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Showing Original Post only (View all)Female Pastor Shot with Rubber Bullet by Police During Protest (Warning: graphic image) [View all]
Female Pastor Shot with Rubber Bullet by Police During Protest
9 hours ago | by Jill Bond
A female pastor had a rubber bullet tear into her flesh as she tried to mediate between police and protesters in Ferguson. Renita Lamkin told the Huffington Post, she was shot by police while standing in the street between protesters and police. She was telling police, Theyre moving, theyre leaving, as protesters were trying to disperse.
And then there was a pop! she said, as a rubber bullet struck her stomach. The tension between police and protesters have been on the rise since the shooting death of Michael Brown. Last night the tension snapped when the police showed up in full body armor, and tanks, training their sniper rifles on the crowd. As the evening progressed the police tried to wrangle the crowd, causing a lot of confusion and fear, eventually unleashing tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters and reporters. On Instagram, Tef Poe posted a collage of Lamkin with these words:
For all of those that claim this is a joke or think we are being irrational this lady is a pastor she was praying while they shot her .. We were outside waiting for the release of Antonio French and the armored vehicles showed up ! Tell me why this is acceptable? How is this right ? Mike Brown is more than a trending topic people are out here fighting for his legacy! We will have justice Ferguson Police Department your days are numbered I promise you this!!!!! hands up dont shoot !
9 hours ago | by Jill Bond
A female pastor had a rubber bullet tear into her flesh as she tried to mediate between police and protesters in Ferguson. Renita Lamkin told the Huffington Post, she was shot by police while standing in the street between protesters and police. She was telling police, Theyre moving, theyre leaving, as protesters were trying to disperse.
And then there was a pop! she said, as a rubber bullet struck her stomach. The tension between police and protesters have been on the rise since the shooting death of Michael Brown. Last night the tension snapped when the police showed up in full body armor, and tanks, training their sniper rifles on the crowd. As the evening progressed the police tried to wrangle the crowd, causing a lot of confusion and fear, eventually unleashing tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters and reporters. On Instagram, Tef Poe posted a collage of Lamkin with these words:
For all of those that claim this is a joke or think we are being irrational this lady is a pastor she was praying while they shot her .. We were outside waiting for the release of Antonio French and the armored vehicles showed up ! Tell me why this is acceptable? How is this right ? Mike Brown is more than a trending topic people are out here fighting for his legacy! We will have justice Ferguson Police Department your days are numbered I promise you this!!!!! hands up dont shoot !
http://bluenationreview.com/female-pastor-shot-rubber-bullet-police-protest/

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Bjorn Against
Aug 2014
OP
I'm seeing a more racially diverse Ferguson than the media is portraying, man on Chris Hayes
uponit7771
Aug 2014
#2
Easy Answer - The Fascist LEOs - To "Protect And Serve" The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#50
That is something I do not understand. The cops were targeting peacemakers and putting them in
jwirr
Aug 2014
#5
I said, "Obie, I can't pick up the garbage with these handcuffs on." And Obie said,
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#22
There it is...proof. She has a gun in her hands. Or, is it a Bible? Meh, who cares...Bam!
libdem4life
Aug 2014
#42
She was shot by Ferguson police on Wednesday before the State Patrol took over
Bjorn Against
Aug 2014
#43
Are y'all ready, now, to have a discussion on where they're being trained and by whom? n/t
truth2power
Aug 2014
#40