a message to Wells-Fargo cut this poo poo out now. This is how you produce actionable change as an effective President. I wonder how long until the local cops start to get the message? ETA: One call to Nixon. Don't call Obama weak when he's the strongest President since Nixon.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:08
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:Funny how the Oath Keepers haven't come to Ferguson. If nothing else this has been quite useful for sorting out which of those tri cornered hat wearing gadsden flag caped "libertarians" is really upset by gross overreach of the state curtailing the freedoms of the individual and using brute force to coerce and intimidate, and which just don't like that the President is black.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:11
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Haha America is occupying itself. Haha America is using its state-terror techniques against its own citizens. Haha you just put the words "police" on the back of soldiers with machine guns. Haha this will probably be copied in my country. Ha... Just send in the National Guard Obama, you don't need to be elected again. Although I know the idea of Obama doing good things is so 2008.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:16
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thefncrow posted:This really isn't out of line for police behavior in terms of the modern militarized police. The difference is they're getting more pushback than normal from the public and people are actually able to see how they respond to such. Yeah normally people take a just want to go about my day stance but you can only do they for so long.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:16
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Evidently we were warned a few pages back about talking about how poo poo GiP is.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:21
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nopantsjack posted:
Even the Little Rock crisis took a few weeks to solve.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:22
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Kitfox88 posted:Has this been proven real yet because if so hoo boy. Was this ever verified or debunked?
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Aug 14, 2014 02:25
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Petr posted:Was this ever verified or debunked? She's a Chicago lawyer with no relation to the police chief, iirc. Also, neither the Ferguson or county police chief is named Nardi.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:26
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Fried Chicken posted:If nothing else this has been quite useful for sorting out which of those tri cornered hat wearing gadsden flag caped "libertarians" is really upset by gross overreach of the state curtailing the freedoms of the individual and using brute force to coerce and intimidate, and which just don't like that the President is black. You hadn't already sorted that out?
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Aug 14, 2014 02:27
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Maddow is currently interviewing Wesley Lowery, one of the two reporters arrested
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Aug 14, 2014 02:28
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computer parts posted:Even the Little Rock crisis took a few weeks to solve. 57 years ago on the heels of Brown v. Board, prior to meaningful civil rights legislation, with an openly racist governor, and a president with no courage to fight racism. We should be able to do better (to the point that this poo poo shouldn't even happen).
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Teddybear posted:The two were arrested for not leaving a mcdonalds quickly enough and taking pictures of police. No paperwork, no charges. Officers have not identified themselves. Apparently, a reporter called the police chief to ask about the arrests and that was the first the chief heard of it, saying "oh god." This sounds really plausible now, with this tweet from Wesley Lowery: quote:"The chief thought he was doing you a favor" - police officer tells me about release. With no charges, no police report That certainly sounds like the reporter called the police chief, the chief found out what his moron officers just did, and ordered a release.
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