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XemaSab

(60,212 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 02:22 PM Oct 2014

Weariness of Ferguson protests grows [View all]

Brian Fletcher loves Ferguson. He brags about it, he rattles off historical facts about it and, as the former mayor, he feels the urge to stick up for the city and its people.

And right now, he says people are tired of the constant protesting, tired of the noise and tired of feeling intimidated.

That’s the exact reaction many protest leaders said they are hoping for.

It’s been nearly 70 days since Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown, 18.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/weariness-of-ferguson-protests-grows/article_d3260f13-d07d-592e-841b-3618d1ecbd5a.html

Is it just me, or is the St. Louis paper promoting divisiveness over these protests?

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Weariness of Ferguson protests grows [View all] XemaSab Oct 2014 OP

Oh, no! People are tired of the protests! bravenak Oct 2014 #1

really. boo fucking hoo. cali Oct 2014 #5

SERIOUSLY XemaSab Oct 2014 #9

More than forty.... panader0 Oct 2014 #13

For real. bravenak Oct 2014 #14

There's still time to make the protests end and the protesters to go away: just arrest KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #2

if they were truly tired of them, Downwinder Oct 2014 #3

"tired of feeling intimidated" NCTraveler Oct 2014 #4

guess they should join the protestors reflection Oct 2014 #6

I think the people complaining are just unaware of many things. logosoco Oct 2014 #7

I agree. bravenak Oct 2014 #10

+2 nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #18

Awww...poor babies, just wait until the biased procecutor tells the grand jury Rex Oct 2014 #8

Yes, 'weariness' is the victim here. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #11

I heard about the grand jury having some sort cwydro Oct 2014 #12

I ain't heard nothing yet, neither. bravenak Oct 2014 #15

The protesters are making up for all the silenced voices courtesy of PD, Inc. nc4bo Oct 2014 #16

Aw, my heart breaks for the poor mayor, NOT! My heart breaks for the parents of a sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #17