Eyes on in Midwest?

[1Admin]

Anyone near the looting/rioting going on now?

[Jeweltgirl]

Sorry 2 hrs and 30 mins from my home. :(

[1Admin]

What have you heard locally?

[hidden_waldo]

I am by the Kansas City side of the state. Heard on the radio there will be a candle light ceremony tonight on the country club plaza. That has Charley Foxtrot written all over it.

No looting yet.

[rockriver]

is this the story you guys are discussing?

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/166613-social-media-captures-full-blown-race-riot-ferguson-missouri/

[protus]

Yeah rock. Cop shoots a Guy....neighborhood is in an up roar ....so the neighborhood goes on a free shoes and TV spree..

[bountyhunter69]

Lucky me,im 45 min from the action.The town is 67% afro,but i would say the cop is white since hes not been idenified yet.I liked the pic on line when the looting was going on the first night,there was several guys with AR.s guaring a tatto shop and gun store..needless to say those stores werent looted..Rev Al Sharp-less was there last nite stirring the pot of fecal matter. Just heard on news,2 more shot last nite up there,one by a cop.The county i live in is .03% afro,but im locked and loaded as usual

[Jeweltgirl]

I heard there is a no fly zone over this town, below 3000 feet. Seems that a police helicopter was shoot at.

Now. I am not sure if the looting is still going on, but the news has brought back up the trayvon martin thing, trying to compare the two.

Now I saw a website that has two witness about that night. This is a part of Browns friends telling the story.:::

The fullest account of Brown's death so far has come from Dorian Johnson, who said he was walking home from a convenience store with Brown when they were approached by an officer in a squad car who, using expletives, ordered them to move to the sidewalk.

In the hours after the shooting, Johnson told news crews that he and Brown had kept walking and explained to the officer they were near their destination. The officer then reversed his car "to where it almost hit us."

The officer, Johnson said, tried to open his door, but he was so close to the men that it "ricocheted" back. Johnson said the officer then reached through the window, "grabbed my friend around the neck" and tried to pull him into the car. The officer then reportedly pulled out his weapon and said, "`I'll shoot you,' or `I'm going to shoot,"' Johnson said.

When the officer opened fire, Brown was hit and started to bleed, Johnson said. Johnson ran to hide behind a car.

Brown "kept running, and he told me to keep running because he feared for me, too," Johnson said.

Johnson said the officer pursued Brown with his weapon drawn and fired again.

When Brown felt that shot, he turned around and put his hands in the air and started to get down on the ground. But the officer kept firing, Johnson said.

"And my friend died. He didn't say anything to him. He just stood over and he's shooting."

Authorities have not commented directly on Johnson's account.

Another witness, Phillip Walker, told the AP he was on the porch of an apartment complex overlooking the scene when he saw a white officer with Brown, who was "giving up in the sense of raising his arms and being subdued." Walker said the officer then "stood over him and shot him."

Police have said there is no security or police video of the confrontation.

Sorry for so much Guess I could have linked the site. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/13...death-threats/


Now other reports say::::

Witnesses say the African-American teen was unarmed and his hands were in the air demonstrating that. Police have said that Brown attacked the officer in his car and tried to take his gun.

[hidden_waldo]

Now heard the kansas city Plaza event has moved to Thursday night. Should be interesting to see who shows up.

[Jeweltgirl]

As I sit and watch the reports on this it makes me want to just say. Fck it.

Reports that there were over 400 arrest for african american to only 60 something whites. yet they just said that its like 60-70% africans that live in that town.
Then they state that the major and 90% of the police force are white, the firemen chief is white. Saying that they might not be given a chance to take these jobs.


Now some hackers are releasing police info names and things. That might not even be involed in this. Putting other people and familys in danger.

It seems now its back to the race thing again. Its sad that we as americans are acting like a third world country.

I am so pissed off at this behavior, it makes me sick... You all want to riot and loot and be idiots. FINE... Fire your major, firemen and police force. See how your city turns out....

[Benn Gleck]

We have heard that the reason this Brown kid was stopped by the cop was that there was a robbery of a store and the cop was looking for the suspects.

Well it turns out that there is video of Brown and his friend taking merchandise and harassing the owner. I'm not saying this justifies the shooting but it makes it hard to believe his friends version of events when he was involved in the robbery.

[Spock]

We have heard that the reason this Brown kid was stopped by the cop was that there was a robbery of a store and the cop was looking for the suspects.

Well it turns out that there is video of Brown and his friend taking merchandise and harassing the owner. I'm not saying this justifies the shooting but it makes it hard to believe his friends version of events when he was involved in the robbery.

you have to understand that for that demographic robbing a connivence store is to them "shopping".

[Benn Gleck]

BWAHAHA ! LMAO You're right Spock, what was I thinking?

[Jeweltgirl]

The fact I want to know is why when they were asked to step out of the road to the sidewalk did they say no, we are almost to where we are going? This is from the friend that was with Brown at the time.

If they had just stepped to the sidewalk, let the cop ask his questions be on there way or be detained. Could this all been avoided?

[rockriver]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvFabeDIQAA2udz.jpg

unconfirmed...
our sweet lil ole angel was a thief and loved to harass store owner who was victim of his crime..