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Warpy

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4. Non peaceful? Other than a couple of blowhards with megaphones

Reply to Rhinodawg (Original post)

Mon Aug 18, 2014, 10:26 PM

Aug 2014

I have seen no one physically or verbally violent.

But here comes Robocop to make sure the curfew is enforced.

Had they stayed away, people would slowly straggle on home, their kids tired and crying for their beds.

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Does anyone know how many non-peaceful protesters there are ? [View all] Rhinodawg Aug 2014 OP

Yes, the protesters are the villains. Goodbye forever. You're on Ignore. nt valerief Aug 2014 #1

Can you read? Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #5

The police should close all roads into Ferguson Politicalboi Aug 2014 #2

Does anyone know who will stop the RAIN? HangOnKids Aug 2014 #3

Wow...thanks a lot. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #7

Non peaceful? Other than a couple of blowhards with megaphones Warpy Aug 2014 #4

Yup Politicalboi Aug 2014 #9

None. None of the protesters there want to cause trouble. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #6

THE POLICE ARE RIOTING!!!! bravenak Aug 2014 #8

99% of the protestors are peaceful, of course. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #13

Out of towners i think. bravenak Aug 2014 #18

So does the LEADERSHIP... Amonester Aug 2014 #19

I think the protestors are going to have to round the assholes up themselves and deliver them. bravenak Aug 2014 #20

Good idea. Amonester Aug 2014 #23

It looks to me like most of the rioters are cops. lob1 Aug 2014 #10

Does anyone know how many non-violent cops there are? Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #11

Someone on-scene just interviewed on MSNBC said 20-25. nt pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #12

Then those folks need to be arrested, and the peaceful protesters left alone still_one Aug 2014 #15

Definitely. 840high Aug 2014 #24

Thank you. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #16

If there are any, that is a problem, it only takes one to destroy a peaceful protest. still_one Aug 2014 #14

Anarchists from other parts of the country. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #17

CNN had the guy on that was talking to people on the megaphone davidpdx Aug 2014 #21

I hope I don't get a response like post # 1, Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #22

The kneejerk reaction on DU is one of the things that is unfortuante davidpdx Aug 2014 #25

True. Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #32

Training for protesters often includes tactics for isolating disruptors pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #26

Chris Hayes just identified some who were on camera with shirts over their faces flamingdem Aug 2014 #27

We saw the same thing at OWS pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #29

They seem to show up everywhere flamingdem Aug 2014 #31

The police are in a no win situation... deathrind Aug 2014 #28

That won't work pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #33

earlier in the evening oldandhappy Aug 2014 #30

Captain Johnson called them "criminals" and "agitators" Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #34