What the fucks happening in Ferguson?
Alright, iām gonna sit down and basically explain the situation in this ask so everyone of my followers knows why iām so pissed.
Michael Brown, a 17 - 18 year old african american boy was unlawfully shot (8-10 times supposedly) by police in St Louis, Missouri on saturday, august 9th, 2014. He was unarmed, and had done nothing to attract suspicion other than the fact that he was black. His body was left in the street for 4 hours.Ā (beware: somewhat graphic image linked)
There are several claims from witnesses (see: Dorian Johnsonās accountĀ and videoĀ [HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING UP ON HIS ACCOUNT, ITS VERY SPECIFIC] ā Brownās friend who experienced the situation first hand, LaāToya CashĀ and Phillip Walkerā Ferguson residents nearby the incident),Ā Ā that fall together in generally close claims. However, the only one whoās claim seems out of place is the police officerās who shot Brown. Who, by the way, is put off on paid administrative leave AND whoās name remained under anonymity for his safetyĀ (However, attorney Benjamin Crump is looking for a way to force release his name). He claims that Brown began to wrestle the officer for his gun and tried attacking him after he told Brown and his friend Dorian Johnson (22) to āget the f*ck on the sidewalkā.
According to Johnson, after a minor confrontation on the officerās part where he grabbed Brown by the neck and then by the shirt, the officer pulled his gun on Brown and shot him at point blank range on the right side of his body. Brown and Johnson were able to get away briefly and started running. However, Brown was shot in the back, supposedly disabling him from getting very far. He turned around with his arms in the air and said āI donāt have a gun, stop shooting!ā By this point, Brown and the officer were face to face as the cop shot him several times in the face and chest until he was finally dead. Johnson ran to his apartment and by the sound of his account, seemingly had some sort of panic attack. Later he emerged from his home to see Brown still laying in the streets. People were gathered with their cellphones, screaming at the police.
According to msnbc, the police refuse to interview Johnson at all, despite his amazing courage to come forward. They didnāt wanna hear it. They only listened to the copās account of it all and were vague with the media on what they thought happened. Theyāve also refused to commit to a timeline in releasing autopsy results and other investigation information.
Numerous rumors are sweeping around such as Brown stealing candy from a QuickTrip, the store he emerged from calling the cops on him, Brown reaching for a gun, Brown attacking the cop first, ect. But these have all been debunked. (I know a lot of these have been debunked, but im having a hard time finding sources. if anyone could help out and link some legit ones id be SO grateful)
The event in and of itself was terrible, but now it has escalated beyond belief. Around 100 or more people, mostly black, went to the police station to protest peacefully. Things quickly turned bad as martial law got involved and authorities were bringing in K9s, tanks, heavy artillery, ect. The heavy police presence only made things worse as riots began to break out and looting and vandalism started. [ xĀ ] [ x ] [ x ]
Now, as of very recently, the media has been banned from Ferguson. There is also a No-Fly zone above Ferguson for the reason of āĀ TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIESĀ ā as said on the Federal AviationĀ CommissionāsĀ website. Cop cars are lined up on the borders to prevent people from entering/leaving. Media outlets are being threatened with arrest. It completely violates our amendments and everything.
Itās becoming increasingly scary and difficult to find out whats going on over there. Iām afraid this is all the information I have, though. If anybody else knows anything about the situation, please feel free to add on or correct any mistakes iāve made as iām no expert on writing these things.
And as a personal favor, iād really appreciate anyone to give this a reblog in order to spread the word. I think itās a shame that this is going on in our own country yet so few people know about it. Help me make this topic huge and get this as much attention as possible.
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