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inanna

(3,547 posts) Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:02 PM Aug 2015

More racial unrest in St. Louis after police kill black suspect

Source: Reuters

1 hour ago

(Reuters) - St. Louis police fatally shot a black teenager they say pointed a gun at them on Wednesday, drawing angry protesters and recalling the racial tensions sparked by the killing of an unarmed African-American teen in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, a year ago.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the shooting took place as officers were carrying out a search warrant and two young black men ran out the back door of the targeted house.

Officers ordered the pair to stop in the alley behind the house. One suspect pointed a gun at officers who then fired about four times, killing him, Dotson said.

Reuters video showed dozens of protesters blocking a nearby intersection. They were monitored by police backed up by an armored vehicle.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/more-racial-unrest-st-louis-police-kill-black-000328233.html

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More racial unrest in St. Louis after police kill black suspect (Original Post) inanna Aug 2015 OP

Looks like somebody lit a car on fire already. Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #1

They need to release video immediately yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #2

The police are going to push this thing into one big blood bath if this jwirr Aug 2015 #3

A bloodbath is what they want Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #5

Yes. jwirr Aug 2015 #6

Their idea of their revolution is to install people to destroy the poor, and helpless, Judi Lynn Aug 2015 #8

Exactly. I do not think it is too late to change this but we are close. Hedges jwirr Aug 2015 #11

ironic that officers will likely be begging for cameras to be rolling if it helps protect them tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #4

After watching protesters yell 'fuck the police' after a drug dealer pointing a stolen gun at a cop Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #7

I dunno about that but: romanic Aug 2015 #10

Is there video proof? romanic Aug 2015 #9

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

1. Looks like somebody lit a car on fire already.

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:05 PM

Aug 2015

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

2. They need to release video immediately

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:10 PM

Aug 2015

Also somehow delivering warrants needs to be changed. How? I am not sure....I know big help.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. The police are going to push this thing into one big blood bath if this

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:55 PM

Aug 2015

does not stop. It seems to me that it is time for the Justice Department to take over all the police forces in St. Louis like they have in other cities.

But to tell you the truth this is what the hate industry wants - hate radio, hate tv. churches preaching hate, hate, hate, hate.

Listened to Chris Hedges today on Link talking about the revolutions he has reported on and this kind of hate message is one of the most prominent things that lead up to mass killings and violent revolution.

Tis very scary. We are talking political revolution and they are listening to their crazy politicians about a totally different type of revolution.

We need to find some sanity in this world.

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

5. A bloodbath is what they want

Reply to jwirr (Reply #3)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 11:55 PM

Aug 2015

Seriously, they have lost all morality.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

6. Yes.

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 12:13 AM

Aug 2015

Judi Lynn

(160,601 posts)

8. Their idea of their revolution is to install people to destroy the poor, and helpless,

Reply to jwirr (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 05:48 AM

Aug 2015

except for those needed specifically to do all their work for theme while receiving NO salaries at all.

Only enough workers to work to death, and replace them with new ones.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

11. Exactly. I do not think it is too late to change this but we are close. Hedges

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 11:14 AM

Aug 2015

also talks about building a movement large enough to stop the corporations from destroying what little we have left. Got to be now and we need to be sure it is not a front for the corporations - someone who talks one way - takes their money - and betrays us in the end.

This is the way they have been taking us over since Reagan.

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)

4. ironic that officers will likely be begging for cameras to be rolling if it helps protect them

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 11:05 PM

Aug 2015

and want to stomp them into smithereens if it does not

Travis_0004

(5,417 posts)

7. After watching protesters yell 'fuck the police' after a drug dealer pointing a stolen gun at a cop

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 12:29 AM

Aug 2015

was shot and killed, but also knowing that a 9 year old was killed in a drive by shooting, and never mentioned once today, I have to wonder if only certain black lives matter.

romanic

(2,841 posts)

10. I dunno about that but:

Reply to Travis_0004 (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 06:14 AM

Aug 2015

from that article and reading this:

A 93-year-old member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a black aviation unit from World War Two, was robbed and carjacked in the neighborhood on Sunday. A woman was also killed in the area this week.

I say the deaths of all black people, whether by cop or not, needs to be addressed. Black lives matter, not just when a cop takes it. ETA: Crimes of any kind against black people need to be just as important, the news of the Tuskegee airman being robbed/carjacked pisses me the hell off!

romanic

(2,841 posts)

9. Is there video proof?

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 06:13 AM

Aug 2015

If there is and it shows the suspect pointing the gun at the officer, well as the saying goes "You play stupid games, win stupid prizes!".

If there isn't, well the protest stands and the police officers need to be investigated.

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