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Q. A. Sharpton
Sep 9, 2014, 10:23:45 PM9/9/14
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Any excuse to loot and steal. That's blacks for you. Just like
Barack Hussein Obama.
Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- The morning after a peaceful
candlelight vigil for a teenager fatally shot by police
disintegrated into violence and looting, the mayor of Ferguson,
Missouri, called for calm.
"Obviously, the events of last night are not indicative of who
we are," James Knowles said on CNN on Monday morning, adding
that the chaos that erupted Sunday night in the St. Louis suburb
was "not constructive" and was only "bringing down the
community."
A short time later, a crowd gathered in front of Ferguson Police
Department to protest the Saturday killing of 18-year-old
Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.
Led by a man carrying a bullhorn, the crowd shouted, "No more,
no more!" Dozens of people walked through the streets of
Ferguson shouting, "No justice, no peace!"
Thirty minutes into the gathering, it remained peaceful.
Sunday evening in Ferguson was a far different scene. A
gathering began as a vigil for Brown. But the night ended with
32 people arrested and shots fired at police, a St. Louis County
Police spokesman said Monday.
Witnesses to Brown's shooting said he had been unarmed and had
his hands in the air.
Authorities told a different story. The police officer tried to
get out of his vehicle just before the shooting, but Brown
pushed him back into the car, said St. Louis County Police Chief
Jon Belmar.
Brown "physically assaulted" the officer, Belmar said, and the
teen tried to get the officer's weapon. Brown was shot about 35
feet from the vehicle, the chief said, declining to provide more
details.
"The genesis of this was a physical confrontation," he said,
adding that his department has been called in to conduct an
independent investigation.
Ferguson Police said its cars are not equipped with dashboard
cameras.
Shell casings collected at the scene were from the officer's
weapon, Belmar said.
Anger over the shooting gripped many in Ferguson. Michael
Brown's mother Lesley McSpadden was incredibly emotional as she
shouted into a television reporter's microphone.
"You took my son away from me! You know how hard it was for me
to get him to stay in school and graduate? You know how many
black men graduate? Not many!" she said. "Because you bring them
down to this type of level where they feel they don't got
nothing to live for anyway! (They feel) they gonna try to take
me out anyway!"
Social media were on fire Monday as people are posting strong
opinions about the incident. #MichaelBrown and #Ferguson were
trending topics.
Confrontation with police
During the violence Sunday, some shouted at police who were at
the vigil.
Stoic police in riot gear watched as young men knelt before
them, hands up to symbolize surrender.
But one officer can be heard on video yelling back, calling
protesters "animals."
"We will stay out here as long as you are!" protesters screamed
at police.
Demonstrators held their hands in the air and chanted, "We are
Michael Brown." Others held signs that said, "No justice, no
peace." Another sign read, "Police stops should not = dead kids."
The gathering became more intense as some people broke windows
at a store and began taking things from it. They threw rocks and
bottles. Gunshots rang out.
Antonio French, an alderman in St. Louis, said a QuikTrip gas
station was looted and an ATM dragged out.
"This QuikTrip is where things started (Saturday) with this
case, based on various accounts," French said.
The slain teenager and a friend were "accused of stealing gum
from the store or some sort of cigarettes," the alderman said.
Mayor wants independent investigation results
"Last night, everything lost control," Knowles said Monday on
CNN's "New Day."
He was asked about the officer who called protesters "animals."
"The officers did their best. They're only human," Knowles
responded, adding that not every police officer present was from
the Ferguson department.
Knowles said he wants to let the independent investigation into
Brown's death take its course. He plans to meet with Brown's
parents soon and will meet this evening with clergy in Ferguson
and African-American leadership in the town.
Whatever the investigation's findings, "we will deal with that,"
he said.
Multiple gunshots
A medical examiner will issue a ruling on how many times Brown
was shot.
"It was more than just a couple," Belmar said.
Witnesses said Brown did nothing to instigate the shooting and
appeared to be surrendering when he was killed. Brown was
spending the summer in the neighborhood with his grandmother
Desuirea Harris, she told KMOV.
"My son just turned 18 and graduated high school and he didn't
bother nobody," his mother, Lesley McSpadden, told CNN affiliate
KSDK.
Brown was supposed to start classes at Vatterott College on
Monday, she said.
"People have a lot of anger and are frustrated," French said.
"They don't have recourse in the system, and it happens often in
this country, and it has boiled over. I think people are angry
and looking for a reason to let it out tonight."
Family retains Trayvon Martin lawyer
"We don't know what happened, and there are lots of conflicting
stories," Knowles said. "Unfortunately, there will have to be
some time taken to understand what happened. Hopefully, we will
get to an understanding, and justice will be served."
The officer who shot Brown is on paid administrative leave
during the investigation and will be available to talk to county
homicide detectives.
He has been with the force for six years and will be required to
undergo two psychological evaluations before returning to duty,
Belmar said.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has instructed the Justice
Department's civil rights division to monitor the developments
in the case.
The FBI said it is assisting police in its investigation and
will review the findings.
Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who handled Trayvon Martin's case,
will represent the family. Martin, 17, was killed in 2012 by a
Florida neighborhood watch organizer, who was acquitted of
murder charges.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-teen-shooting/
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Barack Hussein Obama.
Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- The morning after a peaceful
candlelight vigil for a teenager fatally shot by police
disintegrated into violence and looting, the mayor of Ferguson,
Missouri, called for calm.
"Obviously, the events of last night are not indicative of who
we are," James Knowles said on CNN on Monday morning, adding
that the chaos that erupted Sunday night in the St. Louis suburb
was "not constructive" and was only "bringing down the
community."
A short time later, a crowd gathered in front of Ferguson Police
Department to protest the Saturday killing of 18-year-old
Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer.
Led by a man carrying a bullhorn, the crowd shouted, "No more,
no more!" Dozens of people walked through the streets of
Ferguson shouting, "No justice, no peace!"
Thirty minutes into the gathering, it remained peaceful.
Sunday evening in Ferguson was a far different scene. A
gathering began as a vigil for Brown. But the night ended with
32 people arrested and shots fired at police, a St. Louis County
Police spokesman said Monday.
Witnesses to Brown's shooting said he had been unarmed and had
his hands in the air.
Authorities told a different story. The police officer tried to
get out of his vehicle just before the shooting, but Brown
pushed him back into the car, said St. Louis County Police Chief
Jon Belmar.
Brown "physically assaulted" the officer, Belmar said, and the
teen tried to get the officer's weapon. Brown was shot about 35
feet from the vehicle, the chief said, declining to provide more
details.
"The genesis of this was a physical confrontation," he said,
adding that his department has been called in to conduct an
independent investigation.
Ferguson Police said its cars are not equipped with dashboard
cameras.
Shell casings collected at the scene were from the officer's
weapon, Belmar said.
Anger over the shooting gripped many in Ferguson. Michael
Brown's mother Lesley McSpadden was incredibly emotional as she
shouted into a television reporter's microphone.
"You took my son away from me! You know how hard it was for me
to get him to stay in school and graduate? You know how many
black men graduate? Not many!" she said. "Because you bring them
down to this type of level where they feel they don't got
nothing to live for anyway! (They feel) they gonna try to take
me out anyway!"
Social media were on fire Monday as people are posting strong
opinions about the incident. #MichaelBrown and #Ferguson were
trending topics.
Confrontation with police
During the violence Sunday, some shouted at police who were at
the vigil.
Stoic police in riot gear watched as young men knelt before
them, hands up to symbolize surrender.
But one officer can be heard on video yelling back, calling
protesters "animals."
"We will stay out here as long as you are!" protesters screamed
at police.
Demonstrators held their hands in the air and chanted, "We are
Michael Brown." Others held signs that said, "No justice, no
peace." Another sign read, "Police stops should not = dead kids."
The gathering became more intense as some people broke windows
at a store and began taking things from it. They threw rocks and
bottles. Gunshots rang out.
Antonio French, an alderman in St. Louis, said a QuikTrip gas
station was looted and an ATM dragged out.
"This QuikTrip is where things started (Saturday) with this
case, based on various accounts," French said.
The slain teenager and a friend were "accused of stealing gum
from the store or some sort of cigarettes," the alderman said.
Mayor wants independent investigation results
"Last night, everything lost control," Knowles said Monday on
CNN's "New Day."
He was asked about the officer who called protesters "animals."
"The officers did their best. They're only human," Knowles
responded, adding that not every police officer present was from
the Ferguson department.
Knowles said he wants to let the independent investigation into
Brown's death take its course. He plans to meet with Brown's
parents soon and will meet this evening with clergy in Ferguson
and African-American leadership in the town.
Whatever the investigation's findings, "we will deal with that,"
he said.
Multiple gunshots
A medical examiner will issue a ruling on how many times Brown
was shot.
"It was more than just a couple," Belmar said.
Witnesses said Brown did nothing to instigate the shooting and
appeared to be surrendering when he was killed. Brown was
spending the summer in the neighborhood with his grandmother
Desuirea Harris, she told KMOV.
"My son just turned 18 and graduated high school and he didn't
bother nobody," his mother, Lesley McSpadden, told CNN affiliate
KSDK.
Brown was supposed to start classes at Vatterott College on
Monday, she said.
"People have a lot of anger and are frustrated," French said.
"They don't have recourse in the system, and it happens often in
this country, and it has boiled over. I think people are angry
and looking for a reason to let it out tonight."
Family retains Trayvon Martin lawyer
"We don't know what happened, and there are lots of conflicting
stories," Knowles said. "Unfortunately, there will have to be
some time taken to understand what happened. Hopefully, we will
get to an understanding, and justice will be served."
The officer who shot Brown is on paid administrative leave
during the investigation and will be available to talk to county
homicide detectives.
He has been with the force for six years and will be required to
undergo two psychological evaluations before returning to duty,
Belmar said.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has instructed the Justice
Department's civil rights division to monitor the developments
in the case.
The FBI said it is assisting police in its investigation and
will review the findings.
Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who handled Trayvon Martin's case,
will represent the family. Martin, 17, was killed in 2012 by a
Florida neighborhood watch organizer, who was acquitted of
murder charges.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-teen-shooting/
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