Police Kill Unarmed Teen In Ferguson, Missouri

[julius wrek]

 

[ballahb]

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[julius wrek]

 

[ballahb]

^SMH


reads like a movie script

 

[Senoj]

CNN has audio of the shooting. Sounds like 11 shots were fired.

 

[superb]

Just found video of Michael Brown in the store, allegedly robbing some guy

I'm telling you NT have plants in here. Different trolls pop in here every day

Still don't see how Matt isn't banned

Thought meth said he was sick of it and banning people

 

[edshoecator]

I'm telling you NT have plants in here. Different trolls pop in here every day

Still don't see how Matt isn't banned

Thought meth said he was sick of it and banning people

He's a sad, pathetic kid.

Blocking him was like christmas.

 

[superb]

CNN has audio of the shooting. Sounds like 11 shots were fired.

11? Cop was angry. Let me shoot somebody 11 times and claim it was self defense because a big white dude was charging me

 

[Senoj]

Bruh...

 

[spottieottie305]

Not only was it 11 shots... There was a pause after the 6th shot. That is very important.

 

[superb]

We chose to support the Equal Justice Initiative:  http://niketalk.com/t/604883/thank-...ribute-10-000-to-the-equal-justice-initiative

Amnesty International is a great choice, too, and they've opposed police brutality for ages.  We just wanted to choose something that was more focused on the US under the circumstances. 

Children's Defense Fund also has a program dedicated to countering the prison pipeline.  They were the beneficiary of our fitted cap sales and we look forward to supporting them in the future as well. 


I'm not going to lie: the money raised for Wilson makes me feel like garbage when compared to our $10,000 contribution.  However, it's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

I've always been fond of the old Ethiopian proverb, "When spiderwebs unite, they can tie up a lion."  

Bottom line: if you're here, you're privileged.  And it's our responsibility to marshal that privilege to oppose injustice and inequality.  I'm grateful that our community gives us a platform to do so.



Those who've been around NT for awhile should appreciate the stark and dramatic change in perspective this represents compared to what Rex used to post to our forums years ago.  

I applaud his efforts to become a better informed citizen and I think his progress really showcases the transformative power of education.  


This is something we can all learn from.  People aren't static and cannot be reduced to their ideological positions.  Those you're arguing with today see the world as they do for a reason.   Rather than push them into an echo chamber, which would only reinforce their existing biases, we can make use of our diversity to share alternative perspectives, promote mutual understanding, and help to broaden the worldviews of those who might otherwise have limited contact with those outside their own narrow social sphere.  In so doing, we're working to realize the promise and potential of shared online spaces.  That's what forums like ours should be all about. 

Even though some positions are inherently disrespectful, we try our best to foster an environment where people can express themselves and discuss their differences in a respectful way.  It's a challenge, to be sure, but it's well worth the attempt.

I haven't always been patient on these issues myself, to put it kindly, so I truly appreciate just how patient many of you have been in this and similar threads despite the agonizing frustration.  You're doing a tremendous service to the community and to the values you represent. 

Hey meth why don't you promote this and put a banner at the top of the page in regards to this, like when the tsunami happen overseas

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

Not only was it 11 shots... There was a pause after the 6th shot. That is very important.

Because he was a super negro. Obviously the first 6 didn't stop him.

*Sarcasm*

There's no reason this shouldn't be an open and shut case.

 

[edshoecator]

If DW isn't indicted soon, I'm gonna give up on humanity.

I'll be in STL October 19...me and the wife gonna visit Ferguson and hope something has changed by then...I just want to take it all in.

 

[heliumclinton]

Not listening to the audio, just reading tweets get me heated. Someone said he possibly had to reload if there was 11 shots?

 

[fontaine]

Where did this audio come from and who recorded it?

 

[thepointgod]

edited

 

[julius wrek]

Where did this audio come from and who recorded it?

Some bruh was gettin' his skype sex on...

Recorded it inadvertently.

This seems fake. I don't see it on the CNN website, nor do I see any other news outlet reporting it.

Its on live television.

 

[thepointgod]

Some bruh was gettin' his skype sex on...

Recorded it inadvertently.


Its on live television.

You're right, just turned on CNN

 

[julius wrek]

...Wow,

CNN just had to reinforce that "black on black" crime angle.

 

[elpablo21]

11 shots

That pause

 

[Sir San Diego]

11 ******* shots?

If this dude walks.

 

[superb]

Not listening to the audio, just reading tweets get me heated. Someone said he possibly had to reload if there was 11 shots?

No he wouldn't have too. I'm sure his service weapon holds more then 11

 

[julius wrek]

...There is absolutely no reason why Darren Wilson should be free right now...

 

[oneilmatt]

Only now this comes out. It took a while for some computer whizzes to edit that together it seems. Any pro Darren evidence is fake and manufactured while this 2 week late "inadvertent" recording is damning 

 

[Senoj]

For what it's worth the guy who recorded it has been questioned by the FBI.

Dude was really trying to get some yambs over skype for the world to hear though