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gollygee

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1. And that's why people protest

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Sep 4, 2014, 06:04 AM

Sep 2014

Good job to the protestors in Ferguson who protested and kept up with it despite being mistreated! There's no way to remain silent AND get justice in this country, and without their protests, this would have been another police shooting and only MAYBE a quiet investigation within the police department. (Why that's ever allowed when there is such an obvious conflict of interest is beyond me.)

Unfortunately, this is only one police department, and I think the discussion needs to be on racism and the criminal justice system in general, not just on this specific police department, and I don't know if that's going to happen. Mabye, depending on what issues the investigation turns up.

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Ferguson police to be investigated after shooting of Michael Brown [View all] malaise Sep 2014 OP

And that's why people protest gollygee Sep 2014 #1

Great post malaise Sep 2014 #2

I think that this is the first step ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #14

Good. About freakin' time. sarge43 Sep 2014 #3

NBC's Pete Williams was saying last night that there avebury Sep 2014 #4

I thought they were there to investigate the Brown shooting. It looks like that investigation Romulox Sep 2014 #5

Huh? gollygee Sep 2014 #6

It's just odd that they broadened the investigation without any progress on the main investigation. Romulox Sep 2014 #7

they are INVESTIGATING the whole department gollygee Sep 2014 #11

I UNDERSTAND that. That was the basis of my comment. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #12

From the LA Times article alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #13

I don't know if that ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #18

Speculative desiring alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #21

I wish I could disagree; but, patterns are patterns, and ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #24

Indeed alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #25

It was that pattern that made me stop and wonder. gollygee Sep 2014 #27

Or, a world where we must "wait for the evidence to come out"; because ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #28

More likely the opposite ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #15

I was speaking about further evidence in the Brown shooting. nt Romulox Sep 2014 #17

they're not shutting down the investigation of the shooting. Enrique Sep 2014 #20

And, as I mentioned ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #23

This is very appropriate Gothmog Sep 2014 #8

Good...next they should investigate other municipalities that rob poor and minority communities alcibiades_mystery Sep 2014 #9

Yes we need to know if the poorest people are subsidizing the 1% and their crooked malaise Sep 2014 #19

If his senseless death can be the catalyst for changing long term problems Bettie Sep 2014 #10

Sadly, most great social change comes after a senseless death. eom 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #26

K&R great news secondwind Sep 2014 #16

Excellent! The results should be interesting and informative. MineralMan Sep 2014 #22

Good...now cue FOX Noise outrage...knr joeybee12 Sep 2014 #29

I think federal subpoenas and target letters have gone out. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #30