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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
#Ferguson
The killing of an 18-year-old black teen by a white police officer on a street in Ferguson was the spark that ignited years of frustration, distrust and anger. Protests of the killing of Michael Brown, fueled by social media, continued for weeks. Days were filled with marches and meetings, nights devolved into confrontations with police. New issues emerged to be explored, debated. Fervor ebbed, then exploded anew when a second, and third police shooting occurred. Protests moved into Clayton, the Shaw neighborhood, St. Louis University, downtown. A night of arson and looting followed the announcement that a grand jury would not indict the police officer. Protests spread across the nation. Here, from the epicenter, is the story of Ferguson.
Read and see the rest here from the St. Louis Dispatch
This was compelling reading. It is clear that mistrust with the police and court system are what fueled the riots. The courts preyed on poor people to fund the city all while holding money earned away from schools causing a dysfunctional school system at best. I think it is going to take some time to get structure and order back in Ferguson. I also wonder how many other “Ferguson's” there are?
I thought this piece was really interesting and the pictures included really captured my attention. I also like how the piece was organized because it was easy to follow and made it clear on many different fronts how many things are going wrong in Ferguson.
I especially enjoyed the pictures featured in this article. Seeing the different faces of the Ferguson issue really lends itself to the magnitude of the problem: This is affecting everyone!
The pictures included in this article really bring the situation in Ferguson to life for someone who is not there to see it in person. The pictures are hard to look at, and extremely moving. It is important that these images are shared.
I think the situation in Ferguson was eye opening to the mistrust the black community have the police. The pictures were hurtful because it was a reminder of how history can repeat itself because it was identical to Post cicil rights
This article really was enlightening to me. it allowed me a deeper understanding on how a government can fail many and should be changed to help build a stronger foundation amongst the community. everything written and shown showed a deeper issue that needs to be handled with great care to rebuild a better community.
I was personally confused by the brief eruptions of riots until it was explained to me that this is a means of giving voice to the voiceless. I think its important to keep that in the back of my mind while reading this and other reports about Ferguson and to remember the ongoing protests are peaceful.
I wonder why riots were such a major issue with Ferguson? When a college team clashes with another, the white students have been known to tear the town to pieces. Why would the black peoples of a town be held to a different standard for tearing a town to pieces over a murder? Is a football game a better/more understandable reason?
The photos in this article only bring what has been said in the media to life even more. Though this is a very sad and tragic event, I hope something positive comes out of it. Maybe a revamping of the police squad or something would ease the people of Ferguson's minds.
What is going on in the black community is something that has been going on however now we are beginning to see the light. With the increase in technology allowing the chance to record and capture these incidents just makes it more of a realization. The subject of Mike Brown death is very tragic and I hate to see young black people dying before they are allow a chance. Our generation sometimes forget the hurt and pain our ancestors suffered and went dormant to the issue at hand. I think its just a sad to know that the occurrence of these young men death had to come so close together before we started to bond as blacks for justice.
I think that riots are not an ideal way to solve a problem, however how long are people supposed to keep trying to get justice unsuccessfully? Something has to be done and these people obviously have lost trust with the government and felt like they needed to take a more drastic measure in order to gain justice.
I've read this a few times and have now flipped the coin. It is no secret that the police of Ferguson got away with such wratched behavior because the people were asleep. So did the police count on the people to sleep till death? Were they particularly careful in quietly deleting people while the communities were away from the desk taking breaks. I'm not saying we should take breaks but maybe we should lock everything down before we turn our backs on hackers.
The news of a life of a young black man lost was sad. The community as a whole suffering and on the edge. I think it was a reaction from the situation that lead to ll the turmoil. It was tragic for a young man to loose his life and second for the community to suffer as a result.
I appreciated the chance to review some of the high-level themes of the Ferguson Fiasco with photo pairings. Particularly, the religion segment resonated with me in light of the remarkable clergy members we met on our visit. In the more recent article about reclaiming Holy Week, I couldn't help but notice the author's attribution of the movement to students at Union. This reminded me of Deb's observation and helped to reinforce for me the importance of always, always, paying attention to the quiet, humble heroes who are often the true driving force of any movement.
As I read through the article on why Mike Browns body laid in the street for 4 hours. I couldn't help but feel there are two Americas one where white is right, justice is blind, blacks are uneducated people who are anxious to play the race card. The first question has to be 1. Was there a message was the perception for this question real. 2. Was the crime scene to dangerous (Ambulance stopped) 3. Could that mother have been treated with more compassion? The police admit the leaving of the body was a flash point that fueled anger. Consolation they learned something from the incident.
I think what causes anger in people is not just the death of Mike Brown but the response of police and law enforcement. This article included some photos that make you upset. Mike Brown’s dead body lying on street for hours, woman with a poster that says “born with a target on my skin”, White police officers against groups of Black people and more. This allowed me to think more about hidden segregation that still exist in U.S. and disparities in between race.
This is very interesting and stimulating. The pictures make this article really bring forth emotion to me and make me sad. It is so sad to see what this community is going through and it doesn't stop with just Ferguson it goes much farther.
This article was an eye opener to see all the pictures that were made during the riots in Ferguson. People are not feeling that the police is here to protect them. They are increasing receiving evidence that the people that are suppose to protect are the people of this country that are destroying the lives that they are suppose to protect. There is no protection when we have police killing to citizens. Linda
This article was enlightening, it was compelling to see all the pictures that were posted of the riots. it goes to show you if you can not trust the police who serve and protect who do you turn to when your life is endangered
This was compelling reading. It is clear that mistrust with the police and court system are what fueled the riots. The courts preyed on poor people to fund the city all while holding money earned away from schools causing a dysfunctional school system at best. I think it is going to take some time to get structure and order back in Ferguson. I also wonder how many other “Ferguson's” there are? Now I wonder how this will play out in Baltimore.
ReplyDeleteThis was compelling reading. It is clear that mistrust with the police and court system are what fueled the riots. The courts preyed on poor people to fund the city all while holding money earned away from schools causing a dysfunctional school system at best. I think it is going to take some time to get structure and order back in Ferguson. I also wonder how many other “Ferguson's” there are?
I thought this piece was really interesting and the pictures included really captured my attention. I also like how the piece was organized because it was easy to follow and made it clear on many different fronts how many things are going wrong in Ferguson.
ReplyDeleteI especially enjoyed the pictures featured in this article. Seeing the different faces of the Ferguson issue really lends itself to the magnitude of the problem: This is affecting everyone!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures included in this article really bring the situation in Ferguson to life for someone who is not there to see it in person. The pictures are hard to look at, and extremely moving. It is important that these images are shared.
ReplyDeleteI think the situation in Ferguson was eye opening to the mistrust the black community have the police. The pictures were hurtful because it was a reminder of how history can repeat itself because it was identical to Post cicil rights
ReplyDeleteThis article really was enlightening to me. it allowed me a deeper understanding on how a government can fail many and should be changed to help build a stronger foundation amongst the community. everything written and shown showed a deeper issue that needs to be handled with great care to rebuild a better community.
ReplyDeleteI was personally confused by the brief eruptions of riots until it was explained to me that this is a means of giving voice to the voiceless. I think its important to keep that in the back of my mind while reading this and other reports about Ferguson and to remember the ongoing protests are peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why riots were such a major issue with Ferguson? When a college team clashes with another, the white students have been known to tear the town to pieces. Why would the black peoples of a town be held to a different standard for tearing a town to pieces over a murder? Is a football game a better/more understandable reason?
ReplyDeleteThe photos in this article only bring what has been said in the media to life even more. Though this is a very sad and tragic event, I hope something positive comes out of it. Maybe a revamping of the police squad or something would ease the people of Ferguson's minds.
ReplyDeleteOnly if that would be all that would savage certain areas. Maybe it would be a start.
DeleteI love how the photos show everyone standing together and fighting for what is right
ReplyDeleteI love the photos and it shows that WE ALL can come together even when it's dealing with an African American.
ReplyDeleteWhat is going on in the black community is something that has been going on however now we are beginning to see the light. With the increase in technology allowing the chance to record and capture these incidents just makes it more of a realization. The subject of Mike Brown death is very tragic and I hate to see young black people dying before they are allow a chance. Our generation sometimes forget the hurt and pain our ancestors suffered and went dormant to the issue at hand. I think its just a sad to know that the occurrence of these young men death had to come so close together before we started to bond as blacks for justice.
ReplyDeleteI think that riots are not an ideal way to solve a problem, however how long are people supposed to keep trying to get justice unsuccessfully? Something has to be done and these people obviously have lost trust with the government and felt like they needed to take a more drastic measure in order to gain justice.
ReplyDeleteI've read this a few times and have now flipped the coin. It is no secret that the police of Ferguson got away with such wratched behavior because the people were asleep. So did the police count on the people to sleep till death? Were they particularly careful in quietly deleting people while the communities were away from the desk taking breaks. I'm not saying we should take breaks but maybe we should lock everything down before we turn our backs on hackers.
ReplyDeleteThe news of a life of a young black man lost was sad. The community as a whole suffering and on the edge. I think it was a reaction from the situation that lead to ll the turmoil. It was tragic for a young man to loose his life and second for the community to suffer as a result.
ReplyDeleteI appreciated the chance to review some of the high-level themes of the Ferguson Fiasco with photo pairings. Particularly, the religion segment resonated with me in light of the remarkable clergy members we met on our visit. In the more recent article about reclaiming Holy Week, I couldn't help but notice the author's attribution of the movement to students at Union. This reminded me of
ReplyDeleteDeb's observation and helped to reinforce for me the importance of always, always, paying attention to the quiet, humble heroes who are often the true driving force of any movement.
As I read through the article on why Mike Browns body laid in the street for 4 hours. I couldn't help but feel there are two Americas one where white is right, justice is blind, blacks are uneducated people who are anxious to play the race card. The first question has to be 1. Was there a message was the perception for this question real.
ReplyDelete2. Was the crime scene to dangerous (Ambulance stopped)
3. Could that mother have been treated with more compassion? The police admit the leaving of the body was a flash point that fueled anger. Consolation they learned something from the incident.
I think what causes anger in people is not just the death of Mike Brown but the response of police and law enforcement. This article included some photos that make you upset. Mike Brown’s dead body lying on street for hours, woman with a poster that says “born with a target on my skin”, White police officers against groups of Black people and more. This allowed me to think more about hidden segregation that still exist in U.S. and disparities in between race.
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting and stimulating. The pictures make this article really bring forth emotion to me and make me sad. It is so sad to see what this community is going through and it doesn't stop with just Ferguson it goes much farther.
ReplyDeleteThis article was an eye opener to see all the pictures that were made during the riots in Ferguson. People are not feeling that the police is here to protect them. They are increasing receiving evidence that the people that are suppose to protect are the people of this country that are destroying the lives that they are suppose to protect. There is no protection when we have police killing to citizens.
ReplyDeleteLinda
This article was enlightening, it was compelling to see all the pictures that were posted of the riots. it goes to show you if you can not trust the police who serve and protect who do you turn to when your life is endangered
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThis was compelling reading. It is clear that mistrust with the police and court system are what fueled the riots. The courts preyed on poor people to fund the city all while holding money earned away from schools causing a dysfunctional school system at best. I think it is going to take some time to get structure and order back in Ferguson. I also wonder how many other “Ferguson's” there are? Now I wonder how this will play out in Baltimore.
ReplyDelete