The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155287   Message #3651921
Posted By: Mrrzy
18-Aug-14 - 11:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ferguson, Missouri / Big Mike Brown
Subject: RE: BS: Ferguson, Missouri / Big Mike Brown
Wow, the blicky worked, my html has been cursed lately.

Anyway, I was going to synopsize; apparently cop was chasing, and had already shot (at?) once, an unarmed teenager, who ran for a bit and then (according to the kid's friend) turned and put his hands up to surrender, or (according to the cop) turned and lunged at the officer.

Cop shoots unarmed kid 6 times, original autopsy not released, independent autopsy says only one shot killed him, all others, mostly in the arms, survivable.

Cop and almost all other cops white. Kid and most of civilian population considered black by Americans, which could mean anything that isn't white or too obviously Asian.

Civilian population riots and has huge peaceful protests which are equally responded to by cops with riot gear, tear gas, rubber bullets and a curfew imposed on all citizens. To be fair, a large number of cops get accidentally teargassed too.

Rioting continues as do large peaceful protests. Now, no curfew but the National Guard. Are we having fun yet?