Posted on 08/11/2014 2:24:25 AM PDT by blam
Edited on 08/11/2014 4:57:54 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
August 11, 2014
FoxNews.com
What began as a peaceful protest of the shooting of an 18-year-old unarmed black man by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb turned into what the town's mayor called a "huge mess" as several businesses were looted and cars were vandalized.
A candlelight vigil was held Sunday evening in Ferguson, Mo. for Michael Brown, whom witnesses and authorities said was shot several times by an officer who had scuffled with the teen and another person.
Afterward, some people looted a convenience store. Several other stores along a main road near the shooting scene were broken into and looted, including a check-cashing store, a boutique and a small grocery store.
People were seen carrying bags of food and toilet paper. TV footage showed streams of people walking out of a liquor store carrying bottles of alcohol, and in some cases protesters were standing atop police cars or taunting officers who stood stoic, often in riot gear.
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Everyone needs to calm down! Al Sharpton announced he is en route to StL. Seriously folks, all is well. LOL!!
There is NO reason for anyone to set up shop in black zoos.
I was wondering when they would get around to this!!!
I had to put it in their language.
I live in a “town” of less than 150 people and 300 guns.
The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarter's Expenses?
It looks like they would learn.
sounds like a nice peaceful neck of the woods.
Brings to mind the Cincinnati race riot in 2001 ... same scenario.
Yep! As Bob Barker used to say, “Come on Down”. When they do, there will be a lot less leaving on their own power that originally started.
Maybe you should increase your inventory. ;)
You must either live in Cincy or have been on Free Republic then (which I can see you were). Hardly anyone else heard of those events. Before there could be any “national conversation on race” in the wake of the Cincy riots, 9/11 came along and the whole thing was forgotten.
A town with less than 150 people and 300 guns?
Sounds like ya’ll need to step it up.
Here in Texas that would be a town of about 5 people.
“The cops shot that kid so I get to steal this TV”
Perhaps it is a matter of degree, but an internet search reveals numerous reports of looting associated with the celebratory rioting of recent years.
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Why so few guns?
Nothing soothes the hurt feeling of an unjust shooting like a new big screen TV.
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