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Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:29 am
by planosteve
CNN)—Two police officers were shot in Ferguson on Thursday morning when what started as a celebration of the police chief's resignation gave way to violence and gunfire.

"These police officers were standing there and they were shot, just because they were police officers," St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said.

But neither of those shot was from the Ferguson Police Department. One, a 14-year veteran of the St. Louis County Police Department, was struck in the shoulder. The other, a 7-year veteran of the Webster Groves Police Department, was hit in the face, Belmar said.

The officers were in serious condition Thursday morning. It's not clear who the shooter was.
Police from an array of jurisdictions were in the city keeping an eye on the protestors at the time.

Several protesters said the shooter was not near the crowd of demonstrators, but was on a grassy hill.
The gunman was "no less than 100 feet" away, protester Kayla Reed said.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/us/ferguson-protests/

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:39 am
by John In Austin
The officer who shot Michael Brown deserves Ferguson's thanks. A thug died. Good job! The officer was exonerated but Eric Holder sides with the thugs and condemns the police department for a racist culture. Eric Holder and Barack Obama have blood on their hands.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:42 am
by ann jusko
Thank you Eric Holder! I believe in civil rights. But no one has more civil rights than everyone else. He and Sharpton incited this violence.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:04 am
by BigTex
Is Terrell Bolton looking for a job? He should apply for Chief of Police in Ferguson, because there is about a 100% chance that the new chief will be African-American.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:07 am
by grouchy
BigTex wrote:Is Terrell Bolton looking for a job? He should apply for Chief of Police in Ferguson, because there is about a 100% chance that the new chief will be African-American.

:D

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:09 am
by Red Oak
Is anyone surprised by this ?

Anyone ?

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:18 am
by planosteve
ann jusko wrote:Thank you Eric Holder! I believe in civil rights. But no one has more civil rights than everyone else. He and Sharpton incited this violence.

Sharpton couldn't have pulled the trigger. He was on Mourning Joe.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:43 am
by Red Oak
Civil Rights is a canard IMO; individuals have Rights, groups should not.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:26 am
by ralph
wonder what ammo was used ??

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:51 am
by Red Oak
Black Talon.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:54 am
by ralph
thanks RedOak , I was thinking that it might be some of the .223 ammo that mrobama is looking to ban so as to make the police 'safer' .

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:32 pm
by planosteve
Obama displayed his displeasure with a tweet before he headed to FL on a fundraiser.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:44 pm
by ralph
heard earlier that both of the guys that were shot have been released from the hospital .

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:47 pm
by planosteve
I don't know why they don't impose a curfew for a couple weeks.

Re: Two Officers Shot in Ferguson

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:51 pm
by ralph
have to bring in the NATIONAL Guard to enforce that I suppose . Heck , they want to disband the Ferguson police department I think .