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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAwaiting Ferguson Grand Jury, Activists Drill Protest Tactics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/14/ferguson-grand-jury_n_6159982.htmlBy Scott Malone
ST. LOUIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) - In a former union hall in downtown St. Louis, about 100 activists formed a rough circle and, at the instruction of organizer Michael McPhearson, crossed the room wading through a crowd of people going the opposite way.
"How hard was that? How much harder will it be after the grand jury comes back?" McPhearson, executive director of activist group Veterans for Peace, asked the group, which ranged from young black college students to bearded white retirees.
Police around the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, are preparing for large protests when a grand jury decides whether to indict the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August, and so are activists.
Several groups from across the United States, and even from abroad, are preparing to take to the streets in actions of nonviolent civil disobedience, particularly if the grand jury finds no criminal trial is warranted.
The memory of the violent clashes that followed the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown burns brightly in the minds of both protesters and law enforcement, especially after heavy criticism directed at the Ferguson police department for its handling of the situation. A gas station was burned, stores were looted and police fired tear gas and pointed automatic weapons at demonstrators.
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Awaiting Ferguson Grand Jury, Activists Drill Protest Tactics (Original Post)
G_j
Nov 2014
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gordianot
(15,242 posts)1. I listened to an interview on local NPR station in St. Louis.
The local chiefs of Police talking about outside agitators. They were not using the term riot but for more than a few minutes it sounded like the 60's. My impression no matter what happens there will be a riot "mainly a police riot".
The orchestration of releases of videos and versions of stories from the cop. Now, there seem to be leaks to seemingly "prepare" the public for a non-indictment
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)4. I'm surprised they didn't say "communist" agitators.
gordianot
(15,242 posts)5. They DID mention Communist Party.
Not linked directly with the word agitator but mentioned as outside groups creating trouble. Yep Communist for sure. This conversation may be on St. Louis NPR website.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)6. So predictable.
Old Nick
(468 posts)3. The police are practicing, too