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St. Louis, Missouri Vs. The Police: Heaven or Hell, Duel 1! Let's rock!
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2014-08-25 14:47:25
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The cycle is now complete.
that video makes me nostalgic for money...
remember money? yeah... it was great.....
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By Siren.Mosin 2014-08-25 14:49:38
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-25 14:49:57
Lakshmi.Sparthosx said: »The cycle is now complete.
that video makes me nostalgic for money...
remember money? yeah... it was great..... Want some? I can loan you from my Bank of America Evil account if you need some money.
Since this is a short-term payday loan, I require an interest rate of 800%.
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By Lakshmi.Sparthosx 2014-08-25 14:52:05
Hopefully we can squeeze another 10 years fighting ISIS. I want to be baptized by the church of war profiteering.
They've got hella good steaks and blow. Vegan menus at the peace rallies get boring quick.
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By Siren.Mosin 2014-08-25 14:52:10
Since this is a short-term payday loan, I require an interest rate of 800%.
you rookie!
tell em' 0% for six months!
then 800% after that
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By Fenrir.Atheryn 2014-08-25 15:03:00
Since this is a short-term payday loan, I require an interest rate of 800%.
you rookie!
tell em' 0% for six months!
then 800% after that
Lol, you don't need to charge interest on a loan!
That's what booking fees and early termination fees are for...
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By Odin.Zicdeh 2014-08-25 15:09:26
My Favorite is when Illinois banned high(Hyper more like) interest loans covering a period of 120 days or fewer, then Kwik Kash started offering 121day lending periods.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-25 15:11:06
Since this is a short-term payday loan, I require an interest rate of 800%.
you rookie!
tell em' 0% for six months!
then 800% after that
Lol, you don't need to charge interest on a loan!
That's what booking fees and early termination fees are for...I run an honest scam, I don't have any fine print....
I have large print instead
Damn you size limit of 64 font!
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-08-25 15:13:12
Since this is a short-term payday loan, I require an interest rate of 800%.
you rookie!
tell em' 0% for six months!
then 800% after that
Lol, you don't need to charge interest on a loan!
That's what booking fees and early termination fees are for...I run an honest scam, I don't have any fine print....
I have large print instead
Damn you size limit of 64 font!
I don't know, King. I think that's some damn fine print.
Someone should ask it out to dinner, it's so fine.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-08-25 16:35:09
My Favorite is when Illinois banned high(Hyper more like) interest loans covering a period of 120 days or fewer, then Kwik Kash started offering 121day lending periods.
Wasn't there some law that capped interest at or below credit card rates for any short-term unsecured loan so all the payday lenders either became title loaners or re-registered as equity lenders?
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-25 19:11:18
St. Louis...
Quote: Another St. Louis cop has been suspended over making ignorant and threatening statements in public.
Glendale Police Department Officer Matthew Pappert, who helped patrol the racially charged riots in Ferguson, Mo., was taken off the job after making contemptuous remarks on Facebook about the demonstrators.
"These protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night," he posted on his social media page, according to Agence France-Presse.
In another post, he wrote, "I'm sick of these protesters. You are a burden on society and a blight on the community." The comments have since been removed.
Glendale, another St. Louis suburb, sent officers to reinforce Ferguson officers when riots broke out Aug. 9 following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson.
Pappert also referred to the Boston Marathon bombing with a post that read, "Where is a Muslim with a backpack when you need him?"
The Glendale Police Department issued a statement saying the officer was suspended on Friday.
Journalists covering the demonstrations said Pappert had threatened them with his nightstick and seemed prepared to swing, a photographer told AFP.
Also on Friday, a St. Louis County officer was relieved of duty after video of him making sexist and racist comments went viral.
Officer Dan Page was captured referring to President Obama as "an undocumented president" and stated "you run from me, you're gonna die tired."
On Wednesday, an officer from suburban St. Ann was suspended after being caught on video screaming at journalists and threatening to kill them. When asked for his name, Officer Ray Alberts snarled, "go f--- yourself." ANOTHER St. Louis area cop exposed, suspended for making racist rants
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-25 19:22:53
My Favorite is when Illinois banned high(Hyper more like) interest loans covering a period of 120 days or fewer, then Kwik Kash started offering 121day lending periods.
Wasn't there some law that capped interest at or below credit card rates for any short-term unsecured loan so all the payday lenders either became title loaners or re-registered as equity lenders? Supposed to be at 50% interest. At least for Texas.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-25 19:23:47
St. Louis...
Quote: Another St. Louis cop has been suspended over making ignorant and threatening statements in public.
Glendale Police Department Officer Matthew Pappert, who helped patrol the racially charged riots in Ferguson, Mo., was taken off the job after making contemptuous remarks on Facebook about the demonstrators.
"These protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night," he posted on his social media page, according to Agence France-Presse.
In another post, he wrote, "I'm sick of these protesters. You are a burden on society and a blight on the community." The comments have since been removed.
Glendale, another St. Louis suburb, sent officers to reinforce Ferguson officers when riots broke out Aug. 9 following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson.
Pappert also referred to the Boston Marathon bombing with a post that read, "Where is a Muslim with a backpack when you need him?"
The Glendale Police Department issued a statement saying the officer was suspended on Friday.
Journalists covering the demonstrations said Pappert had threatened them with his nightstick and seemed prepared to swing, a photographer told AFP.
Also on Friday, a St. Louis County officer was relieved of duty after video of him making sexist and racist comments went viral.
Officer Dan Page was captured referring to President Obama as "an undocumented president" and stated "you run from me, you're gonna die tired."
On Wednesday, an officer from suburban St. Ann was suspended after being caught on video screaming at journalists and threatening to kill them. When asked for his name, Officer Ray Alberts snarled, "go f--- yourself." ANOTHER St. Louis area cop exposed, suspended for making racist rantsGDI, they need to teach those officers why they can't go around shooting their mouths off like that, especially during a heated situation as such....
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2014-08-25 19:25:16
St. Louis...
Quote: Another St. Louis cop has been suspended over making ignorant and threatening statements in public.
Glendale Police Department Officer Matthew Pappert, who helped patrol the racially charged riots in Ferguson, Mo., was taken off the job after making contemptuous remarks on Facebook about the demonstrators.
"These protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night," he posted on his social media page, according to Agence France-Presse.
In another post, he wrote, "I'm sick of these protesters. You are a burden on society and a blight on the community." The comments have since been removed.
Glendale, another St. Louis suburb, sent officers to reinforce Ferguson officers when riots broke out Aug. 9 following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson.
Pappert also referred to the Boston Marathon bombing with a post that read, "Where is a Muslim with a backpack when you need him?"
The Glendale Police Department issued a statement saying the officer was suspended on Friday.
Journalists covering the demonstrations said Pappert had threatened them with his nightstick and seemed prepared to swing, a photographer told AFP.
Also on Friday, a St. Louis County officer was relieved of duty after video of him making sexist and racist comments went viral.
Officer Dan Page was captured referring to President Obama as "an undocumented president" and stated "you run from me, you're gonna die tired."
On Wednesday, an officer from suburban St. Ann was suspended after being caught on video screaming at journalists and threatening to kill them. When asked for his name, Officer Ray Alberts snarled, "go f--- yourself." ANOTHER St. Louis area cop exposed, suspended for making racist rantsRioters and looters make the protests look bad.
Police like these make the entire forces of St. Louis look just as bad, if not worse, for inciting and perpetuating the violent reactions.
Regardless of which side you support, this whole mess is one big global black eye on America.
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2014-08-25 19:27:47
St. Louis...
Quote: Another St. Louis cop has been suspended over making ignorant and threatening statements in public.
Glendale Police Department Officer Matthew Pappert, who helped patrol the racially charged riots in Ferguson, Mo., was taken off the job after making contemptuous remarks on Facebook about the demonstrators.
"These protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night," he posted on his social media page, according to Agence France-Presse.
In another post, he wrote, "I'm sick of these protesters. You are a burden on society and a blight on the community." The comments have since been removed.
Glendale, another St. Louis suburb, sent officers to reinforce Ferguson officers when riots broke out Aug. 9 following the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white officer Darren Wilson.
Pappert also referred to the Boston Marathon bombing with a post that read, "Where is a Muslim with a backpack when you need him?"
The Glendale Police Department issued a statement saying the officer was suspended on Friday.
Journalists covering the demonstrations said Pappert had threatened them with his nightstick and seemed prepared to swing, a photographer told AFP.
Also on Friday, a St. Louis County officer was relieved of duty after video of him making sexist and racist comments went viral.
Officer Dan Page was captured referring to President Obama as "an undocumented president" and stated "you run from me, you're gonna die tired."
On Wednesday, an officer from suburban St. Ann was suspended after being caught on video screaming at journalists and threatening to kill them. When asked for his name, Officer Ray Alberts snarled, "go f--- yourself." ANOTHER St. Louis area cop exposed, suspended for making racist rantsGDI, they need to teach those officers why they can't go around shooting their mouths off like that, especially during a heated situation as such.... Forget suspension, those officers should be fired. They have demonstrated they are not qualified to serve and protect the people.
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2014-08-25 19:53:59
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-26 21:29:21
Jon Corzine visits Ferguson.
By Enuyasha 2014-08-26 23:45:47
You are just incorrigible sir :(
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By Bahamut.Kara 2014-09-13 13:49:23
Came across this today.
It is on cracked so the humor can be annoying, but everything is heavily cited. There are a few graphic videos (a shooting caught on camera and protestor/cop interactions).
7 Important Details Nobody Mentions About Ferguson
Quote: #7. The Police Never Filed an Incident Report for the Shooting of Michael Brown
#6. A Protester Was Shot in the Head With a Real Bullet (and the Police Took the Bullet [and Now That Bullet Is Missing])
#5. The St. Louis Cops Who Shot That Guy With the Knife Last Week Also Kind of Lied About It
#4. In General, the Ferguson and St. Louis Police Have Been -- Pardon My F***-- F***ing Liars
#3. These Protests Are Not Riots
#2. No, Not All Cops Are Bad, But...
#1. Ferguson Can't, And Shouldn't, Go Back To Normal
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-14 04:07:07
Came across this today.
It is on cracked so the humor can be annoying, but everything is heavily cited. There are a few graphic videos (a shooting caught on camera and protestor/cop interactions).
7 Important Details Nobody Mentions About Ferguson
Quote: #7. The Police Never Filed an Incident Report for the Shooting of Michael Brown
#6. A Protester Was Shot in the Head With a Real Bullet (and the Police Took the Bullet [and Now That Bullet Is Missing])
#5. The St. Louis Cops Who Shot That Guy With the Knife Last Week Also Kind of Lied About It
#4. In General, the Ferguson and St. Louis Police Have Been -- Pardon My F***-- F***ing Liars
#3. These Protests Are Not Riots
#2. No, Not All Cops Are Bad, But...
#1. Ferguson Can't, And Shouldn't, Go Back To Normal ftfy.
(the link links back to this thread if you don't include the http://)
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By Bahamut.Kara 2014-09-14 05:43:19
Fixed link, thanks
By Voren 2014-09-14 06:22:35
Has anyone thought for a moment about the cause behind corrupt officers? We can say pay, which isn't all that great, and admittedly before you go to this site, I googled average pay in America and went to a site that appears to be somewhat legit
Pay scale
Pay comes into the equation when you consider that they (departments) need a certain amount of officers to cover a given area and only have $X amount to fund salaries, equipment, utilities, and incidentals (gotta drop duke some times). It's not the crappy pay for risking your life when conducting a traffic stop that causes officers to become corrupt, it's the lack of quality to hire from due to the salary given for risking your life when conducting a traffic stop.
Before you make some snide *** comment, really think on this: how much money would be the minimum amount you'd be willing to take a year to take the large amount of ***we take day in day out. I bet it would be more than $45,000. If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department.
Oh, and before I forget, Ferguson PD should be shut down, everyone from Chief down fired and/or charged with felonies, and the city needs to hire an entirely new department.
Edit: I make $10,000 less than the national average after 12 years and still never get tempted to take money from evidence.
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By Leviathan.Xsoahc 2014-09-14 06:29:19
If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department. You can keep your tax increases.
I prefer bustin their balls in court instead.
By Voren 2014-09-14 06:33:39
If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department. You can keep your tax increases.
I prefer bustin their balls in court instead.
Spoken like a true forward thinker.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-14 08:28:34
If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department. You can keep your tax increases.
I prefer bustin their balls in court instead.
Spoken like a true forward thinker. It's easier to fight the cops in court than out in the streets.
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-09-14 10:31:19
Has anyone thought for a moment about the cause behind corrupt officers? We can say pay, which isn't all that great, and admittedly before you go to this site, I googled average pay in America and went to a site that appears to be somewhat legit
Pay scale
Pay comes into the equation when you consider that they (departments) need a certain amount of officers to cover a given area and only have $X amount to fund salaries, equipment, utilities, and incidentals (gotta drop duke some times). It's not the crappy pay for risking your life when conducting a traffic stop that causes officers to become corrupt, it's the lack of quality to hire from due to the salary given for risking your life when conducting a traffic stop.
Before you make some snide *** comment, really think on this: how much money would be the minimum amount you'd be willing to take a year to take the large amount of ***we take day in day out. I bet it would be more than $45,000. If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department.
One thing that should be fairly obvious: Quality of an individual does not necessarily correlate with pay.
If you want better quality individuals on staff, then you need to stop hiring crappy applicants. Which often means leaving a position open.
Sure, offering more money may increase the number of people applying. But it isn't necessarily going to change the ratio.
Identifying good people isn't easy. It gets even more difficult in situtations where there may not be an interest in hiring ethical employees.
Edit: I make $10,000 less than the national average after 12 years and still never get tempted to take money from evidence.
That says more about your person than the salary that you make. In many cases, people with "flexible ethics" will have them regardless of how much money they make.
You can look at pay scales for enlisted military service, or teachers in comparison, and judge how police are paid in relation to those.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-09-14 10:46:25
If you want quality in police, then next time there's a proposal to raise sales taxes by 0.025% (that's a quarter of a penny) you might want to check YES on the ballot. That small increase could get a better quality of applicants for your department. You can keep your tax increases.
I prefer bustin their balls in court instead.
Spoken like a true forward thinker.
I hate to agree with him, but you said yourself, you aren't tempted to keep cash seized in evidence or pull any of the power stunts that a lot of police do, despite being paid less than most of them. The way I see it, if monetary gain factors into whether a person upholds the oaths they've taken, their integrity is questionable at best. You would treat those people the same way you treat an insolent child; no desert until you finish your broccoli. When they can get through a year without breaking into the wrong house or harassing people in public spaces or shooting unarmed teenagers, then we can talk about wages.
I just want to be clear, I see no reason why police should be paid about the same money as laborers or low level management, being a police officer is no picnic, but as long as there is an opportunity to leverage some reforms and give good cops a reason to disavow the bad and break the blue line when it's warranted, I think we should take it.
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By Voren 2014-09-15 02:01:56
You can look at pay scales for enlisted military service, or teachers in comparison, and judge how police are paid in relation to those.
Challenge accepted:
Here's the national average for teacher's salaries in America. Their pensions are often better than police depending upon which retirement system a department uses. Teacher unions can go on strike with little to no repercussions, whereas if an officer goes on strike it's a misdemeanor offense, again only speaking of Oklahoma on that one. Hard to see teachers winning out, but there's that nice summer break, or opportunity to earn extra money during the summer months (that salary is for the school year).
Now for military pay scales which admittedly suck, but there's other benefits that come along with it. Housing on base is free last time I checked, as well as a monthly allowance given for living off base if you have dependents or you can live on base free and still receive a stipend to help provide for dependents. There's also medical, which I know isn't the world's most comfortable, but it's free on base for enlisted and dependents. Hazard Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP) is almost a joke, but hey it's something officers don't get. Nor do we get a sign on bonus, or college tuition paid for, or tax breaks that come from service, should I continue?
Police get free chik-fil-a in most areas...so....yeah.
My argument isn't for my pay, which is nice, but way too self serving. I'm tired of working along side morons that I wouldn't trust with a water gun let alone a Glock or M4. God forbid they catch primary on a homicide as I can just imagine the amount of evidence that gets overlooked or destroyed, or the interrogation that gets the case tossed because someone thinks a Miranda warning is some sort of euphemism for a menstrual cycle.
as long as there is an opportunity to leverage some reforms and give good cops a reason to disavow the bad and break the blue line when it's warranted, I think we should take it.
Agreed
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-09-15 04:30:06
I'm tired of working along side morons that I wouldn't trust with a water gun let alone a Glock or M4. God forbid they catch primary on a homicide as I can just imagine the amount of evidence that gets overlooked or destroyed, or the interrogation that gets the case tossed because someone thinks a Miranda warning is some sort of euphemism for a menstrual cycle. Sadly, this will be true in almost any job, with pretty much any given salary range.
Part of what your management should be doing is either weeding those people out, or making sure they are in positions where their particular (in)competencies limit their potential to do damage, either directly or indirectly.
If you see activities or attitudes which you consider inappropriate with regards to the duties/responsibilities you have, or if you don't think you can rely on them or their judgement in particular situations, you need to bring it up with your management.
By Jetackuu 2014-09-15 04:43:12
That relies way too heavily on the all too common oxymoron that is management.
I think being incompetent is a requirement for promotions in most organizations.
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To recap the events going on:
It all started with this:
Quote: The fatal shooting of an unarmed black St. Louis teen Saturday has caused an outcry of anger toward the city’s police, with locals rallying in the streets and widening uproar on social media.
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was being placed in a police squad car, eyewitness Piaget Crenshaw told the St. Louis Dispatch, when he put his hands in the air and attempted to flee. Several shots hit him as he ran away.
St. Louis County police chief Jon Belmar said Sunday that Brown struggled for the officer’s gun in the patrol car and that one shot was fired from the officer’s gun during the tussle. The officer fired multiple shots at Brown as he fled, Belmar said.
Anger flared the rest of the day after Brown’s death, as protesters screamed obscenities mixed with threats to “kill the police,” and more than 60 area police officers responded to the scene. More shots were reported, though no one was injured. Public Outcry After Police Shooting of Black St. Louis Teenager
Then this happened:
Quote: An uneasy calm settled over Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday after a second night of violent clashes between law enforcement and residents protesting the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, with another demonstration planned for mid-morning.
So far, more than 50 people have been arrested in protests following the death of Michael Brown, 18, in a largely black St. Louis suburb on Saturday after what police officials said was a struggle with a gun in a squad car.
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the racially charged case, and St. Louis County is also investigating the shooting.
Police have not said why Brown was in the police car. At least one shot was fired during the struggle, and then the officer fired more shots before leaving the car, police said.
Chanting "hands up, don’t shoot," protesters overnight challenged police trying to seal off the neighborhood where Brown was shot, a low-income, high-crime area east of downtown Ferguson. Some protesters said they were outraged that Brown appeared to have been shot while holding his hands up in surrender, calling the shooting the latest in a long history of police harassment of area minorities.
"They brought this on themselves," said 25-year-old Adam Burcher of Ferguson, who stood outside the Ferguson Police Department on Monday night with a sign reading "Stop Killing."
Later on Tuesday, a protest is expected outside the St. Louis County prosecutor's office in Clayton, Missouri, and officials are also expected to identify the police officer involved in the shooting. Another protest set in Missouri after riots over teen's killing
Followed by this:
Quote: Violence again erupted in the St. Louis area near the site of the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, according to local police, despite calls by U.S. President Barack Obama and activists for a measured response.
Early on Wednesday, a police officer shot and critically wounded a man who drew a handgun near the site of protests over the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, a St. Louis County Police Department officer said.
Police responded about an hour after midnight to reports of four or five men with shotguns and wearing ski masks. They encountered multiple suspects running, one of whom pulled a gun on an officer, who fired at him, the county officer said. The man was taken to an area hospital.
Shortly after midnight, police fired tear gas into protesters who had confronted a line of officers after a far larger crowd dispersed, St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Brian Schellman said.
A photograph in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed a protester wearing a shirt with an American flag printed on it throwing a tear gas container back at the police. There were other media reports of bottles thrown at police.
The incidents followed two nights of violent protests, looting and arrests in Ferguson, the largely black St. Louis suburb where the shooting of Brown took place. Violence erupts again after killing of black Missouri teen
And now to bring you up to date:
Quote:
The Ferguson and St. Louis County police departments, which led the initial response to civil unrest in Ferguson, are both equipped with military equipment donated by the Defense Dept. Ferguson has received two vehicles, a trailer and a generator and St. Louis County has received nine utility trucks and two cargo trailers since 2012.
The equipment was received under the 1033 program which was enacted by Congress in 1992, and expanded in 1997. The program allows police forces to request and receive refurbished military equipment free of charge from the Pentagon. Police departments need only pay for shipping. Ferguson and St. Louis County police received military equipment from Pentagon
Quote: President Barack Obama on Thursday said that police should respect protesters after four nights of racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, over the recent police killing of an unarmed black teenager.
"There is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting," Obama said a televised remarks.
"There's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protesters or to throw protesters in jail for lawfully exercising their first amendment rights," he said, speaking to the press from Edgartown, Massachusetts near where he is vacationing with his family.
After the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb on Saturday, dozens of protesters have been arrested and the police have used riot gear, tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests.
There have been peaceful vigils and demonstrations as well as episodes of looting and violence.
Governor Jay Nixon on Thursday also told community members at a church in the St. Louis area that "over the next few hours we are going to be making some shifts so that people will be ... safe." He did not specify what his steps would be made. Obama calls for police to respect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri
Don't forget this one too:
Quote: Two reporters covering the shooting of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb say they were arrested at a McDonald’s Wednesday evening in the commercial corridor where angry protests have occurred.
Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post say they were working in the fast-food restaurant when SWAT officers came in to quickly clear the area. Both quickly tweeted about their arrests, detention and subsequent release without any charges.
Reilly tells KMOX News that officers were trying to clear out the restaurant.
“I was just packing up, and I evidently did not move quickly enough,” he says.
Reilly says an officer banged his head on the restaurant door and sarcastically apologized for it.
“None of them were wearing name badges, I don’t know why,” he says. “Over a dozen times I asked for an identity, I asked for a badge number, and all the officers standing around heard my request and ignored it.”
Reilly said he believes they were released so quickly because they were journalists. He realized during his interview with KMOX News that he was not read his Miranda Rights.
“I wasn’t even Mirandaized,” he says. “I did not even think about that until you just mentioned. I was never given…nothing…wow. I should really know that as a justice reporter. I sort of knew it by heart, but I was never given my rights, or anything like that was mentioned.”
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson did not immediately return a cellphone message from The Associated Press seeking comment. 2 Reporters Arrested At Ferguson McDonald’s
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