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9. ť Matt Pearce - National reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 04:50 PM

Mar 2015

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce · 4h 4 hours ago
Belmar said this morning: "These protesters were among the shooters who shot at the police officers." Doesn't jive with witness accounts.

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce · 4h 4 hours ago
Five witnesses at the scene all said shots came from behind where protesters gathered. What they told me last night: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-shootings-20150312-story.html …

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce · 60m 60 minutes ago
Seven Ferguson witnesses now tell me the shots came from up Tiffin Ave. on the hill that overlooks the police station — not from protesters.

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'Family' feeling at Ferguson PD last night, to near calamity - Protestor's perspective on shootings [View all] bigtree Mar 2015 OP

. bigtree Mar 2015 #1

I just read thru the whole thing. yodermon Mar 2015 #2

That is a remarkable account - thanks for sharing the tweets. nt el_bryanto Mar 2015 #3

k&r nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #4

Very interesting. underpants Mar 2015 #5

gives a much better sense of events than the media reports. salin Mar 2015 #6

Excellent post. Makes what happened very clear. jwirr Mar 2015 #7

ťShaun King bigtree Mar 2015 #8

ť Matt Pearce - National reporter for the Los Angeles Times. bigtree Mar 2015 #9

Thanks for putting all that together, bigtree. Sissyk Mar 2015 #10

thanks for kicking, Sissyk bigtree Mar 2015 #11

I agree about that. Sissyk Mar 2015 #13

Seriously, bigtree, this is a real service. blm Mar 2015 #78

twitter rules bigtree Mar 2015 #81

ť Donna Brazile bigtree Mar 2015 #12

ťKit O'Connell - journalist. #MyMPN Web Editor bigtree Mar 2015 #14

Map of where the two officers were shot bigtree Mar 2015 #15

K&R BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #16

citizen journalists bigtree Mar 2015 #19

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interesting bigtree Mar 2015 #20

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read the article I posted on edit bigtree Mar 2015 #22

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on edit in my first reply to you bigtree Mar 2015 #24

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I'm not privileged to info on how he 'supports himself' bigtree Mar 2015 #27

How do you support yourself? Tsiyu Mar 2015 #38

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One has NOTHING to do with the other Tsiyu Mar 2015 #43

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The difference between a "moment" and a "movement" BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #34

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And if they show up to vote Tsiyu Mar 2015 #39

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If you bothered to read the report Tsiyu Mar 2015 #46

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Sorry, your cluelesness about Ferguson gives you away Tsiyu Mar 2015 #49

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. bravenak Mar 2015 #60

+1 bravenak Mar 2015 #59

It's astounding how clueless people are Tsiyu Mar 2015 #64

It signed up for me so here I am to enjoy the show. bravenak Mar 2015 #66

... Tsiyu Mar 2015 #48

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You heard a black radio host! ZOMG!!!!!!!! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #52

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Look at you. bravenak Mar 2015 #63

That poster is very calm. bravenak Mar 2015 #65

I know about the issue of the voting BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #54

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Where were you 'dissed'? n/t LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #57

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I feel that soon BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #61

hahahahaah! bigtree Mar 2015 #69

Shut'Em Down BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #72

it often takes time for a community to stand up against the overwhelming pattern and practice bigtree Mar 2015 #37

Thank you bigtree BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #56

Maybe he found something else to do, why do you assume he must go back and teach? Rex Mar 2015 #32

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I think that most of his detractors would say the same as you bigtree Mar 2015 #36

We don't solve community problems without involvement of actual humans Tsiyu Mar 2015 #42

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You are sooo very understanding about the police 'overreacting'. Suprise!!! bravenak Mar 2015 #62

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #67

I saw the holes in this story immediately. bravenak Mar 2015 #68

Awww! bravenak Mar 2015 #70

And we were having so much fun! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #71

I want to thank the Academy for giving me the opportunity to win this award! bravenak Mar 2015 #73

lol "They love me! They really love me!" Tsiyu Mar 2015 #75

Hell yeah! We should all be able to see that the DOJ report let us into the truth. bravenak Mar 2015 #77

K & R great reading. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #18

This is the part that jumped out at me. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #26

It always amazes me how quickly these non-violent protests can disintegrate bigtree Mar 2015 #28

Remember, these cops think AfAm are animals. Of course they have met with KKK members NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #29

'If Mike Brown were still alive, we wouldn't be protesting. We all would've been home tonight.' Rex Mar 2015 #30

amazing account WDIM Mar 2015 #31

K&R..mahalo bigtree :( Cha Mar 2015 #74

Just doesn't seem like the shots were from a protestor blm Mar 2015 #76

Prayer Vigil bigtree Mar 2015 #79

Chanting, drumming bigtree Mar 2015 #80