I bet you know what this topic is about already, right? Just in case you don't...
Michael Brown was shot unlawfully 8-10 times (reportedly) by St. Louis police Saturday. He was an unarmed 17-18 black male who did nothing to attract suspicion, despite info that was released to the public. His body was left in the street for four hours. The cop who murdered him (whose account of the whole thing is the only one different from the other eyewitness accounts) was on administrative leave and had his name left anonymous for his "safety". The police refuse to interview a key eyewitness, Dorian Johnson, trusting the word of the cop. Basically, the police have stayed silent on the whole thing.
The situation has since escalated. Around 100 or so people, most of them black, held a non-violent protest at the police station. The police retaliated with tanks, K9s, heavy artillery, etc. People exercising their rights are getting injured by the police. The scene is reminiscent of the civil rights protests in the 60s. The media has been banned from Ferguson, including a no-fly zone, to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities. Cops are preventing people entering and exiting the town.
Michael Brown http://www.washingto...er-in-missouri/
picture of Michael Brown's body [deleted to respect the wishes of the victims mother]
eyewitness accounts of the murder http://www.msnbc.com...ooting-missouri
https://www.youtube....h?v=tfy5FiqzWHI
http://newsone.com/3...ill-the-police/
http://abcnews.go.co...ri-man-24923007
murderers name not being released http://fox2now.com/2...brown-shooting/
police silence http://time.com/3104...oting-protests/
protests http://www.cnn.com/2...ting/index.html
media ban http://libertyunyiel...or-face-arrest/
no fly zone http://tfr.faa.gov/s...ail_4_2599.html
But we live in post-racial America, right?
EDIT: One thing you can do to help is sign this petition to enact a federal law to end police brutality https://t.co/KpxlLURrvJ
Edited by KonaKonaFan, 14 August 2014 - 08:51 AM.