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[Mortemis]

Man is doing important work right now. He can't be bothered.

A School Board. A mother fucking school board is more important to talk about than a fucking military occupying a city in his state? Jesus christ what the fuck.

 

[CrimsonCommie]

Holy shit I leave for a few hours and come back and there's over 10 new pages. What the fuck is happening?

 

[Piecake]

Why do these people even become politicians if they are going to do nothing with the power and responsibility that comes with it. They spend millions, sell their souls for a title, and then use the power to hold a ham breakfast.

Times like thise are the ones that politicians should stand up and take a stance. Not hide and hope it goes away.

It is easier to retain power when you don't take any important stands. Of course, you will never be considered a great, inspiring leader if you don't either.

 

[Sandfox]

Why do these people even become politicians if they are going to do nothing with the power and responsibility that comes with it. They spend millions, sell their souls for a title, and then use the power to hold a ham breakfast.

Times like thise are the ones that politicians should stand up and take a stance. Not hide and hope it goes away.

To help themselves and fix issues that affect them.

 

[Saganator]

Why do these people even become politicians if they are going to do nothing with the power and responsibility that comes with it. They spend millions, sell their souls for a title, and then use the power to hold a ham breakfast.

Times like thise are the ones that politicians should stand up and take a stance. Not hide and hope it goes away.

Lol.. you're so naive... it's almost cute.

 

[Atlantis]

HOLY SHIT. MSNBC just showed cops firing tear gas at protestors.

I know they're calling it live footage, but I think it's from the stream that was recorded earlier.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

So according to the guy being interviewed on MSNBC the cops said "This is no longer a peaceful protest, disperse" over a bullhorn, then unleashed the teargas 15 seconds later.

Disgusting on every level.

 

[Volimar]

Fuck, they're not doing anything at all... and more tear gas.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

HOLY SHIT. MSNBC just showed cops firing tear gas at protestors.

You can watch the entire clip if you want. Most of us here saw it live.

They started to fire AFTER the people were standing in the steet with with arms raised 'WE ARE PEACEFUL"

 

[Trouble]

I know they're calling it live footage, but I think it's from the stream that was recorded earlier.

Yeah that wasn't live. Chris Hayes was mistaken.

 

[heliosRAzi]

I know they're calling it live footage, but I think it's from the stream that was recorded earlier.

Yeah, it looked like Mustafah's earlier footage.

MSNBC with the occupying force bomb

 

[Jopie]

HOLY SHIT. MSNBC just showed cops firing tear gas at protestors.

"From what we can see, they just fired tear gas on people who were doing nothing but standing with their arms up"

Appreciate that they are being honest about this.

 

[BeerSnob]

Dredd and Robocop don't seem like satire anymore.

Dredd would have thrown a whole shit load of cops AND protestors in Isocubes by now. Things would be orderly.

 

[Badosh]

HOLY SHIT. MSNBC just showed more cops firing tear gas at protestors.

yup.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Fox News is the only news source that matters these days. What they say will dictate how millions of people view and feel about this situation.

 

[Mortemis]

Yeah that wasn't live. Chris Hayes was mistaken.

Live footage as in footage that was live at the time. Confusing as hell.
Glad they are showing this though.

 

[Probity]

Ugh. Try to talk to my parents about this, see what they think. Turns out my military father and mother understand the police side and defend them, and consider this whole thing with 'police brutality' and 'racial profiling' to be over-reported and full of hyperbole. They also think that the protesting is pointless and they should stop the violence.

Smh.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

@jackfrombkln
The Civil Rights Act is 50 years old. These two pictures were taken 50 years apart. Behold our progress. #Ferguson

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[DrForester]

HOLY SHIT. MSNBC just showed more cops firing tear gas at protestors.

That was a replay of previous footage.

 

[benjipwns]

Why do these people even become politicians if they are going to do nothing with the power and responsibility that comes with it. They spend millions, sell their souls for a title, and then use the power to hold a ham breakfast.

Times like thise are the ones that politicians should stand up and take a stance. Not hide and hope it goes away.

Welcome to the state.

 

[Yoda]

What in the hell do they think they will accomplish with this heavy-handed approach to the protests? This will further destroy the community's already non-existent faith in the police department.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Fox News is the only news source that matters these days. What they say will dictate how millions of people view and feel about this situation.

This...... Is true

 

[Jopie]

Lol.. you're so naive... it's almost cute.

It has been my dream for the past 20 years to become a politician so I could speak up in times like this. It is just frustrating that those who have reached those positions do not care about the people.

 

[devilhawk]

Only going to get worse now. Molotovs will only escalate this. From David Carson's Twitter

 

[jstripes]

its because they're not violent? tear gas isn't nice, the police have guns, its a small town, etc, etc

That's the point. It's not a violent protest.

If the police have to face down 20,000 peaceful protesters of all races, solidarity, rather than 2,000 protesters, they'd have to think a slight bit harder.

 

[Sai-kun]

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god damn

 

[RastaMentality]

How can the governor of the state be AWOL when this is going on?

All we got is this. @GovJayNixon: We will not succumb to darkness & fear, but rather take courage & walk the long hard road toward the light. #ferguson http://t.co/n2BNaCnF3C

 

[Mister Negative]

The sickening thing is nothing is going to change from this. It'll be swept under the rug in a month.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Holy shit I leave for a few hours and come back and there's over 10 new pages. What the fuck is happening?

Nothing out of the ordinary, just some rights being trampled on.

 

[BronsonLee]

Only going to get worse now. Molotovs will only escalate this. From David Carson's Twitter

Oh no.

 

[BFIB]

KSDK just shown some incredible footage of Al Jazeera setting up a shot, then out of nowhere, the police are there and fire a tear gas can at the reporters.
Edit, holy shit they are screaming at the KSDK reporter right now to get back. Sounded like gunshots and the cops have taken cover.

 

[Sanjuro]

Infowars stream just ended.

Infowars > TMZ > WSHH > MSNBC > FoxNews > CNN.

 

[benjipwns]

What in the hell do they think they will accomplish with this heavy-handed approach to the protests? This will further destroy the community's already non-existent faith in the police department.

Uh, they'll get to use their toys and display their power?

Should they have some other priorities in mind?

 

[Messofanego]

Ugh. Try to talk to my parents about this, see what they think. Turns out my military father and mother understand the police side and defend them, and consider this whole thing with 'police brutality' and 'racial profiling' to be over-reported and full of hyperbole. They also think that the protesting is pointless and they should stop the violence.

Smh.

Yup, sounds like they've been brainwashed. Sad.

 

[LiK]

haha, yes, MSNBC host says the biggest threat to the community right now is the tear gas.

 

[Cheddahz]

alex jones stream just went offline (for me)

 

[BlackGhost]

Only going to get worse now. Molotovs will only escalate this. From David Carson's Twitter

Oh man..

 

[Order]

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This country ain't shit

 

[ShinRPGamer]

Alex Jones Stream has officially ended. All that's left is NBC.

Spoiler

I refuse to use Fox News.

 

[Kusagari]

You know shit is fucked when Alex Jones is the most legitimate media source.

 

[ffdgh]

Only going to get worse now. Molotovs will only escalate this. From David Carson's Twitter

Please no...don't make things worse.

 

[watershed]

All we got is this. @GovJayNixon: We will not succumb to darkness & fear, but rather take courage & walk the long hard road toward the light. #ferguson http://t.co/n2BNaCnF3C

I wonder who he is speaking for here? Because the darkness and fear are being perpetuated by the police, not the peaceful protesters. I hope people get fired over this, but it's not gonna happen.

 

[captive]

This is one of the craziest things I've seen happen live.

Craziest thing I've seen live since the Shock and Awe campaign of Iraq.

 

[rexor0717]

I think this thread title should be changed to reflect that madness going on right now.

 

[enzo_gt]

The sickening thing is nothing is going to change from this. It'll be swept under the rug in a month.

This is my takeaway too.

I think this thread title should be changed to reflect that madness going on right now.

Yup, enough has transpired since.

 

[oneHeero]

Only going to get worse now. Molotovs will only escalate this. From David Carson's Twitter

That can't be good.

 

[HighAmperage]

All we got is this. @GovJayNixon: We will not succumb to darkness & fear, but rather take courage & walk the long hard road toward the light. #ferguson http://t.co/n2BNaCnF3C

We are now even governing via social media. God help us all.

 

[heliosRAzi]

This is my takeaway too.

Pretty much. We ain't shit to these people.

 

[NullPointer]

We are now even governing via social media. God help us all.

No shit. The eyes of the world are on Ferguson and there is nobody in charge but cops playing soldiers.

When people have no rational outlet, irrational outlets will prevail. Emotions will spill over and violence will result.

How much longer can these so-called leaders play deaf, dumb and blind?

 

[abuC]

I think this thread title should be changed to reflect that madness going on right now.

The title should be changed to include "unarmed"