Violent protest erupts in Ferguson, MO over deadly police shooting

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**CptJake**

MeanGreenStompa wrote:
stanman wrote:
Does anyone else see the irony here?

Protesters: Feth the police! We're standing in the streets to protest the fething police!

Accident happens: bam!

Protesters: Oh damn! Hey somebody call the police!

I see no irony in an expectation of the police maintaining order on the road during a traffic accident and not shooting unarmed black youths. YMMV.

I think the irony is in the fact that if the police had been maintaining order on the road, the protestors would have been removed/dispersed before an accident requiring the police could have occurred. The protestors do not want nor expect the police to maintain order, until it benefits the protestors...

**whembly**

Relapse wrote:
MeanGreenStompa wrote:
stanman wrote:
Does anyone else see the irony here?

Protesters: Feth the police! We're standing in the streets to protest the fething police!

Accident happens: bam!

Protesters: Oh damn! Hey somebody call the police!

I see no irony in an expectation of the police maintaining order on the road during a traffic accident and not shooting unarmed black youths. YMMV.

I see irony in the fact that the police were not maintaining order by clearing the protestors ignorant arses off the road and preventing the situation that happened. What would the story have been if the motorist or someone else had been seriously injured or killed, or someone in a dire circumstance had been prevented from getting to a hospital?
These people created a lot of variables that put themselves and others at risk, so they have no right to act surprised and angered when something like this happened.

Just imagine the story if the driver ran over the protesters.

**Relapse**

whembly wrote:
Relapse wrote:
MeanGreenStompa wrote:
stanman wrote:
Does anyone else see the irony here?

Protesters: Feth the police! We're standing in the streets to protest the fething police!

Accident happens: bam!

Protesters: Oh damn! Hey somebody call the police!

I see no irony in an expectation of the police maintaining order on the road during a traffic accident and not shooting unarmed black youths. YMMV.

I see irony in the fact that the police were not maintaining order by clearing the protestors ignorant arses off the road and preventing the situation that happened. What would the story have been if the motorist or someone else had been seriously injured or killed, or someone in a dire circumstance had been prevented from getting to a hospital?
These people created a lot of variables that put themselves and others at risk, so they have no right to act surprised and angered when something like this happened.

Just imagine the story if the driver ran over the protesters.

Exactly. I would imagine the protestor would be lionized as a champion of civil rights and the driver villified.

**SlaveToDorkness**

Only if the driver had been white.

"White man runs over unarmed black protesters that were going to college"

I bet finding pictures of all the protesters at 13 would be hard to do.

**Jihadin**

How did the Car Insurance Company rule the accident?
Driver or Protesters fault?

**hotsauceman1**

Anyone else think the court is just teasing us now?
"Its this weekend"
"No its this week"
"Sorry, this weekend for SURE"
Stop it and just let us get an excuse to riot

**whembly**

I just want it over with.

**d-usa**

hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone else think the court is just teasing us now?
"Its this weekend"
"No its this week"
"Sorry, this weekend for SURE"
Stop it and just let us get an excuse to riot

Well, this wouldn't really be an issue if the news would stop trying to report the news before the news actually happens.

**OgreChubbs**

Telling you guys like i did on like page 5 they will wait for heavy snow fall so no one can protest cause they will freeze their...parts off. By the time summer hits everyone would cool down some.

Last year It was I think -46.... god it sucked lol

**Relapse**

d-usa wrote:
hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone else think the court is just teasing us now?
"Its this weekend"
"No its this week"
"Sorry, this weekend for SURE"
Stop it and just let us get an excuse to riot

Well, this wouldn't really be an issue if the news would stop trying to report the news before the news actually happens.

It reminds me of the old SNL skits that made fun of the news for weeks on end reporting that Spain's Franco was still alive.

**LordofHats**

d-usa wrote:
hotsauceman1 wrote:
Anyone else think the court is just teasing us now?
"Its this weekend"
"No its this week"
"Sorry, this weekend for SURE"
Stop it and just let us get an excuse to riot

Well, this wouldn't really be an issue if the news would stop trying to report the news before the news actually happens.

**conker249**

I think they are going to Push the decision to the week after black Friday, that way Black Friday shoppers will shop and PAY for stuff, instead of looting it for free.

**Ouze**

Somewhere, Darwin is laughing uncontrollably.

Police: Woman allegedly kills herself with gun bought to prepare for Ferguson unrest
By CNN Justice Reporter Evan Perez and Producer Shimon Prokupecz
updated 6:58 PM EST, Sun November 23, 2014

St. Louis (CNN) -- A woman appears to have accidentally fatally shot herself in the head with a gun bought to prepare for possible Ferguson-related unrest, according to sources briefed on the police investigation.

The shooting occurred Friday night in downtown St. Louis, the city's Metropolitan Police Department said, in an area dominated by vacant lots beside a football stadium.

The female victim, identified in a police report as Becca Campbell, 26, was a passenger in a car involved in an auto accident. Her 33-year-old boyfriend was driving, the sources told CNN.

The boyfriend, who wasn't identified, told police that the couple had bought a gun because of fears of unrest related to the pending grand jury decision on the shooting of Michael Brown, the sources said.

He told investigators that as they drove late Friday night, the victim waved a gun, jokingly saying the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.

He ducked to get out of the way of the gun and accidentally rear-ended another car. He said the accident caused the gun to go off and she was struck by a bullet in the head, the sources said.

The victim was rushed to a hospital but died.

The investigation is continuing because police want to be sure the story as told by the boyfriend is correct, the sources said. Police are awaiting gun trace results, as part of the ongoing investigation.

Note the editing error, CNN has once again used the word "accidental" when they should have used "negligent".

**LordofHats**

He told investigators that as they drove late Friday night, the victim waved a gun, jokingly saying the couple were ready for Ferguson, the sources said.

He ducked to get out of the way of the gun and accidentally rear-ended another car. He said the accident caused the gun to go off and she was struck by a bullet in the head, the sources said.

Oh yeah. They sound really worried. fething idiots XD

**d-usa**

I'm having Pulp Fiction flashbacks...

**whembly**

Here we go...

The Grand Jury is meeting again today in Clayton, Missouri.

So sad! “@MattFlenerKMBC: Multiple police, fire, and EMS crews staging right now in Clayton. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/wZQFh8qbfI”

— Buster (@FameWhoreBuster) November 24, 2014

**CptJake**

whembly wrote:
Here we go...

The Grand Jury is meeting again today in Clayton, Missouri.

So sad! “@MattFlenerKMBC: Multiple police, fire, and EMS crews staging right now in Clayton. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/wZQFh8qbfI”

— Buster (@FameWhoreBuster) November 24, 2014

Get ready for

**whembly**

Been thinking about something...

There were "reports" that Wilson is in the process of negotiating over his resignation. It's publically being denied because there was a fear that knowledge of such negotiations would influence the Grand Jury... so in other words, they have a reason to lie.

So let’s tease this out a little bit. Why would they have to negotiate a resignation?

Well, assuming his employment contract is the standard union type, I'm willing to bet he cannot be fired, except for cause. And I bet “innocently being a major distraction” is not cause, or at least there is enough doubt on this point to make the city’s lawyers nervous. So they are negotiating a buyout.

And that only makes sense if the city knows he's not going to be indicted. If he is, I am willing to bet they can at least suspend him until the trial and then fire him for cause if convicted.

This suggests there isn’t going to be a trial.

Stay tuned!

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EDIT: CNN has...

Just in: Grand jury decision expected today in #Ferguson case, US and local law-enforcement sources tell CNN — http://t.co/AtIV22CsGW

— Mark Bixler (@CNNmarkbixler) November 24, 2014

**Frazzled**

Drudge reporting decision will be released 8.00EST. Let the Holiday shopping begin!

**curran12**

Is there any way this decision comes without there being more chaos in the town?

**Frazzled**

Put a curfew in first and throw out everyone who doesn't have a local ID.

**cincydooley**

They're planning on protesting in Cincy.

Looks like I'm getting the hell out of the city right about meow.

**whembly**

cincydooley wrote:
They're planning on protesting in Cincy.

Looks like I'm getting the hell out of the city right about meow.

O.o

What for?

Jeez-loueez! Everyone is such a worry wort!

I'm like:

**CptJake**

curran12 wrote:
Is there any way this decision comes without there being more chaos in the town?

I hope so.

**whembly**

CptJake wrote:
curran12 wrote:
Is there any way this decision comes without there being more chaos in the town?

I hope so.

Me too.

My butt is officially clenched

.

**Desubot**

cincydooley wrote:
They're planning on protesting in Cincy.

Looks like I'm getting the hell out of the city right about meow.

You got to be kittin me?

**cincydooley**

Desubot wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
They're planning on protesting in Cincy.

Looks like I'm getting the hell out of the city right about meow.

You got to be kittin me?

Nope.

I was planning on working late tonight, but they advised us to leave because they're apparently going to try and block roads.

Woohooo!

**Relapse**

Be careful, you guys living there, and keep your powder dry.

**whembly**

No worries... we've hunker'ed down.

Officially the announcement will be at 8pm CDT.

**Desubot**

Sounds like Catasophy purpaired for.

Good luck tonight.