http://www.reddit.com/live/tdrph3y49ftn/http://jezebel.com/ferguson-disgrace-police-fire-on-unarmed-crowds-attac-1621352164/+laceydonohueA black unarmed teenager was shot dead by American police recently on saturday. Since then protests have been going on in the Fergurson town of Missouri. With the police refusing to name the killer thus denying the eability of the family to make a formal accusation.The police has now started attacking the crowds and arresting reporters, main tv channels are being turned away from the city.This has been blowing up on the social networks but I havent seen major news sites covering it yet.
And that even is completely fucked up. :|It is hard to believe that a teen was shot dead by cops just because he was of colour. How broken is America society to allow this to happen? :|
Iced said, August 14, 2014, 12:53:22 pmThis has been blowing up on the social networks but I havent seen major news sites covering it yet.They're pretty much stopping major news outlets from doing this IIRC. Which shouldn't be allowed but hey!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/13/us/ferguson-missouri-town-under-siege-after-police-shooting.html?_r=0 said:The town’s leadership and the police have remained predominantly white. Of 53 commissioned officers in the Ferguson Police Department, three are black. A racial profiling study shows that while blacks make up 63 percent of the city’s population, they account for 86 percent of traffic stops.of course.Blatant racial bias notwithstanding, doesn't excuse the vandalism and rioting.
The real problem is the use of tear gas and...in some cases, SWAT stuff I think? Also the dismantling of media in the area. That's the real issue.
Iced said, August 14, 2014, 12:53:22 pmThis has been blowing up on the social networks but I havent seen major news sites covering it yet. NYTimes Huffington Post CS Monitor Wall Street Journal, CNN, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, all covering it for the last few days, but Robin Williams suicide kind of took the spotlight.QuoteChief Jackson said that the officer who shot Michael Brown, 18, on Saturday was struck in the face during the encounter and treated at a hospital. Touching his own cheek, the chief said that a side of the officer’s face was swollen from what the police have described as a struggle in which Mr. Brown assaulted the officer and tried to take his gun — an account disputed by a witness, a friend of Mr. Brown’s who said his hands were raised when the last of several shots was fired.Anonymous, the loosely organized group of international hackers, said on Twitter that it had broken into Ferguson’s municipal computer system. It released details about city workers and posted photos of Jon Belmar, the chief of the St. Louis County police who is conducting the investigation into the shooting, as well as his wife, son and daughter. It also posted his address and phone number. The group threatened to bring down city, county and federal networks if the police overreacted to rallies and protests. From the NY Times article
Killer Kong said, August 14, 2014, 02:59:00 pmThe real problem is the use of tear gas and...in some cases, SWAT stuff I think? Also the dismantling of media in the area. That's the real issue. Yeah, their the police force and their actions are bringing about all of this. I mean, don't blame the mass public for being outraged over it. But destroying the property of those unrelated isn't helping any and all that's doing is shifting focus from the real issue (shady police force/government).edit: meant the cops when i said that, should've been more clear.
MissB said, August 14, 2014, 03:02:34 pmIced said, August 14, 2014, 12:53:22 pmThis has been blowing up on the social networks but I havent seen major news sites covering it yet. NYTimes Huffington Post CS Monitor Wall Street Journal, CNN, USA Today, ABC, NBC, CBS, all covering it for the last few days, but Robin Williams suicide kind of took the spotlight.Im talking about the reporters being arrested and the recent confrontation with the protesters the case was being followed by the news as far as the killing went. Niitris said, August 14, 2014, 03:10:43 pmYeah, their actions are bring about all of this. I mean, don't blame the mass public for being outraged over it. But destroying the property of those unrelated isn't helping any and all that's doing is shifting focus from the real issue (shady police force/government).Theres really no justification possible to be arresting the reporters over "we want no witnesses" like the cops were stating. Those reporters managed to be released, how many citizens were arrested over "we want no witnesses" that wont get released?
At this point vandalism is going to be ignored because the general public now sees the greater scope. That being the way Ferguson is trying to mask this up and detain the media lol.
I could understand not divulging the name of the cop tha tkilled the guy as he is internally processed to avoid attacks on his family , but this just looks like a coverup operation now.http://time.com/3105035/ferguson-faa-no-fly-zone/they started a no fly zone to avoid news copters to record what they are doing.
Iced said, August 14, 2014, 03:39:07 pmI could understand not divulging the name of the cop tha tkilled the guy as he is internally processed to avoid attacks on his family , but this just looks like a coverup operation now.http://time.com/3105035/ferguson-faa-no-fly-zone/they started a no fly zone to avoid news copters to record what they are doing."To provide a safe environment for law enforcement"I can't believe this, this is looking more and more like...yeah.
Anonymous to get involved with Ferguson incident -- already leaked personal informationhttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/14/anonymous-ferguson/Welp, here we go everybody. Internet's involved.
Quote"To provide a safe environment for law enforcement"Yeah maybe to protect them from being exposed.Gritsmaster said, August 14, 2014, 03:48:41 pmAnonymous to get involved with Ferguson incident -- already leaked personal informationhttp://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/08/14/anonymous-ferguson/Welp, here we go everybody. Internet's involved.But you can't hide from everyone (thank you 21st century).
Quoteor a moment, let us consider the consequence. By releasing the personal information, the 911 call, by shutting down the internet, Anonymous has brought the Ferguson leadership something that they had lacked – fear. They were insulated from consequence, so they acted without concern. Now they are facing a very real consequence to their actions, one they were warned of, and one which they foolishly ignored. That phrase Anonymous uses, it is not just words on paper, a hollow motto. That is their creed, their lives breath. We Are Anonymous. We Are Legion. We do not Forgive. We do not Forget. Expect us.The next step is obvious for the city government in Ferguson – release the name of the officer who killed Michael Brown and make it clear that he will be held accountable for his actions. Have Mike Brown’s Law drafted and posted on the internet. And let the city mourn for its dead in peace.The actions of the Ferguson police department can not be tolerated in civil society. The police are public servants, not lords or soldiers. The demilitarization of the United States must begin.huh. Usually their methods dont really affect anything, but considering this is about information it turns out to be a effective method.
http://www.businessinsider.com/police-fire-tear-gas-on-al-jazeera-america-tv-crew-and-then-take-their-equipment-2014-8... :|
in a way they are a necessity of a internet based society, a wildcard element that people can use as an umbrella for activities governments would rather they were not having.ofc this makes it so that anyone can claim to belong there, but to portray the groups under that name as being only about internet trolling is a disfavour considering their overall effect in some cases.
I have a brother and family in Ferguson and they unfortunately got caught up between everything that been happening.
