Posted on 08/10/2015 1:07:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
St. Louis authorities declared a state of emergency Monday as they prepared for a second night of protests marking a year since a police officer killed Ferguson teen Michael Brown.
The move was announced by St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, who cited the violence that marred protests Sunday night in Ferguson.
"The recent acts of violence will not be tolerated in a community that has worked so tirelessly over the last year to rebuild and become stronger," Stenger said in a statement.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced criminal charges against a man authorities say exchanged gunfire with police officers Sunday night. Tyrone Harris, 18, who remained hospitalized in critical condition, was charged with four counts of assault on law enforcement, five counts of armed criminal action, and one count of shooting at a motor vehicle.
As authorities girded for another tumultuous night, police arrested non-violent protesters outside the federal courthouse in St. Louis following a noontime march through the city's downtown.
The demonstrators arrived at the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse a half-hour after setting out from Christ Church Cathedral, pounding drums and shouting, "If we don't get no justice, then they don't get no peace."
At the courthouse steps, clergy members encouraged the others to spread anointing oil — a symbolic effort to bring equal justice to people of all races. Several protesters, including Princeton professor and civil rights activist Cornel West, then hopped a temporary gate, linked arms and sat outside the building's entrance.
"This is what democracy looks like," the protesters chanted.
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Flamethrowers needed.
Well, that went downhill fast.
But it’s all good—I have the purple drank concession.
It’s the holiday anniversary celebration of Gibmsdat Free Day.
Send Whorealdo in.
“But it’s all good—I have the purple drank concession”
Made me laugh :)
they should be running out of stuff to burn
They’d better hurry! The rebuilding needs to begin! sarc/extreme.
How long are taxpayers going to keep financing the constant clean up after a bunch of animals that foul their own living space time after time? Even real animals know better than that.
You'd be better off going back to school and finding out what a double negative is. Idiots like these is sort of like the Mendez brother pleading for the mercy of the court because they are orphans.
hmmm.... a pissor with a bronze plaque
...and this is our WILD AMERICA!
Of course, I know where those signs come from, but when will our alleged journalists look into this and expose the professional rabble rousers?
Riot, riot, riot.
Quick, everyone hide in the bookstore.
I worked with a guy that was a former deputy sheriff.
First time he sandblasted his first thought was how great it would work for crowd control.
Obama and Holder have set the political tone. Everyone from Police to protestors to local government know what to expect from Obama and the DOJ now
So now protestors have made this place their new base of operations. This will continue at least until early 2017.
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