ferguson police tear gas peaceful protesters

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Because the police aren't letting outside sources document it, the people in nyc and philadelphia are just going by what is posted by the protesters.

In this case, it would actually be a smart idea for the police to let the media do their job so we can see what the protesters are doing wrong. However, they still won't let them so that makes me suspicious.

Yeah, the idiots claiming that the police are doing this for safety reasons are wrong.

http://boingboing.net/2014/08/14/video-of-ferguson-police-gassi.html

This is seriously wrong, no matter how "stupid" the journalists are.

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[blueblur121]

"We don't want you here, we don't want to see you get hurt."

Yeah ok. They were clearly only using the tear gas to get the film crew to run away, but they can do that without throwing loving tear gas at them.
And when they noticed they were being filmed from across the street they got rid of that as well.

Something is going on, if the protesters were the people causing it, they wouldn't disallow the filming of the event. Now because of them, the only documentation is biased. Could this mean that what is actually happening is worse than what the protesters are posting?

[erifpsiW]

This is just plain insanity at this point.

How the police are allowed to use this much force against actual peaceful protests is amazing.

I understand there are limits. Blocking streets or public areas are a bit extreme for peaceful protests, but otherwise, they should be allowed to stay.

[blueblur121]

This is just plain insanity at this point.

How the police are allowed to use this much force against actual peaceful protests is amazing.

Will you stop with the peaceful thing. The only source saying it's peaceful is the protesters themselves which are more than likely biased. It's very likely that the protesters are part of the problem.

The police are probably hiding something though.

[Aces]

The police are probably hiding something though.

It's okay to assume that the protests aren't peaceful (though the majority of them most likely are)

But somehow the police are hiding something? Something like what?

[blueblur121]

It's okay to assume that the protests aren't peaceful (though the majority of them most likely are)

But somehow the police are hiding something? Something like what?

What I meant is that there is no reason to disallow the media to document the event unless the police are actually also part of the problem.

The police threw tear gas at a film crew that was literally just standing with a camera, and afterwards took apart their equipment. There's something that they don't want to be filmed.

[erifpsiW]

Will you stop with the peaceful thing. The only source saying it's peaceful is the protesters themselves which are more than likely biased. It's very likely that the protesters are part of the problem.

The police are probably hiding something though.

Do not associate the individual with the masses. There are multiple sources showing peaceful protests occuring.

[ZombieDude]

The police are probably hiding something though.

[blueblur121]

Do not associate the individual with the masses. There are multiple sources showing peaceful protests occuring.

Yes, and there is probably peaceful protesting going on. The thing is, it's not only peaceful.

Get the tinfoil hats, it's a conspiracy.

[Aces]

What I meant is that there is no reason to disallow the media to document the event unless the police are actually also part of the problem.

The police threw tear gas at a film crew that was literally just standing with a camera.

Then there's inconsistency.

Why would police forcefully get rid of media for no reason? They may just be trying to get rid of recordings of them actually opening fire on protesters, but it would be justified that they tried to get violent protesters off the street.

Footage of rioting in the Ukraine was shown even though it was violent, because there was constant violence on both sides for the media to report on. The same applies here. Nothing for police to hide if they're doing their job.

[blueblur121]

Then there's inconsistency.

Why would police forcefully get rid of media for no reason? They may just be trying to get rid of recordings of them actually opening fire on protesters, but it would be justified that they tried to get violent protesters off the street.

Footage of rioting in the Ukraine was shown even though it was violent, because there was constant violence on both sides for the media to report on. The same applies here. Nothing for police to hide if they're doing their job.

That's what I'm trying to say. However, I doubt they're opening fire.

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That's what I'm trying to say. However, I doubt they're opening fire.

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[blueblur121]

They may be biased, but bullet wounds don't lie. However, those could be the crazy ones who did stupid stuff.

[Aces]

They may be biased, but bullet wounds don't lie. However, those could be the crazy ones who did stupid stuff.

Doubt it.

It's not like they're going around sniping the ones who are agitating. They're trying to run a crowd away. Whoever gets hit just gets hit.

[blueblur121]

they're trying to run a crowd away.

The thing is, there's no confirmation of that. The police haven't said anything and the protesters are making it look like we live in an evil police state.