Ferguson protest area subdued, minor skirmish, as dark falls

[brooklynite]

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In Ferguson, protesters continued marching and chanting without any major incidents late into the evening. At about 10 p.m. a fight between a handful of guys broke out in the parking lot front of Ferguson Burger Bar and More, near Ferguson and West Florissant Avenues. Police and another protester jumped in to break it up, as dozens of reporters and camera crews swarmed to the area. Nobody was arrested.

Charles Brooks, 41, of St. Charles, wearing a white tank top, helped break up the fight. He held an impromptu press conference for the flocking press corps. “I want peace, man,” he explained. “I want to figure out how we can work together. This isn't just Missouri, this is worldwide.”

Brooks said that he “represents the black man.” He and others there had questioned the massive media turnout of press from all over the world, and a police officer at the scene remarked that the protesters seem to hang out where the media trucks park.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/ferguson-protest-area-subdued-minor-skirmish-as-dark-falls/article_375eff87-6a6b-534b-abcc-a8664e7d3ba2.html

[951-Riverside]

1. They finally got rid of those stupid police tanks and officers carrying long rifles playing army n/t

[joshcryer]

2. Exactly.

[davidpdx]

3. No, they are still there

They are off to the side in the parking lots.

[951-Riverside]

4. I know.

Point being. They're not in the middle of the street harassing people.

[davidpdx]

7. That is a good thing

It is also good that more people are looking into how the police departments got all this stuff. I'd like to see a moratorium on the sale of these types of weapons and vehicles until a thorough review has taken place.

[951-Riverside]

8. Sadly at 12AM the police went nuts, ran into the crowd, an officer threatened to shoot someone...

Deployed pepper spray, arrested 10 people including a legal observer according to vice.

As usual the police are the clear aggressors.

[davidpdx]

9. Fuck, I really thought there was going to be a night without violence

I hadn't heard about that yet as I had turned off the news to work.

[msongs]

5. police seem to hang out around media as well so what is the "police officer"'s point exactly? nt

[rollin74]

6. several arrests made tonight

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nothing near as bad as the last several nights