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AverageJoe90

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54. Good to hear! I hope she has the best of luck getting back on her feet.

Thu Nov 27, 2014, 09:48 PM

Nov 2014

What happened in Ferguson, with all the violence on BOTH sides(yes, the police did some, too!), the rioting, the looting, etc., that was going on, even as many other demonstrators tried to keep things peaceful.....was and is undoubtedly tragic, especially as a bad cop walks free(for now, at least).

But there are some really decent and kind people out there who stepped up and helped this lady rebuild her business, and to be truthful, I have no doubt in my mind that at least some of that money came from folks in and around the local St. Louis area, including the city of Ferguson itself, as well as across the country.

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Lady from Ferguson whose bakery was vandalized in the Ferguson riots... [View all] TeeYiYi Nov 2014 OP

Wow! NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #1

Excellent!!! oldandhappy Nov 2014 #2

Wow! Rex Nov 2014 #3

Great story. The violence really bothers me. (nfm) SunDrop23 Nov 2014 #4

yes, the police violence is disturbing eom noiretextatique Nov 2014 #5

Post removed Post removed Nov 2014 #12

it may be your last noiretextatique Nov 2014 #13

I own my own business. SunDrop23 Nov 2014 #25

"a business owner who had nothing to do with this" < LOL Business owners and citizens pay to kill. jtuck004 Nov 2014 #30

So now what? sammythecat Nov 2014 #33

Funny, when it is moving homeless folks off the sidewalk no one clutches their pearls and jtuck004 Nov 2014 #44

Are you out of your fucking mind? Beaverhausen Nov 2014 #34

Business owners have no problem insisting police remove vagrants from their doorstep. They could jtuck004 Nov 2014 #35

Add me in... Opposition to you. nm Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #37

Their tent is big, I'm sure. lol. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #41

Holy crap. Jenoch Nov 2014 #56

I'll take stereotypes for $100, Alex... brooklynite Nov 2014 #39

It isn't about her. But nice dodge. You should sell trucks. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #40

il n�y a pas d�innocents shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #43

Thank you for that. He and I would have agreed on some things, but his strategy jtuck004 Nov 2014 #46

The irony wasnt apparent? shaayecanaan Nov 2014 #58

You've flipped your lid.(nfm) SunDrop23 Nov 2014 #50

I actually use and approve of certain batshit. Not all of it is crazy. Want to know what I think is? jtuck004 Nov 2014 #51

I'm so glad Aerows Nov 2014 #6

Fantastic! Lefta Dissenter Nov 2014 #7

I wish there was a page for every business that was burned or looted. Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #10

Most of the businesses were apparently chain stores Nevernose Nov 2014 #38

So franchise owners don't count as victims? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #45

And she deserves every PENNY of that money. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #55

Do you have a link to that page. I'd love to throw in. N/T Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #8

I found the link... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #16

Thank you! Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2014 #17

Actions such as these are something to be thankful for. herding cats Nov 2014 #9

Um, this was a RW teabagger donation drive... maced666 Nov 2014 #11

Hey Lefta Dissenter Nov 2014 #14

Well, then clearly we are obliged to hope that she never gets her bakery back nxylas Nov 2014 #29

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #31

Maybe Limbaugh just wanted to help a fellow Missourian? Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #42

So? Certain things have nothing to do with politics. I'm thankful for that. n/t Yo_Mama Nov 2014 #48

A blind squirrel will find a nut once in a while. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #52

I would place bets that the protesters didn't burn her business down Kalidurga Nov 2014 #15

The original protesters have been peaceful... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #18

I saw some live streaming one of the streamers was telling people to leave her business alone Kalidurga Nov 2014 #20

No, not all the looting and criminal activity has been outside agitators. KittyWampus Nov 2014 #53

OMG - I just posted this on someone's facebook page before de-friending them. jillan Nov 2014 #19

Facebook Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2014 #36

$202,518. elleng Nov 2014 #21

Great news. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #22

WONDERFUL! nt Raine Nov 2014 #23

Good for her!!! UglyGreed Nov 2014 #24

This is great -- Do you know if there is a page for the lady whose beauty salon was destroyed? whathehell Nov 2014 #26

I don't know... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #49

News story about the bakery bcool Nov 2014 #27

Fundraiser page for Ferguson Market - spread the word SunDrop23 Nov 2014 #28

Ten bucks donated "San Francisco supports Ferguson Market and Liquor. I hope you triple your target" NBachers Nov 2014 #32

With these funds she will hire more employees ChazII Nov 2014 #47

Good to hear! I hope she has the best of luck getting back on her feet. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #54

Update... TeeYiYi Nov 2014 #57