This is the cover of Ferguson for Time Magazine. No wonder they arrested the photographer that took

[sheshe2]

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Hey folks, lets get busy. Call @GovJayNixon at [phone] RIGHT NOW & tell him it’s time to step up and replace Bob McCulloch.

April @ReignOfApril

I think I want to talk tonight about how grand juries work, for those interested. Bottom line: The PROSECUTOR decides what facts to produce.
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April @ReignOfApril

Maybe y’all understand that. But if the Grand Jury doesn’t bring forth an indictment, MIGHT be because of the way the case was presented.

April @ReignOfApril

Do. You. Hear. Me. If the Prosecutor decides something isn’t relevant to the case, the Grand Jury never hears it. Then a decision is made.

April @ReignOfApril

This is why the Prosecutor MUST be impartial and be on the side of justice. Because s/he decides what info the Grand Jury hears to decide.

READ MORE!

http://3chicspolitico.com/2014/08/22/ferguson-open-thread-justice-for-michael-brown-2/

Justice for Michael Brown and every other PoC that has been murdered by cop.

[etherealtruth]

1. K and R, this is important!

[Bobbie Jo]

2. Powerful image

K&R

[Nuclear Unicorn]

15. It sits alongside --

[Cali_Democrat]

3. The same photographer took this picture which ended up as the cover of Business Week

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/time-ferguson-cover_n_5697347.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

[sheshe2]

6. Tears....

First and foremost I wish to see justice for Michael Brown. Second, it is my hope that America wakes up and finally admits that we have a problem here. It's so easy for some to stand up and say white privileged does not exist. I find it sad that they can not acknowledge what is staring them in the face.

Thank you for that heart-wrenching cover shot Cali_Democrat...it tells a story, a sad one at best. Bless the children, may they be safe.

[hardcover]

4. The photo doesn't look like Michael Brown.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. Who said it was a photo of Michael Brown?

[hardcover]

9. I assumed it was a pic of Micheal surrendering. OK I don't get it. Explain it like I'm 5.

Sometimes I can be slow to get the drift.

[obxhead]

21. Its a picture of a protestor facing the military,

I mean the police, during the night in Ferguson.

The photo was taken from the protest lines facing the militarized police force present.

[sheshe2]

8. ...

If you had been following the story, you would know Michael was shot in daylight. This is one of the night time protests...the police decided to emulate the Bush administation and give us some of that old Shock and Awe.

[hardcover]

10. OK thanks for explaining.

But geeze, why do have to roll your eyes at me. Have you ever seen something that you didn't "get" right away?

[sheshe2]

12. Ya, I guess we all do...

this is a very sad and emotional subject and it breaks my heart.

[AverageJoe90]

45. I'm with you on that.

Honestly, enough is enough. It's time to clean out the crooks from every major police dept. in this country once and for all.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

7. "No wonder they arrested the photographer..."

Dear Ferguson PD,

If you're worried about looking like assholes then perhaps you should stop acting like assholes.

Just a suggestion.


Signed,
Us

[sheshe2]

11. "If you're worried about looking like assholes then perhaps you should stop acting like assholes."

You got that right, Nuclear Unicorn.However I wish to add murdering assholes that are desperate to cover this up!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

30. ding.

[sheshe2]

32. A sad ding Blanche.

So very sad. I am ashamed of America. Our police and their reaction in Ferguson. I weep for us because this is not how we all feel.This needs to stop and I hope it stops here.

The world is watching us. We need to get this right for a change. And we damn well need to do it now!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. well said, she.

Well said. I've been speechless over it....just at a loss for words.

[sheshe2]

34. (((hugs)))

[raven mad]

35. +10000

[FarPoint]

13. I think I'm going to buy several copies.

Powerful scene.

[Cha]

14. To the intrepid genius of Scott Olsen, she.. who also shot the Cover of Business Week with

this iconic photo..



and took this..

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/264873/scott-olson-shot-both-businessweeks-and-times-covers-this-week/

thank you for your, OP, she~ Michael Brown

[sheshe2]

17. Yes, he captured it all, did he not Cha?

The disgrace of the PD et all and the real stories about those who protested. Yes there will always be some bad out of a situation like this. However, those that tried to quell the looting, bring water and supplies to the protesters...and clean up! They respect where they live and they were cleaning up the streets.

This says so much about the people of Ferguson. And the police, yes it SPEAKS VOLUMES about them Volumes and it damn well is not pretty.

[tblue37]

24. That last one is our "Tank man.". nt

[Number23]

48. Now his will be a Pulitzer that will be well earned

Absolutely amazing photos. That final one sums up the situation more perfectly than a thousand articles written on the subject.

[jwirr]

16. They arrested him because he was doing his job.

[sheshe2]

18. That, jwirr...

and they are dirty as hell!

[jwirr]

20. Indeed. And I think that they think we are so dumb that we will not see it.

[BainsBane]

19. That's Pulitzer photo prize quality.

Incredibly poignant.

[sheshe2]

23. Yes. It is.

And it breaks my heart.

[IrishAyes]

28. Just rips your heart out.

[mobeau69]

22. Thomas Mesereau

The Brown's need to hire a major leaguer like Tom Mesereau. Or better yet, they need to hire Tom Mesereau. I mean no offense to the attorneys of record but if any offense is taken, tough shit. This is no time to mess around with a guy, no matter how much of a gentleman he is, who couldn't get Trayvon Martin's killer convicted. If there's a fund I'll contribute what I can. Mesereau would take these Missouri rubes to school.

[raven mad]

36. I would hope that Mr. Mesereau would do it pro bono.

Or any other decent attorney out there.

[pintobean]

41. This Missouri rube needs an explanation.

How could Mesereau get a conviction, and how did Crump fail to get a conviction?

Neither of them are prosecuting attorneys.

[mobeau69]

49. Pintobean, merely focusing on job descriptions misses the point.

Didn't the Martin's want a conviction and didn't they hire Crump? And isn't Mesereau an outstanding lawyer? The prosecutor will really be working for the defendant in this case and not the Brown's. But I thought that was pretty much understood.

[IrishAyes]

25. GREAT OP.

International prize-worthy photo journalism, too. Powerful!

[sheshe2]

26. Yes, Irish...

The photo...

Yes, I am on my knees however it is not surrender. It is defiance!

Irish~

[IrishAyes]

27. Ranks right up there with Tank Man and the devastating picture of the Vietnamese girl

running from the bombs. I hope it wins every prize on the planet.

[sheshe2]

29. I agree , my dear Irish~

It certainly deserves the spotlight! For our sins. Yes it needs to be front and forward.

[Iliyah]

31. K & R

[raven mad]

37. Given the grand jury process..............

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New York State chief judge Sol Wachtler was famously quoted by Tom Wolfe in The Bonfire of the Vanities that "a grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted."

This photo is not going to rock the world. It should. Let's make it go viral - post it on every social media network out there, with the photographer's credits and the fact that he was one of the ones the militia (calling themselves police) detained.

And let's hope it doesn't end in Fahrenheit 451.

[MadrasT]

38. Would you please consider removing that picture?

It is very graphic and very upsetting and I don't see how it really adds to this thread.

[mahannah]

39. Photograph by Scott Olson–Getty Images

[Uncle Joe]

40. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, sheshe.

[Beartracks]

42. What was the photographer arrested for?

I mean, what was the charge?

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[nightscanner59]

43. I've been holding my tongue about this whole sick pandemonium.

But I'll break my silence to these two words to all this in the form of a question:
STUN GUN?

[JDPriestly]

44. Remember the Trayvon Martin. The state prosecutor was deeply

involved in trying the case. I will not say more.

Seemingly unimportant local offices count -- a lot. Get the vote out for good candidates. Don't just let the party hierarchies decide who runs and wins.

[tavalon]

46. You know, Time probably would have taken the poodle belly stance had the Ferguson police

not arrested the photog. They don't like it much when the cops mess with their own. It pisses them off.

[Thespian2]

47. Thanks

for the reminder that black people are not really human...being treated like animals is their reality in Ferguson, MO. Will Michael Brown get the justice he deserves?