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In reply to the discussion: Ferguson and Agent Provocateurs ... [View all]logosoco
(3,211 posts)I don't see where the person filming them was doing anything out of what would be ordinary for the situation.
They seem to be walking with other protesters, when the cop pointed a gun at them they put their hands up.
Maybe they got a "money shot", but they also showed people how cops over react. The person with the camera was not in charge of the cops mental or emotional state.They were not committing a crime. When American citizens are in the street because of a grievance, cops should not be pointing a weapon at them or threatening to shoot them.
Maybe in some cases they might be "instigating" but here, I don't see it. Maybe cops need to learn about that old "sticks and stones" saying? If I give a cop the finger, is that instigating? Is that a crime? Is that a reason for the cop to point a gun at me?
People should obey laws, and so should cops, and they should listen to cops in a situation where there is a crime being committed or there is danger. I don't see that here.