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In reply to the discussion: Charles Pierce: The Body in the Street [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)47. It's my understanding at least that the cops refused to let a nurse
near the body, too; not that there was much hope of saving Mike Brown at that point. But it was still indecent and I'd have been raging through the streets that night too. Molotovs are nasty little things, but they're easy and cheap to make. If enough people decide to fight back, they can and will.
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Me too. Unfriended a few on FB for the comments about Mike Brown or the protests
Turn CO Blue
Aug 2014
#45
Not sure if 100% true, but I heard Murderer Wlison STILL hasn't filed report.
Moostache
Aug 2014
#48
I wish I knew how to ensure that every DU member got a chance to read this piece. OTOH, there
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#17
I've really had to resist the impulse to drop everything and head to Ferguson. What has kept me from
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#29
The virulent racist and white supremacist comments that I've seen on other
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#36
He would have "attacked the working class cop" because he thought he was better than him
alcibiades_mystery
Aug 2014
#32
And, the mayor of Ferguson calling Michael Brown an "it".. trying to dehumanizing him. :(
Cha
Aug 2014
#41
"Michael Brown wasn't the only "thing" left in the street. America is lying there, too."
Doctor_J
Aug 2014
#44