The officers that drew guns on unarmed citizens need to be fired from their jobs. Part of the problem with "Police that kill" is the fact they take orders that result in the deaths of innocent people. The police of Ferguson are still carrying out actions that indicate the people are not yet safe.
August 11, 2015
By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone
...Police carrying shields (click here) rushed into a crowd of protesters around midnight, prompting many to scream and run away. Twenty-three people were arrested, some for throwing frozen water bottles and rocks at officers, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.
August 11, 2015By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone
...Police carrying shields (click here) rushed into a crowd of protesters around midnight, prompting many to scream and run away. Twenty-three people were arrested, some for throwing frozen water bottles and rocks at officers, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.
Authorities declared a state of emergency on Monday for the St. Louis suburb and surrounding areas after police officers shot and critically wounded a man in an exchange of gunfire Sunday night, marring what had been a day of peaceful demonstrations to commemorate the anniversary.
Ferguson resident Roberta Lynch, 51, one of the demonstrators on Monday evening, said relations between police and the community had improved little over the past year.
"They are doing the same old stuff, taking our rights," Lynch said. "They need to give us our space."
Monday's demonstrations capped a day of civil disobedience called by activists to protest against the shooting of Brown and other unarmed black men by police across the United States....
