the cac mamba
Veteran
"The morning of his death, a friend said he posted a message on Facebook saying, "I have a sword and I'm going to get shot," investigators wrote."
uhh...is this true
uhh...is this true
Ferguson police execute an unarmed 17 yr old boy (Update: Ferguson police chief to resign 3/19)
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A mom and a dad will bury their child and there's little in life that is more unnatural or sad than that. They have my sincere condolences. I think I understand the anger.
But their lawyer knows (or damned well should know) that this is a waste of time. He should be ashamed. But again we're talking about lawyers. They just see $$$$$ signs
"The morning of his death, a friend said he posted a message on Facebook saying, "I have a sword and I'm going to get shot," investigators wrote."
uhh...is this true
C'mon now CAC. We already have a witness saying he didn't swing the sword. It wouldn't matter.
the cac mamba
Veteran
i already stated my opinion on this shyt, im just wondering if it was true. seems like an easy plant by the pigs anyway
Nefflum nigga
Bred from insolence
it's to send a strong message to the world that America is extremely hypocritical regarding human rights violations, when we're one of the biggest violators. a lot of the world didn't know the type of oppression black folks and some minorities go thru here. her going to the UN is one of the most powerful moves I've ever seen in my lifetime...salute them for not backing down
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- Angela Davis: From Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, the racist state of America persists
November 2, 2014
Although racist state violence has been a consistent theme in the history of people of African descent in North America, it has become especially noteworthy during the administration of the first African-American president, whose very election was widely interpreted as heralding the advent of a new, postracial era.
The sheer persistence of police killings of black youth contradicts the assumption that these are isolated aberrations. Trayvon Martin in Florida and Michael Brownin Ferguson, Missouri, are only the most widely known of the countless numbers of black people killed by police or vigilantes during the Obama administration. And they, in turn, represent an unbroken stream of racist violence, both official and extra-legal, from slave patrols and the Ku Klux Klan, to contemporary profiling practices and present-day vigilantes.
More than three decades ago Assata Shakur was granted political asylum by Cuba, where she has since lived, studied and worked as a productive member of society. Assata was falsely charged on numerous occasions in the United States during the early 1970s and vilified by the media. It represented her in sexist terms as “the mother hen” of the Black Liberation Army, which in turn was portrayed as a group with insatiably violent proclivities. Placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, she was charged with armed robbery, bank robbery, kidnap, murder, and attempted murder of a policeman. Although she faced 10 separate legal proceedings, and had already been pronounced guilty by the media, all except one of these trials – the case resulting from her capture – concluded in acquittal, hung jury, or dismissal. Under highly questionable circumstances, she was finally convicted of being an accomplice to the murder of a New Jersey state trooper.
Four decades after the original campaign against her, the FBI decided to demonise her once more. Last year, on the 40th anniversary of the New Jersey turnpike shoot-out during which state trooper Werner Foerster was killed, Assata was ceremoniously added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Terrorist list. To many, this move by the FBI was bizarre and incomprehensible, leading to the obvious question: what interest would the FBI have in designating a 66-year-old black woman, who has lived quietly in Cuba for the last three and a half decades, as one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world – sharing space on the list with individuals whose alleged actions have provoked military assaults on Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria?
A partial – perhaps even determining – answer to this question may be discovered in the broadening of the reach of the definition of “terror”, spatially as well as temporally. Following the apartheid South African government’s designation of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress as “terrorists”, the term was abundantly applied to US black liberation activists during the late 1960s and early 70s.
President Nixon’s law and order rhetoric entailed the labelling of groups such as the Black Panther party as terrorist, and I myself was similarly identified. But it was not until George W Bush proclaimed a global war on terror in the aftermath of 11 September 2001 that terrorists came to represent the universal enemy of western “democracy”. To retroactively implicate Assata Shakur in a putative contemporary terrorist conspiracy is also to bring those who have inherited her legacy, and who identify with continued struggles against racism and capitalism, under the canopy of “terrorist violence”. Moreover, the historical anti-communism directed at Cuba, where Assata lives, has been dangerously articulated with anti-terrorism. The case of the Cuban 5 is a prime example of this.
This use of the war on terror as a broad designation of the project of 21st-century western democracy has served as a justification of anti-Muslim racism; it has further legitimised the Israeli occupation of Palestine; it has redefined the repression of immigrants; and has indirectly led to the militarisation of local police departments throughout the country. Police departments – including on college and university campuses – have acquired military surplus from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the Department of Defense Excess Property Program. Thus, in response to the recent police killing of Michael Brown, demonstrators challenging racist police violence were confronted by police officers dressed in camouflage uniforms, armed with military weapons, and driving armoured vehicles.
The global response to the police killing of a black teenager in a small midwestern town suggests a growing consciousness regarding the persistence of US racism at a time when it is supposed to be on the decline. Assata’s legacy represents a mandate to broaden and deepen anti-racist struggles. In her autobiography published this year, evoking the black radical tradition of struggle, she asks us to “Carry it on. / Pass it down to the children. /Pass it down. Carry it on … / To Freedom!”
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November 5, 2014
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Time to initiate Phase II.
(11/05)
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Nov. 5
- Ferguson Police emails reveal “life is very rough” for officers
- White House defends no-fly zone during Ferguson protests
- The no-media-fly zone cover-up threatens trust in police
- STL Co. did not print enough paper ballots for Election Day
- On Election Day, Umar Lee had thepolice called on him for demanding a paper ballot at the polls (video)
- Ferguson activists protest STL Post-Dispatch coverage
- Officials postpone charity boxing event because of concerns about Ferguson. Bob McCulloch is also the president of the organization that is hosting the event this year.
- The officers who killed Darrien Hunt will not be charged
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White House defend No-Fly Zone during Ferguson protest
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Don’t Shoot Coalition Makes Preparations for Grand Jury Decision
November 5, 2014 9:31 AM
ST. LOUIS – The Don’t Shoot Coalition in a news release announced its plans in response to the anticipated grand jury announcement concerning possible criminal charges against Ferguson officer Darren Wilson.
The coalition of approximately 50 local organizations formed in the wake of the police shooting of Michael Brown has been engaged in significant efforts with numerous community groups and leaders to plan for the anticipated announcement, the release says.
“If officer Wilson is not indicted, we will do our part to try to de-escalate violence without de-escalating action,” said Don’t Shoot co-chair Michael T. McPhearson, executive director of Veterans For Peace, in the release. “We are providing a number of supports to promote a peaceful response, but nothing will make a difference unless the police do their part by giving protesters adequate space. That’s the key to peaceful outcomes.”
In an effort to ensure community members are able to exercise their constitutional right to assemble in a safe and intimidation-free environment, Don’t Shoot members are attempting to negotiate three key elements to a safe police response, according to the release:
First, to come to agreement on rules of engagement for all involved police agencies to foremost value the safety of those protesting, including a de-militarized response (no armored vehicles, rubber bullets, rifles or tear gas). Second, to provide advance public notice of the date of the announcement of the grand jury’s decision so groups can prepare and direct people to productive actions. Finally, police must respect established sanctuary safe spaces as off-limits.
Throughout the protests since the shooting death of Brown, escalation has largely resulted from an intrusive police presence, the release says. When police have given protesters space and allowed for self-policing, the actions have remained peaceful.
“If we see violence, make no mistake, the responsibility for it lies with law enforcement,” said organizer and Don’t Shoot member Damon Davis. “Since the day they left Michael Brown’s body in the street for more than four hours, the government has failed to answer the cries of the public time and again. There has been no accountability or transparency. It’s wrong to show that kind of the disregard for people’s feelings and people react.”
In addition to negotiating the conditions of response to any uprisings, the Don’t Shoot Coalition is involved with providing an array of supports to protesters including jail support, trained de-escalators, safe spaces for conversation and counseling in area faith institutions, the release says. Coalition groups will take action throughout the St. Louis area as an effective non-violent means to advocate for change and encourage people in the region to participate.
November 5, 2014 9:31 AM
ST. LOUIS – The Don’t Shoot Coalition in a news release announced its plans in response to the anticipated grand jury announcement concerning possible criminal charges against Ferguson officer Darren Wilson.
The coalition of approximately 50 local organizations formed in the wake of the police shooting of Michael Brown has been engaged in significant efforts with numerous community groups and leaders to plan for the anticipated announcement, the release says.
“If officer Wilson is not indicted, we will do our part to try to de-escalate violence without de-escalating action,” said Don’t Shoot co-chair Michael T. McPhearson, executive director of Veterans For Peace, in the release. “We are providing a number of supports to promote a peaceful response, but nothing will make a difference unless the police do their part by giving protesters adequate space. That’s the key to peaceful outcomes.”
In an effort to ensure community members are able to exercise their constitutional right to assemble in a safe and intimidation-free environment, Don’t Shoot members are attempting to negotiate three key elements to a safe police response, according to the release:
First, to come to agreement on rules of engagement for all involved police agencies to foremost value the safety of those protesting, including a de-militarized response (no armored vehicles, rubber bullets, rifles or tear gas). Second, to provide advance public notice of the date of the announcement of the grand jury’s decision so groups can prepare and direct people to productive actions. Finally, police must respect established sanctuary safe spaces as off-limits.
Throughout the protests since the shooting death of Brown, escalation has largely resulted from an intrusive police presence, the release says. When police have given protesters space and allowed for self-policing, the actions have remained peaceful.
“If we see violence, make no mistake, the responsibility for it lies with law enforcement,” said organizer and Don’t Shoot member Damon Davis. “Since the day they left Michael Brown’s body in the street for more than four hours, the government has failed to answer the cries of the public time and again. There has been no accountability or transparency. It’s wrong to show that kind of the disregard for people’s feelings and people react.”
In addition to negotiating the conditions of response to any uprisings, the Don’t Shoot Coalition is involved with providing an array of supports to protesters including jail support, trained de-escalators, safe spaces for conversation and counseling in area faith institutions, the release says. Coalition groups will take action throughout the St. Louis area as an effective non-violent means to advocate for change and encourage people in the region to participate.
Mr Bubbles
Superstar
Okay, so if they don't agree with these demands, then what? More pouting? More chants? Burn that station down.
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Stand off between protesters and police.
(11/05)
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Federal Judge Rules Against Ferguson ‘5-Second Rule’
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A federal judge has ruled against the ‘5-second rule,’ meaning the city of Ferguson cannot enforce or threaten to enforce “any rule, policy, or practice” that allows law enforcement the authority to arrest, threaten to arrest, or move protesters who are “peaceably standing, marching, or assembling on public sidewalks.”
U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry ruled that protesters who are not violating statutes, ordinances, or regulations are free to protest on the public sidewalks of Ferguson.
In August, law enforcers told those protesting the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson that they had to remain moving at all times – staying still no longer than five seconds – or face the possibility of arrest.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued to have the rule thrown out.
Earlier this month, Perry issued a preliminary injunction halting the 5-second rule tactic, saying it violates protesters’ constitutional rights.
Click here to view the entire consent judgement
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A federal judge has ruled against the ‘5-second rule,’ meaning the city of Ferguson cannot enforce or threaten to enforce “any rule, policy, or practice” that allows law enforcement the authority to arrest, threaten to arrest, or move protesters who are “peaceably standing, marching, or assembling on public sidewalks.”
U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry ruled that protesters who are not violating statutes, ordinances, or regulations are free to protest on the public sidewalks of Ferguson.
In August, law enforcers told those protesting the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson that they had to remain moving at all times – staying still no longer than five seconds – or face the possibility of arrest.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued to have the rule thrown out.
Earlier this month, Perry issued a preliminary injunction halting the 5-second rule tactic, saying it violates protesters’ constitutional rights.
Click here to view the entire consent judgement