St. Louis Rally

[Randy]

news from: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/thousands-flood-st-louis-streets-michael-brown-rally-march-n223731

ST. LOUIS — Thousands of protesters flooded the streets peacefully Saturday during a second day of marches and rallies marking two months since the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown sparked turmoil in nearby Ferguson, Missouri.

The “Justice for All” march in the city’s downtown culminated in a rally — both aimed at protesting Brown’s death by a white officer and other acts of police brutality in the St. Louis region and across the country.

“I think it's important to show the world that we are all appalled at what’s going on in St. Louis,” said Mette Nicols, 35. Protester Gary Somah, 39, called for Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Brown, to be indicted.

Others came from farther away to call for broader change.

“I want to march against these grave injustices that have been occurring in the United States for years at the hands of law enforcement people that are supposed to protect and serve,” said Pamela Germany, 27, who traveled from Los Angeles for the march.

“This is something that is happening across America,” added Hakim Sha’ir, 32, from Cincinnati. “We deserve to have a lifestyle without being fearful when we walk outside of being killed or stereotyped or criminalized just because the color of our skin.”

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Ferguson October @fergusonoctober

Final count 3k Today: One of the largest in #STL history. Demanding Justice for All #FergusonOctober

Police could not immediately say how many people were in the crowd Saturday, but observers and organizers believe about 2,000 to 3,000 were in attendance. The marchers, of varying races and ages, remained peaceful during the three-hour march to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis — a stark contrast to the days of violent riots that broke out in Ferguson following Brown’s death on Aug. 9.

“My hope is that everything is peaceful, everybody gets to express their First Amendment rights in a peaceful manner,” Missouri Highway Patrol Officer Ron Johnson told NBC News on Saturday. Brown’s parents also called Friday for demonstrators to act “peacefully and lawfully.”

As recently as Thursday, police used pepper spray on crowds and arrested eight people who protested in St. Louis after a black 18-year-old, Vonderrit Myers, was shot dead by an off-duty officer on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Myers family, Pastor Willie E. Kilpatrick, spoke at the rally, saying police “have characterized our young brother in a way that is not truthful.” Authorities said Myers fired at police first.

Members of the clergy, students and representatives for civil rights organizations also spoke to the crowd of thousands, who only became vocal during chants. “Arrest him now. Arrest him now,” rung out at one speaker’s prompting.

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David Carson ✔ @PDPJ

Stage on Keiner Plaza with crowd for #FergusonOctober

Many held up signs condemning recent shootings by the police, while a sprinkling of people marched for other causes. “Black liberation in this county will lead to liberation for all,” Suhad Khatib, of the organization Palestinian Solidarity, said to the crowd.

Montague Simmons, an activist with the Organization for Black Struggle, pointed out that the rally was being held in the shadow of the Old Courthouse, where Dred Scott sued for his freedom from slavery. “They didn’t value black lives then, they don’t value black lives now,” Simmons said.

The rallies, which began Friday, are slated to last through Monday and include prayer meetings, lectures and dance performances, according to the website FergusonOctober.com.

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Chief Sam Dotson @ChiefSLMPD

A safe day! The "Justice for Us All" March has safely ended and the after rally has started at Kiener Plaza. A good day for downtown #STL.

Thoughts?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Well, I hope they can accomplish something from this and its not just a big waste of time.

 

[DrLeftover]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

 

[Webster]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

 

[DrLeftover]

If The Community wanted to stop the thugs, I believe they could.

 

[Webster]

If The Community wanted to stop the thugs, I believe they could.

And for the most part, they have...of course, it would also help if Darren Wilson were already in jail.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

 

[Webster]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

 

[Sinon]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

We are not our forefathers. They are not their forefathers. The owners of the stores they looted most likely had done nothing wrong to any of them. The owners of those stores didn't chain the looters up, beat them with whips and force them to pick cotton. Probably, the owners had never even met the looters, because didn't a large amount of them come from way outside town?

They want to break the idea of stereotyping and racial profiling. Great, good luck with that. However, as a "person of colour" you're not going to do anything but solidify the belief that "people of colour" are nothing but criminals if you take part in criminal activity in some mindless crusade to prove that you're not a criminal because of the colour of your skin. Which is completely true, you're not a criminal because you're black. You're a criminal because you're a fucking idiot.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

Spare me the inequality and racism in todays America.

 

[Webster]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

Spare me the inequality and racism in todays America.

Well, it hasn't gone away yet...or should we sweep it all under the rug and pretend nothing's going on?

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

Spare me the inequality and racism in todays America.

Well, it hasn't gone away yet...or should we sweep it all under the rug and pretend nothing's going on?

No it has not gone away and never will completely coming from blacks, whites and fill in whatever race you want. But its not some wide spread issue these people would like to believe. There problems dont even have anything to do with race. It has to with a culture of raising thugs and lazy dependent people in mass whining about what they do not have.

 

[Webster]

I believe the saying goes: "Actions speak louder than words."

At the rally, there were a lot of words.

When they burned down the town and looted the stores, that was action.

Let's see what happens in the next few weeks.

So, in your eyes, the actions of a few outweigh everything else....that's a helluva' broad brush you're using there, Doc.

Except is was hardly a few. And the community does nothing to stop it ever.

Well, maybe if the rest of us in society hadn't spent the last, oh, 140 some odd years screwing 'em over, maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all.

Spare me the inequality and racism in todays America.

Well, it hasn't gone away yet...or should we sweep it all under the rug and pretend nothing's going on?

No it has not gone away and never will completely coming from blacks, whites and fill in whatever race you want. But its not some wide spread issue these people would like to believe. There problems dont even have anything to do with race. It has to with a culture of raising thugs and lazy dependent people in mass whining about what they do not have.

And what would you do about it other than turning America into a moder-day version of Galt's Gulch Somalia?

 

[+paradox]

peaceful rallies and protests are good, and who ever tries to ridicule any individual or group by doing so must not like america or their freedoms and rights as an american citizen...

also, lets not demonize a group or cause to a legit and concerning issue because there's the few that make their group or cause look bad by doing bad things... the peaceful protesters and supporters will tell you that the bad apples don't represent them...