With the curfew cancelled, the arrival of The National Guard has brought with it new ‘rules’ as standing become loitering and peaceful protests must keep moving. Several arrests have already been made including ‘white’ Getty Images photographer Scott Olson. St.Louis native and famous rapper Nelly is on the scene suggesting the people have ‘options’. Several protesters have been spotted carrying posters with the words “Negro Spring” on them and this term is beginning to gain traction on social media. As darkness falls (and with no curfew-induced deadline), we suspect the presence of the military will do nothing to resolve roiling tensions as the numbers of protesters is rising rapidly. Perhaps John Oliver said it best – “let’s totally demilitarize the police; and if and only if they can get through a month without killing a young black man can get their toys back.”
Ferguson is a serious outlier…
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The National Guard is in Ferguson…
More national guard troops arriving #ferguson http://ift.tt/1BvGdv3
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 19, 2014
More of the Missouri National Guard scene in #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1BvGbU0
— Alan Blinder (@alanblinder) August 18, 2014
Capt. Johnson said gas was used Sunday on peaceful protesters because Molotov’s were among the crowd in the back. http://ift.tt/1BvGdv9
— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) August 19, 2014
Marchers are chanting…
Rapper Nelly is here…
Nelly Steal The Show #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1BvGcau
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 19, 2014
Nelly has joined the demonstrators in #Ferguson. http://ift.tt/1BvGdLv
— Kar?n Ci?il (@KarenCivil) August 19, 2014
And here is his speech…
Several protesters have been seen holding these signs…
#Ferguson
#JohnCrawford
#EzellFord
#EricGarner
#MikeBrown
#RenishaMcBride
#Trayvon
#KellyThomas
#OscarGrant http://ift.tt/VARole
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) August 19, 2014
Vanessa Lucas and Rona Caldwell in #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1Bvgfb5
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
#Ferguson http://ift.tt/VARmtI
— Ramon Denali (@ramon_denali) August 19, 2014
Getty images photographer Scott Olsen has been arrested…
That moment when “the right to peacefully assemble” meets “failure to disperse”. #Ferguson http://ift.tt/Xwh0Br
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 19, 2014
Getty Images photographer arrested #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1rPv2GQ
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 18, 2014
And then there’s this…
Trayvon Martin’s mom to Michael Brown’s family: ‘If they refuse to hear us, we will make them feel us’ http://t.co/qZp2O4sn60
— TIME.com (@TIME) August 19, 2014
And we leave it to John Oliver to brilliantly explain how the crisis began and with his comedic genius explores the racial inequality in treatment by police as well as the increasing militarization of America’s local police forces…
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/VAUXYF Tyler Durden