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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/28/ferguson-store-protests/19606669/
Detroiters add their voices to outrage over Ferguson
Oralandar Brand-Williams, Mark Hicks, Candice Williams and Holly Fournier, The Detroit News 9:41 p.m. EST November 25, 2014
Detroit — Metro Detroiters filled the streets Tuesday night in a show of solidarity with other demonstrators across the country to protest a grand jury decision not to indict a Ferguson officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teen in August.
On Detroit's east side, scores of protesters chanted and carried signs and banners as they marched down Gratiot as traffic and a phalanx of police cars slowly followed them. The protest moved to Interstate 94, where demonstrators heading downtown filled all westbound lanes.
Participants said the underlying sentiment was frustration and anger over police brutality and perceived racism. Police said six people were detained.
"I'm just tired," said Manisha Hurt, who was carrying a sign. "Something has to change. It's sad that young black men can't walk the streets."
On Interstate 75 on Tuesday night, dozens of people walked down the middle of the freeway in a similar protest.
No arrests were made in that rally, said Lt. Mike Shaw, spokesman for Michigan State Police. More than 30 protesters entered the freeway and walked in northbound lanes near Mack Avenue.
"Troopers escorted them off Mack Avenue ramp," Shaw said. "They were peaceful. They were walking right down the middle of the freeway. We had to slow traffic down naturally."
Protesters march down Gratiot on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014,
Protesters march down Gratiot on Tuesday Nov. 25, 2014, in Detroit's east side blocking traffic, a day after the Ferguson grand jury did not indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. (Photo: Steve Perez, The Detroit News) |
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| The media has reported the protests over Ferguson have now reached over 160 cities in the US. |
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Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:43 am |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/ferguson-protests-arrests_n_6228672.html
Reuters
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister
FERGUSON, Mo., Nov 26 (Reuters) - National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri, as more than 400 people have been arrested in the St. Louis suburb and around the United States in unrest after a white policeman was cleared in the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
There have been protests in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and other cities decrying Monday's grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in a case that has touched off a debate about race relations in the United States.
Ferguson, a predominately black city, has been hit by two nights of rioting, looting and arson with some businesses burned to the ground, but authorities say an increased security presence on Tuesday night helped quell the violence.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has deployed about 2,200 National Guard troops in and around Ferguson. Police made 45 arrests in Ferguson in the Tuesday night protests, down from 61 in aftermath of Monday's grand jury decision.
"The ramped up presence and action of the Missouri National Guard has been helpful," Nixon said on Wednesday after facing criticism for not deploying enough guardsman in the hours after the grand jury's decision.
Tensions between police and black Americans have simmered for decades, with many blacks feeling the U.S. legal system and law enforcement authorities do not treat them fairly. In Washington, President Barack Obama has tried to keep a lid on anger that has spilled over to other cities and garnered international attention.
Obama remained cautious in his comments in the immediate aftermath of the Ferguson shooting, but has been more expansive in recent days including remarks at the White House after the grand jury's decision. On Monday he said deep distrust exists between police and minorities and that "communities of color aren't just making these problems up."
Russia on Wednesday pointed to rioting in Ferguson and the other protests across the United States as evidence that Moscow's detractors in Washington were hypocrites and in no position to lecture Russia on human rights.
St. Louis police said three people were arrested at a protest near City Hall on Wednesday in which activists staged a mock trial of Wilson, who told the grand jury he shot Brown because he feared for his life.
Ferguson's mayor, James Knowles, is white, as are most of its city council members. A 2013 state attorney general's report found more than 85 percent of motorists pulled over in the city are black, and the arrest rate among blacks is twice the rate among white residents.
'SAD FACT'
Obama's Justice Department is probing the Ferguson shooting as it considers whether to bring federal civil rights charges against the officer and the police department.
"The sad fact is that it brings up issues that we've been struggling with in this country for a long, long time," said Matthew Green, an associate professor of politics at the Catholic University of America.
"These are not problems and issues that are going to get resolved by one president in the remainder of his term."
Wilson said his conscience was clear. He told ABC News that there was nothing he could have done differently that would have prevented Brown's death. But the parents of the slain teenager said they did not accept the officer's version of the events.
"I don't believe a word of it," Brown's mother Lesley McSpadden told "CBS This Morning" on Wednesday.
The crowds in Ferguson were smaller and more controlled than on Monday, when about a dozen businesses were torched and others were looted amid rock-throwing and sporadic gunfire from protesters and volleys of tear gas fired by police. More than 60 people were arrested then.
"Generally, it was a much better night," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told reporters on Wednesday, adding there was little arson or gunfire, and that lawlessness was confined to a relatively small group.
A Conoco gas station and convenience store in Ferguson has escaped looters with armed, black local residents guarding the white-owned store.
Protests over the Ferguson decision in several major cities on Tuesday night shut highways and led to some arrests.
Police in Boston said on Wednesday that 45 people were arrested in protests overnight that drew more than a thousand demonstrators. In Dallas, seven were arrested for blocking traffic on Interstate 35, a major north-south U.S. roadway.
In New York, where police used pepper spray to control the crowd after protesters tried to block the Lincoln Tunnel and Triborough Bridge, 10 demonstrators were arrested, police said.
Protesters in Los Angeles threw water bottles and other objects at officers outside city police headquarters and later obstructed both sides of a downtown freeway with makeshift roadblocks and debris, authorities said.
(Additional reporting by Susan Heavey and Roberta Rampton in Washington, Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles, Carey Gillam in Kansas City, David Bailey in Minneapolis, Fiona Ortiz and Mary Wisniewski in Chicago, Jonathan Kaminsky in New Orleans, and Laila Kearney and Letitia Stein in New York, Eric M. Johnson in Seattle, Colleen Jenkins in North Carolina.; Writing by Jon Herskovitz and Frank McGurty; Editing by Will Dunham) |
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Today 11:28 AM EST
Ferguson Protests Hit Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Unrest following the Ferguson grand jury's decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson has hit the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Using #StopTheParade as a rallying cry, protesters attempted to disrupt the annual parade in New York City. According to Mashable, police arrested some of the demonstrators just as the parade kicked off.
At least 7 confirmed #FergusonDecision #StopTheParade protesters arrested in #NYC pic.twitter.com/YScb7dmViL
— Shevaun Bryan (@finessebryan) November 27, 2014
Protestors chanting "hands up, don't shoot!" at the #stoptheparade march @nypmetro pic.twitter.com/kN4vxo9Bu9
— Natalie Musumeci (@natmusumeci) November 27, 2014
Today 11:19 AM EST
Ferguson Library Stays Open Throughout The Protests
MSNBC's Steve Kornacki reports on Ferguson's public library, which has remained open throughout the protests.
Over 50 volunteers helped staff the library, which provided free lunches to children as schools remained closed. The library also offered help to businesses who suffered damage during the protests following the grand jury's decision.
"We have a dramatic setting right now but it is not different than what libraries do every day," library director Scott Bonner said.
Watch the segment here.
--Mollie Reilly
Today 10:46 AM EST
Protests Dwindle In Ferguson Overnight
The Associated Press reports:
As demonstrations in California heated up overnight, the robust protests in Ferguson dwindled in size and severity as Thanksgiving approached, a change from the days immediately following the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case.
People have begun cleaning up the battered suburban community of Ferguson and seeking something closer to normal. Meanwhile, a group gathered in downtown St. Louis on Thursday morning for what the organizer called a "pro-community" car cruise.
Organizer Paul Byrd said the cruise — which consisted of a few vehicles, mostly pickup trucks — was meant to be peaceful and to counteract the violence seen earlier this week in Ferguson after Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted in the fatal August shooting of 18-year-old Brown, who was black and unarmed.
Today 10:34 AM EST
Dozens Arrested In California Ferguson Protests
The Associated Press reports:
Police in Oakland and Los Angeles arrested scores of demonstrators during a third night of unrest linked to the shooting protest in Ferguson, Missouri.
At least 130 demonstrators who refused to disperse during a Los Angeles protest were arrested Wednesday night, while 35 people were detained in Oakland following a march that deteriorated into unrest and vandalism, according to police officials.
About 200 or 300 largely peaceful demonstrators crisscrossed the streets of downtown Los Angeles for several hours in the afternoon and evening over a decision not to bring criminal charges against a Ferguson policeman for killing a black man.
Today 12:58 AM EST
REPORT: More Than 60 Arrests During Ferguson Protests In Los Angeles
More than 60 protesters arrested tonight in downtown L.A. LAPD won't specify exact numbers at this time. People still being "processed."
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
More than 60 protesters arrested tonight in downtown L.A. LAPD won't specify exact numbers at this time. People still being "processed."
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
Today 12:18 AM EST
Reports Of Vandalism, Arrests In Oakland, California
Police grab one man in Oakland. More windows broken, graffiti on Grand #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/OhzJqFYPTF
— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) November 27, 2014
WATCH LIVE: #FergusonOakland protesters have vandalized a building at W. Grand and San Pablo. http://t.co/qzMZSs4OWc pic.twitter.com/7uFB2aIAYg
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) November 27, 2014
Rock vs. window at AM/PM at Market and W. Grand. Many in the march visibly upset at first signs of unrest. #OAK2STL pic.twitter.com/xwrz4X5gqY
— Kale Williams (@sfkale) November 27, 2014
Police grab one man in Oakland. More windows broken, graffiti on Grand #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/OhzJqFYPTF
— Vivian Ho (@VivianHo) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 11:31 PM EST
Ferguson Protesters Arrested In Los Angeles
Pushing and shoving between LAPD and #Ferguson protesters in downtown L.A. Things getting tense. @KTLA pic.twitter.com/56ym60Llhi
— Steve Kuzj (@SteveKuzj) November 27, 2014
BREAKING: Group of more than 60 protesters ordered to disperse - they didn't. Police say there are endangering public. All will be arrested
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
LAPD arresting protesters in downtown. “They are all under arrest now,” officer says. Live: http://t.co/ZFpMavhyd9 pic.twitter.com/x9NVITd9Kw
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) November 27, 2014
Protesters in downtown L.A. arrested one-by-one. pic.twitter.com/HjrpjIIUn8
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 10:05 PM EST
Protesters Chant Inside Ferguson-Area Mall
Protest beginning on the Galleria Mall. https://t.co/LfHVo9h0Or
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) November 27, 2014
BREAKING: Protesters chant near center court of Galleria mall. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/S8zMPHzUbZ
— Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) November 27, 2014
In the mall. https://t.co/AY1Ini1ac9
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 10:03 PM EST
Prayer Circle In Atlanta Protests Ferguson Decision
#BREAKING: A small group is gathering to pray in protest of the #FergusonDecision. Watch live: http://t.co/RjoW5zuMGY pic.twitter.com/HGU6tj7xqo
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 9:41 PM EST
Men In Ferguson Gun Case Plotted To Kill Prosecutor, Police Chief, St. Louis Newspaper Reports
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports:
Two men indicted last week on federal weapons charges allegedly had plans to bomb the Gateway Arch — and to kill St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch and Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson — the Post-Dispatch has learned.
Sources close to the investigation were uncertain whether the men had the capability to carry out the plans, although the two allegedly did purchase what they thought was a pipe bomb in an undercover law enforcement sting.
Read more at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
11/26/2014 8:59 PM EST
Los Angeles Protesters Take To The Streets
"Hands up, don't shoot." #losangeles #ferguson https://t.co/6gOM4nLjfE
— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) November 27, 2014
#Ferguson protesters lie down in street at Cesar Chavez / Alameda, downtown LA http://t.co/Hg4O2cGfAc pic.twitter.com/6mzhM6mU4P
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 27, 2014
Group lying for 4 1/2 minutes at Chavez and Alameda. pic.twitter.com/bZUbzURIzt
— Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson) November 27, 2014
Inmates at L.A. jail have gone to the windows and are cheering on the protesters as they pass by. #Fergsuon pic.twitter.com/NAHFjzDP10
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
Trying to clock total. Police helicopters have spotlights on the group #Fergsuon pic.twitter.com/EKhJ1sb0YT
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 8:58 PM EST
Ferguson Demonstrations Smaller, Peaceful
#Snow falling hard & fast in #Ferguson. National Guard unmoved at PD. Protestors dwindling to about 15 people pic.twitter.com/s3BGPoiH0h
— Sara Sidner (@sarasidnerCNN) November 27, 2014
"We are going to be peacefully disruptive" https://t.co/iGksoqIEAD
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) November 27, 2014
11/26/2014 7:26 PM EST
Darren Wilson Won't Return To Police Work, His Lawyer Says
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who has been on leave since fatally shooting unarmed teen Michael Brown in August, will not return to his position or to police work, his lawyer told The Washington Post.
"At first [his thinking] was, 'I want to go back, I’m a cop, I want to still be a cop,'" Wilson's lawyer, Danielle Thompson, said. “It took some time for him to realize that wasn’t exactly going to be what happened."
The Ferguson Police Department has not announced whether Wilson would continue to work for the force. CNN reported last week that Wilson was in talks to resign.
11/26/2014 6:42 PM EST
Powerful Images Of Ferguson Protests That Clogged Streets In London
HuffPost UK's Paul Vale reports that approximately 1,000 Ferguson demonstrators swarmed the streets in London, holding signs echoing those seen in U.S. protesting the grand jury decision to not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown.
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Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:04 pm |
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Ferguson protests move to retail stores
By JIM SALTER
Associated Press
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - Protesters interrupted holiday shopping at major retailers around the St. Louis area Friday to speak out about a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.
Other Black Friday protests were planned in shopping centers around the nation, as demonstrators sought to catch the attention of consumers looking for good deals.
About two dozen people chanted "no justice, no peace, no racist police" and "no more Black Friday" early Friday after police moved them out of a Wal-Mart in Manchester, a St. Louis suburb.
Officers warned the protesters risked arrest if they didn't move at least 50 feet from the store's entrance, then began advancing in unison until the protesters moved further into the parking lot. The mostly black group of protesters chanted in the faces of the officers - most of whom were white - as shoppers looked on.
"We want to really let the world know that it is no longer business as usual," said Chenjerai Kumanyika, an assistant professor at Clemson University.
Since Monday night's announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is white, wouldn't be indicted for fatally shooting the unarmed black 18-year-old in August, protests have occurred in Ferguson and across the country. A dozen buildings and some cars were torched in Ferguson on Monday night and dozens were arrested, but the protests have grown more peaceful as the week went on.
Security was heightened at the Wal-Mart in Ferguson on Friday morning, with military Humvees, police cars and security guards on patrol. The store was busy, but there were no protesters.
In contrast to the large demonstrations across the country earlier this week, Friday's seemed relatively brief and thinly attended. At a shopping center in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, a dozen people gathered and chanted "Black lives matter." And in Brooklyn, New York, a "Hands Up, Don't Shop" protest had been scheduled, but no one materialized.
A group of about 30 people rode a bus from New York to join in the St. Louis-area protests. The group normally focuses on "earth justice" issues, but planned "to stand in solidarity with some of the Michal Brown protesters," Nehemiah Luckett said.
"It's low-income communities of color, the poorest of the poor, that get hit by climate change and state violence" through aggressive police forces, said Monica Hunken, another of the New York protesters.
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Associated Press writers Phillip Lucas and David A. Lieb contributed to this report. |
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