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Gore1FL

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15. What amazes me is that having accountable police who follow the law is a controversial issue.

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 11:24 AM

Sep 2017

I'm from St. Louis. The vast majority of my friends and I believe #BlackLivesMatter. There are many who are supportive of the police despite the video evidence of aggression (not to mention the video evidence of the acquitted officer (Stockley)).

There is one person on my feed more upset that U2 canceled and the Billy Joel might cancel than the fact that the police are abusing their power.

It's astonishing.

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Police are out of control in MO. General Assembly member shares vid of the violence last night [View all] bigtree Sep 2017 OP

This is heartbreaking. classykaren Sep 2017 #1

No it is not heartbreaking. It is excessive use of force. pangaia Sep 2017 #6

It's only heartbreaking if you still have illusions about the police...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2017 #13

totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2017 #21

You mean the SS? lark Sep 2017 #23

Exactly. And, their fans--millions of Americans--think this is just fine. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #24

" The private jail industry is Sessions top donor" I'm no GOP fan, but this is not accurate. vkkv Sep 2017 #36

Facts can be pesky things. lark Sep 2017 #55

Hold on. 'they' are not "facts" until they can be proven. vkkv Sep 2017 #65

Don't want to post alt-facts lark Sep 2017 #66

!!! Alice11111 Sep 2017 #53

Shame. It's clear police are arresting peaceful protestors. nt oasis Sep 2017 #2

Bullshit, My cousin has been peacefully protesting the last few nights.... Old Vet Sep 2017 #25

I'm not okay with pepper spraying people sitting/ laying down. oasis Sep 2017 #26

I fully understand BUT if the police say get down, Get the fuck all the way down........... Old Vet Sep 2017 #29

Acid? oasis Sep 2017 #30

Beaten while under arrest? "You only have to yourself to blame"! maxsolomon Sep 2017 #33

Well No link, just a relatives eyewitness account of what he did and what he saw...... Old Vet Sep 2017 #35

If the police say get down, they damn well have a reason DK504 Sep 2017 #38

Link for the acid? Transparent. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #59

THIS IS HORRIBLE! Duppers Sep 2017 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #4

How are things at the library this morning? TexasTowelie Sep 2017 #5

another beautiful day in chi. mopinko Sep 2017 #9

Just imagine the scene if the protesters were not white of skin. pangaia Sep 2017 #7

Bingo. dalton99a Sep 2017 #8

How in hell will they justify arresting reporters? cwydro Sep 2017 #10

CNN and most national media rely on local stations for most of the coverage. However LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #14

the university of missou broadcasts sports on 6 limbaugh stations and i'll bet they're all certainot Sep 2017 #39

You are wrong. Local news is covering it as it happens. Channel 4 CBS affiliate, justhanginon Sep 2017 #62

I wonder if they are feeding it up the line. LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #67

I suspect Jeff Zucker is very much pro the pResident, their feud trumped up for Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #28

I really don't like pigs. snort Sep 2017 #11

totally agree gopiscrap Sep 2017 #22

MO's state-sponsored structural fascism prioritizes power and order over constitutional rights. ancianita Sep 2017 #12

What amazes me is that having accountable police who follow the law is a controversial issue. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #15

Even worse than people not really caring is that many are cheering this on. Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2017 #27

The stuff I see on facebook is quite telling Gore1FL Sep 2017 #45

The Con and Sessions America malaise Sep 2017 #16

Animalistic savagery. byronius Sep 2017 #17

St Louis gestapo, white supremacist KKK They onit2day Sep 2017 #18

Making America great again....one act of police brutality at a time. jcmaine72 Sep 2017 #19

i have said it so many times ALL COPS ARE ASSHOLES gopiscrap Sep 2017 #20

Yeah .......... BigOleDummy Sep 2017 #31

ALL OF THOSE SO SAVAGELY TREATED NEED TO GET AT LEAST ONE COMPETENT ATT0RNY NOW downeastdaniel Sep 2017 #32

Well, I don't see any inappropriate behavior by the police. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #34

there was absolutely no need to mace anyone bigtree Sep 2017 #41

They just sprayed a few times generally in mid-air...not in face, because... Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #50

police were engaged in intimidation tactics toward peaceful protesters bigtree Sep 2017 #60

Your post is full of conclusions and subjectivity. "Police brutality"? Seriously? Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #63

lol bigtree Sep 2017 #64

Check his twitter to see step by step of what happened benld74 Sep 2017 #37

Chappelle-Nadal is the idiot state senator pintobean Sep 2017 #40

that invalidates the police violence against already subdued protesters bigtree Sep 2017 #42

I support my police department arresting vandals pintobean Sep 2017 #54

you're no better than the violent, abusive police bigtree Sep 2017 #56

Funny thing pintobean Sep 2017 #58

you're content defining everyone there as some sort of threat bigtree Sep 2017 #61

She is somewhat reactionary at times. Nonetheless she works for District 14. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #44

She is committed to justice loyalsister Sep 2017 #52

The City Police are acting like the dystopian "Peace Keepers" from Hunger Games. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #43

I wonder why Daninmo Sep 2017 #46

Some of the evidence evidence came out later. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #49

Jack Booted Thugs. Jakes Progress Sep 2017 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Sep 2017 #48

Cambodian justice right here in the good old USA The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #51

I read on DU that the First Amendment is the real problem, here. Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #57