10 Officers Injured, More Than 20 People Arrested In St. Louis Riots
Hundreds of people protesting the acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer in the fatal shooting of black man following a high-speed chase marched for hours in mostly peaceful demonstrations, until a broken window at the mayor’s home and escalating tensions led riot-gear-clad officers to lob tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Activists had for weeks threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith, stirring fears of civil unrest and the erecting of barricades around police headquarters, the courthouse where the trial was held and other potential protest sites.
A racially diverse crowd of protesters — some carrying weapons, as allowed by state law, and others toting children and waving posters — took to the streets within hours of Friday’s decision.
More than 20 arrests were made by early evening, and some protesters were pepper-sprayed during confrontations with authorities. St. Louis police reported that 10 officers had suffered injuries by the end of the night, including a broken jaw and dislocated shoulder, and some journalists reported being the target of threats from demonstrators.
Activists said they would meet again Saturday to plan further demonstrations.
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These protestors would have been so disappointed if he had been found guilty. What do we do for the weekend?
Activists had for weeks threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith
Then why permit a protest?
"Activists had for weeks threatened civil disobedience if Jason Stockley were not convicted in the death of Anthony Lamar Smith..."
Extortion. Judicial tampering.
Tampering? You mean like dropping a gun in a dead man's car to justify his murder tampering?
You mean like dropping a gun in a dead mans car to justify his murder tampering?
That charge has been examined & dismissed by the Judge in this case:
" In his ruling, Wilson wrote that "a fact issue that is central" to the case is whether Smith had the gun when he was shot. He found the state's contention that the officer planted the gun is not supported by evidence.
A full-sized revolver was too large for the officer to hide in his pants pockets and he was not wearing a jacket, the judge said. If the gun had been tucked into his belt, it would have been visible on a bystander's video that showed Stockley walking between the police car and Smith's car, he found.
Wilson also noted none of the officers standing next to the vehicle were called to testify that Stockley planted a gun. And he recounted witness testimony that the absence of a person's DNA on a gun does not mean that person did not touch the gun.
"Finally, the Court observes, based on its nearly thirty years on the bench, that an urban heroin dealer not in possession of a firearm would be an anomaly," the judge wrote.
"Finally, the Court observes, based on its nearly thirty years on the bench, that an urban heroin dealer not in possession of a firearm would be an anomaly," the judge wrote.
And his owning a gun without any of his DNA on it is not an anomaly. That is American justice in the South, when you're black. Yes, the civil unrest is absolutely warranted.
And conservatives wonder why they come across as racists.
And progressives wonder why they have been booted out of office. Identity politics, resentment and race based views on everything is their DNA
Let's talk when white conservatives start getting gunned down by police for white collar crimes, and guns full of cop DNA are planted on them. I suspect that is the point where you will find some outrage.
It is not impossible. Testimony on that subject was referred to by the same respected judge
That is American justice in the South, when you're black.
I didn't know St Louis was a part of the "south". However, If you want to discuss how much the south has progressed in the past 60 years feel free
Yes, the civil unrest is absolutely warranted.
Yup, that is the lefts motto - "violence to defeat the rule of law". The news films of riots only energizes voters to run out and vote against progressives. That's also strike three!
It is not impossible.
Not finding a scrap of DNA on a gun owners gun is not impossible, but a drug dealer not owning a gun is impossible. Got it. Maybe you need to refresh your understand on what an anomaly is, and admit that both cases could reasonably be considered anomalies. In fact, considering the microscopic nature of DNA, I'd say that the DNA 'anomaly' is far less reasonable.
Seeing as how St. Louis is home of the Dread Scott decision, in the context of racism it is the south.
Didn't you know that every jailed minority in the South is innocent or framed?
That is the first rule of victimology as taught in our schools of indoctrination
Riots because a drug dealing fuck tard was shot by police after the fuck tard jumped in his car, struck two police cars, led the police on a chase, endangering everybody in the area. Because that is the SMART thing to do.
The racism narrative must be maintained at any cost.
No, according to some we need to go back to 1492. Lets take all the groups of people who were hurt along the way in our discovery. I am sure there were slaves of some sort rowing the ships around the world. Good Lord. lets blame the U.S. for that. Can't we bring Spain and Italy into this some way? And, lets not forget England.....they are really in trouble. Who rowed their boats? Those sails didn't always do the job.
Why is it that you never hear other countries rehash over and over about the misdeeds that happened along the way? Oh, sure, Germany, because that was modern times, but why do they get a pass on atrocities committed against the USA? Why does Japan and Italy get a pass? Why does Viet Nam get a pass? What about Africa selling their people? What about Brazil and the W. Indies who bought slaves?
Everybody has a problem so it seems. No one seems darn thankful for what they have today. When you are a new Country there will be problems and there were problems.
Live with it and be thankful.