The Ferguson thread

[chipbennett]

The whole "body in the street for hours" deal has puzzled me since the start of this whole debacle. I have never been on a homicide scene, or a police action shooting scene, where the body was removed before all the evidence was processed. It takes crime lab an hour or so to arrive, once the initial event occurs and then they take hours to process the scene. 4.5 hours for the body to lay there is not uncommon, and actually is properly aligned with the necessary time frame to complete the initial at-scene investigation. Even the crime shows on Discovery ID and whatnot show this as commonplace.

Agitators gonna agitate.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

That may be, but that neighborhood certainly cannot be a stranger to a homicide investigation or three.

Probably, but this one is "different", and we all know what the difference is. It will be an interesting evening in Ferguson. "Interesting" as in the old Chinese curse, "May you lead an interesting life".

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Nevermind..

 

[HoughMade]

Well, a lot of people on all sides think they know exactly what is going to happen- with the Grand Jury, with protests, with everything. One thing I've learned, almost nothing happens exactly the way you think it's going to.

 

[Lebowski]

Well, curious to see how the following days pan out.

I'm really conflicted here. I'm not a fan of militarizing the police to the point they look and act like soldiers. I feel like a lot of this has been blown out of proportion and I don't know if I really buy different media reports claiming protestors were making bombs and stuff. FBI is known for staging stuff like that like that in the past or going as far as issuing supplies then doing the bust later. Lot of fear mongering. Lot of sensationalist media reporting. Lot of individuals on both sides seeing this as a black vs white thing and wanting some sort of race related conflict, and I think the media wants that to. Think of the viewership and ratings!


Also... Probably a good time to remember.... other races are known for violent riots over items much less important than a life, things like sports and politics. So... it's not 'just' a certain group of people capable of being idiots when they're mad.

And how about this in Kentucky?

Etc, etc, etc, etc.


I'm white, not that it matters, but remember: White people can be *******s too when mad. They can, have, and do destroy stuff too when fueled by anger.



With that said, I'm still curious to see how this pans out and will watch protests via livestream. I suspect there will be some people planted in the crowd to escalate things early on, which will justify whatever happens from there.

 

[singlesix]

Stupid is Color Blind.

 

[Ruffnek]

Please keep this thread updated.

 

[Lebowski]

Stupid is Color Blind.

Yep.

If the information provided is true, then I feel like the shooting was justified as I believe many of us here do as well. Regardless of color, I can't imagine that attacking an officer will have a positive outcome for you.

 

[bwframe]

Now 9:00.

This inspires confidence, eh?

 

[Trigger Time]

The difference is we know what to expect with this bunch. No ones ever gonna day in a shocked voice "oh look they're rioting I can't believe it."
more like ..... Oh they're taking tv's. No surprise

 

[Bluejeeper]

Listening to the Brown's attorney on CNN has made me stupiderer....

 

[THE BIG SITT]

Listening to the Brown's attorney on CNN has made me stupiderer....

Well there's your problem!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Agitators gonna agitate.

Best to just Shake it Off........Shake if Off.

 

[chef larry]

15 minutes of shame on TV. Look mom, I'm on the TV news.

 

[Bluejeeper]

Well there's your problem!

It's what I have available I've learned to live with it

 

[Vigilant]

News conference started on CNN

 

[Lebowski]

News conference started on CNN

It was on Fox for about 3 minutes then they took it off as it wasn't relevant/not the announcement.

Just stating people are working together. Churches are providing shelter. Etc.

 

[Denny347]

There will be no indictment... mark my words.

 

[VUPDblue]

[MARK]

There will be no indictment... mark my words.

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Did I do it right?

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

What does a dog with a hair-lip say?

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