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Moostache

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21. There are so many more just in the same region...

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 10:13 AM

Mar 2015

Jennings....St. Ann....Florissant.....Hazelwood....and on and on and on....

The heart weeps when you stop to realize that this is NOT just some isolated group of racists in a small town Missouri shithole. Its institutional and widespread and targets the vulnerable or marginalized exclusively.

I just cannot believe the pervasiveness of racist attitudes here in St. Louis, and no doubt across much of the nation. Online forums for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch are disgusting reservoirs of the most foul bile you can imagine. The fact that the community itself is filled with these kind of people is beyond depressing.

I have a hard time coming up with reasons to stay in the region and I am clearly not alone as the St. Louis region continues to hemorrhage population year after year...

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The Rude Pundit - Random Thoughts Reading Through the DOJ's Ferguson Police Report [View all] meegbear Mar 2015 OP

Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #1

The report made me sick octoberlib Mar 2015 #2

The biggest diference between now and 1960 Cryptoad Mar 2015 #3

In Ferguson, I'd bet that Voting While Black is seen as a crime. NT Jerry442 Mar 2015 #15

Blaming the victims promoted to high art. Jeesh! - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #23

Not blaming them.... just the facts..... Cryptoad Mar 2015 #42

One should continue to enjoy one's constitutional rights whether one KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #47

I implied no such thing,,, Cryptoad Mar 2015 #62

They voted in a Democrat for Governor BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #57

Maybe you haven't read WHY AAs don't vote? I haven't read the entire report, but I hope this was sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #69

Really important points. No wonder the PDs are obtaining military equipment. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2015 #71

I continued to amazed by the number of people Cryptoad Mar 2015 #72

I believe I said 'sweeping changes' not 'revolution' so that part of your post is irrelevant to me. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #74

By using absurd drug laws to turn so many minorities into felons, tblue37 Mar 2015 #82

People with felonies on their record can vote in MO loyalsister Mar 2015 #84

downloaded the full report to read later i did read the summary dembotoz Mar 2015 #4

They couldn't get a civil rights charge out of this? MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #5

From what I gathered as far as Mike Brown they punted to the grand jury TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #13

Manny, we'll just leave that to the individual states! bullwinkle428 Mar 2015 #19

People must become more involved in local politics. I am disappointed in the DoJ. rhett o rick Mar 2015 #56

I agree. Investigations without consequences bbgrunt Mar 2015 #64

Does make you wonder, doesn't it. calimary Mar 2015 #80

FPD is NOT... NOT unique... There are MANY communities who have this relationship with the local uponit7771 Mar 2015 #6

Ferguson Mayor and Police Chief: "I see nothing, I know nothing!" No accident, a plan. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #7

SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts says there is no racism. Would it be racist to say something Dustlawyer Mar 2015 #8

yes. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #67

"At what point would you say that the man with the gun needs to do something?" Brickbat Mar 2015 #9

AKA: "Armed struggle." Holder yesterday said, "There's never any excuse for KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #25

I found it interesting, considering how the author usually writes about guns. Brickbat Mar 2015 #28

A completely disturbing and unacceptable mess that is far from isolated to Ferguson TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #10

This shows what would happen if the GOP took control of the USA. They would make rladdi Mar 2015 #11

Nixon is a Democrat and I think you greatly underestimate how deep and wide these problems are. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #18

Well to paraphrase a famous quote. zeemike Mar 2015 #36

National DNA is not gene based but more of an analogy. TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #38

Well it does work as an analogy. zeemike Mar 2015 #40

Hmmm...I think DNA can be altered and it will probably take at least as drastic TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #61

I agree with that, the solution must be fundamental. zeemike Mar 2015 #63

Yes, the cops did monsterous things sarge43 Mar 2015 #12

There are actually people on this very board happy-dancing the clearance of Wilson alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #14

This is horrible fasttense Mar 2015 #16

now what. KG Mar 2015 #17

K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #20

There are so many more just in the same region... Moostache Mar 2015 #21

"USA! USA! USA!" :sarcasm: - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #22

Strange sort of non sequitur. But, whatever. n/t Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #33

Ah, so you think Ferguson is an isolated case, do you, or that KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #34

Go away. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #35

Bit of a strong reaction there Buzz Clik tkmorris Mar 2015 #44

Seemed appropriate to me. We seem to differ. Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #45

Are you this rude in real life or do you just play a rude person hidden behind KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #46

wow heaven05 Mar 2015 #24

Where are all the Ferguson PD and St. Louis County PD copologists now? - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #26

and how many ferguson's exist across america? spanone Mar 2015 #27

That is a very good point. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #30

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Thank you, Rude. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #29

KNR. And let's not forget the ticket racket. DirkGently Mar 2015 #31

Thanks for this. Very informative. And validating... Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #32

Next memorial day I am going to have a new plaque to put on my civil war anscestors grave. Died jwirr Mar 2015 #37

That is so sad. Although nothing I write can invalidate your feelings, I would merely KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #48

Thank you for that reminder. It helps. I think one of the real sorrows is that it is not JUST jwirr Mar 2015 #50

I was so pissed off about this last fall that I was readying myself to travel KingCharlemagne Mar 2015 #52

Nor will I. jwirr Mar 2015 #53

: onecaliberal Mar 2015 #39

Seconded. nt cyberswede Mar 2015 #43

This is the "official" report on Ferguson mountain grammy Mar 2015 #41

Thanks for the link. nt F4lconF16 Mar 2015 #73

some day soon, a group of people will converge on a cop pulling this shit.. frylock Mar 2015 #49

Fuckers! Scurrilous Mar 2015 #51

The chief of police and the command structure need to be fired. Then go back through the records. peacebird Mar 2015 #54

In a nearby town, they simply disbanded the police department csziggy Mar 2015 #77

Did not know this, why isn't there a national database listing bad cops? peacebird Mar 2015 #81

That would be a step towards addressing it loyalsister Mar 2015 #83

beyond obscene niyad Mar 2015 #55

Only here, it's the Alaska Natives. raven mad Mar 2015 #58

I agree.nt bravenak Mar 2015 #75

Damn. Bobbie Jo Mar 2015 #59

I would like to see the legal volunteers who were at the protests BrotherIvan Mar 2015 #60

Thank you for posting. KeepItReal Mar 2015 #65

I Intend To Read All Of It, Just Not At This Moment... ChiciB1 Mar 2015 #66

kick Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #68

It seems that Holder never bring any charges Unknown Beatle Mar 2015 #70

k&r... spanone Mar 2015 #76

This may be facetious but Ferguson PD seems like a successful business model Euphoria Mar 2015 #78

Tasers are called "Electronic Control Weapons"? Because - Zardoz? Matariki Mar 2015 #79