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joshcryer

(62,269 posts) Tue Aug 19, 2014, 12:09 AM Aug 2014

It's a war zone now. [View all]

This is going to be a very bad night.

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It's a war zone now. [View all] joshcryer Aug 2014 OP

I am afraid you are correct. Horse with no Name Aug 2014 #1

And unfortunately the media had to escape. joshcryer Aug 2014 #4

Vice is still in the middle of it. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #7

They are quite far from the site now. joshcryer Aug 2014 #12

Tim is quite shaken up. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #19

I don't think VICE thought they needed a war correspondent. joshcryer Aug 2014 #25

"Vice"? who/what are you referring to? 2banon Aug 2014 #37

Live Streamers Vice News on you tube and Tim Pool from Timcast. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #49

And Mike Brown's is up too. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #11

Thanks a lot watching him now too. joshcryer Aug 2014 #14

Johnson is every bit as fascist as Jackson MohRokTah Aug 2014 #2

You think he was playing Good Cop Bad Cop? AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #6

He's nothing more than fascist cop MohRokTah Aug 2014 #13

I do have a feeling but was hoping I was wrong, you want to have faith in people but AuntPatsy Aug 2014 #20

He's a Colin Powell. nt valerief Aug 2014 #10

Why? Where is he? hardcover Aug 2014 #16

On the streets ordering cops to tear gas peaceful protesters MohRokTah Aug 2014 #17

Capt. Johnson? the guy who walked with the protesters? hardcover Aug 2014 #27

Yes. eom MohRokTah Aug 2014 #28

What the Hell! hardcover Aug 2014 #31

Watched it live on TRMS moments ago. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #32

Fallujah, Missouri. nt valerief Aug 2014 #3

Fergaza VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #59

Has anyone seen the National Guard troops? flamingdem Aug 2014 #5

not yet, only MHP and SLC nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #8

I need a translation flamingdem Aug 2014 #35

Missouri Highway Patrol, St. Louis County police, my bad, nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #36

No problem, I know flamingdem Aug 2014 #38

try this link steve2470 Aug 2014 #39

They're protecting the police from all the unarmed protesters notadmblnd Aug 2014 #34

lots of live gunfire rollin74 Aug 2014 #9

lots of gunshots now. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #15

Who is firing? NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #18

livestreamer Tim Pool (Vice News) says people firing lots of gunshots near his position rollin74 Aug 2014 #21

Mike Brown's link said they thought it was both police and protestors. Live and Learn Aug 2014 #24

No real bullets this time. Nobody sure who was firing. Live and Learn Aug 2014 #22

Tim said live fire from protestor side steve2470 Aug 2014 #23

A cop just confirmed that it wasn't them that fired. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #43

Who here believes a single freakin' word that the cops say? kath Aug 2014 #55

Not me either. Just reporting what he said. Live and Learn Aug 2014 #60

I know. it wasn't you I was screaming at. just really going batshit crazy at all this. kath Aug 2014 #63

Deleted -hit a posting glitch, so got posted in triplicate kath Aug 2014 #63

Deleted - duplicate and triplicate kath Aug 2014 #63

That cop, aside from some not-so-latent sexism -- watch 'Full Metal Jacket' for VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #26

Alice from Vice saying building being set on fire, per Tim nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #29

guy said on CNN that it's known among the community that they are expected to be off JI7 Aug 2014 #30

The police are 100% at fault, not the media ecstatic Aug 2014 #33

Exactly! Ferguson police are not ready for prime time and are in over their heads. R B Garr Aug 2014 #42

+ a brazillion kath Aug 2014 #58

tactical sweep, going house to house by police nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #40

someone shot with live ammo, media being pushed back nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #41

arrests been made at Ferguson and Florissant nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #44

These designated media areas are BS. joshcryer Aug 2014 #45

agreed nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #46

At least Mike Brown is calling it BS. joshcryer Aug 2014 #47

sounds like Jake Tapper of CNN is not having it either nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #48

There is no designated media area. They are just running them around. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #50

True, but at the time of comment they had a yellow tape area. joshcryer Aug 2014 #51

I know. What a bunch of crap that was. And now they are running the Argus radio Live and Learn Aug 2014 #52

Brown's feed is top notch. joshcryer Aug 2014 #53

I like having both. Different approaches. This is a news black out Live and Learn Aug 2014 #57

Which side are you on, now, which side are VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #54

The provocateurs win again! 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #56

By provocateurs, do you mean the police? nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #61

Yes, the police, AND whoever threw shit or looted or whatever 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #62

Agreed. nt Live and Learn Aug 2014 #67

The people shooting don't justify this reaction. joshcryer Aug 2014 #68

So far, no one besides Brown has gotten killed. Warpy Aug 2014 #69