I am so distressed. Governor Jay Nixon activates the MO National Guard and issues A State of Emergency based on what he THINKS black people may do at the announcement of the Darren Wilson Ferguson Grand Jury decision. OMFG! Preconceived notions!!! How in the living hell can police not have preconceived notions about black people when a Gov activates the National Guard based on the same idea?
The Klan protest, law enforcement gives them an escort. Black people protest, the National Guard is activated. A State of Emergency is issued! Black people can’t walk while black, drive while black, seek help while black, shop while black and now protest while black because black people protesting is a threat & dangerous for white society.
UNFUCK AMERICA! Blackness is not a threat.
Governor Nixon is not slick. He’s using the State of Emergency to violate citizens a right to protest because in a State of Emergency citizens can lose their individual rights. We see you, Governor Nixon!
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https://twitter.com/GormoJourno/status/535882466264100864
How about URGING the Ferguson PD and their cohorts to REFRAIN from INSTIGATING, AGITATING, AND PROVOKING the PEACEFUL PROTESTERS!
https://twitter.com/Bipartisanism/status/535881526488358913
100 agents?! Because?
Just watch..
The Grand Jury decision will be announced while I have to go run errands today.
Let’s see if the citizens of Ferguson will have something to be thankful for Thanksgiving!
I thought the GJ decision would be this afternoon, but apparently not.
Those old white boys like Gov Jay Nixon and the Ferguson police chief (especially him) want a riot so bad they are willing to do just about anything to start one. I loathe those people.
https://twitter.com/Lnonblonde/status/535873187221745664
We already know what’s up..
https://twitter.com/MariaLiaCalvo/status/535874684559294464
Holder urges police restraint ahead of grand jury decision in Ferguson
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-usa-missouri-shooting-idUSKCN0J51P420141121
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday urged police to use restraint amid potential protests that could follow the upcoming grand jury decision in the Ferguson, Missouri case involving a police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in August.
“The Justice Department encourages law enforcement officials, in every jurisdiction, to work with the communities they serve to minimize needless confrontation,” Holder said in a video address released by the department.
Police in Ferguson have told residents to expect a grand jury decision on Sunday, the Huffington Post reported late on Thursday. The grand jury is unlikely to press charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, the Washington Post has reported.
Does Washington post already know the Grand Jury’s decision?
Officer in Ferguson shooting unlikely to return to job, police chief says
This comment right here:
“Of course he’s not going to return to his job. Wilson is set for life if he’s not indicted. He’ll write a best-selling book, hit the lecture circuit, become a darling of conservative talk radio, and land a lucrative job on Fox News. What an inspiring story, to see how a young man, through hard work, determination, and standing up to thugs, can make it big in the world.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/officer-in-ferguson-shooting-unlikely-to-return-to-job-police-chief-says/2014/11/21/65a2e0e0-7139-11e4-ad12-3734c461eab6_story.html?wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1
An inspiring story? Gunning down an unarmed kid who surrendering is inspiring? Talk about deranged mofos. No, Darren Wilson’s reality is a prison cell.
LOL it’s SNARK, SG2.
LOL!
Set me straight. I thought this was some teabagging sob. Some say things like this for real.
BWA HA HA Don’t I know it. This comment was cleverly veiled with the snarkish sarcasm that a rightwing troll would just LOVE.
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/535645121870442496
Negotiations? This punk right here. Darren Wilson’s ass should have been arrested and preparing to go to trial by now.
This is too little way to late,and it’s another ATTEMPT by Ferguson authorities to placate Black folks, while letting this mofo off the hook by not INDICTING him.
RUNTELLLAT!
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/535154888519729152
“Opinion: Bringing attention to persistent injustice”
http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/bringing-attention-to-persistent-injustice/article_93530bd4-8e54-5c0f-b100-dd114f7f0fd3.html
7 hours ago • by Johnetta Elzie, DeRay McKesson and Brittany Packnett
Over the last 103 days, many pundits, outside observers and outright opponents have co-opted our intentions and ignored our purpose, manipulating our cause to fit agendas that are not our own. Now, having been given the unique opportunity to provide clarity, we want to be unequivocally clear about who we are, why we’re here and why we can’t wait.
WHO WE ARE
We are Americans, exercising the democratic voice gifted us by birthright. We have not brought unrest as it has been called, but rather have brought attention to persistent injustice — and that attention causes discomfort. The status quo is comfortable for those privileged not to live our reality, making the discomfort of awareness necessary. This is the epitome of the free American democracy that Patrick Henry proclaimed, that Frederick Douglass professed, that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. practiced.
We are peaceful. We discipline ourselves and remain resolutely confident in the righteousness of our cause, even in the face of weapons of war. We ensure that actions remain peaceful, purposeful, and focused on our message, not on chaos. That we must continually remind and convince the public of our peaceful stance is disheartening. We are so often irresponsibly labeled as thugs by those who would — consciously or not — use our peaceful protests to revive the myth of the violent black savage.
We are activists, young and old, new and experienced, committed to justice for all people. We believe a change in the culture of law enforcement that leaves unarmed children dead is long overdue. We believe that this is a movement that requires allies from all communities, since all communities should proclaim the humanity of all children.
WHY WE ARE HERE
And make no mistake: Our cause is a call for basic human decency. All children deserve to live their lives in a way that allows them to fully achieve their potential. So we protest, we march and we stand because that opportunity was violently taken from Mike.
We are here to demand that human life has profound value, no matter its trappings, skin color, ZIP code or gender. We are here to focus the spotlight on the unnecessary loss of human life. Stories about assumed chaos after the return of the grand jury’s decision ignore the primary and central fact: an unarmed child was killed far, far too young.
We implore those that scorn and dismiss our protest to walk in our shoes. In too many communities, unarmed black youth, particularly males, are stripped of life and liberty by police officers. Many, far too many, of those unarmed children. And in our peaceful grief, we were met with weaponry meant only for times of war, and invective accusing Mike and our movement of thuggery that justified the violence.
The disruption we have therefore intentionally created reflects the disruption of life we will no longer tolerate. So, if we disrupt the status quo now, know that is an intentional choice. We seek to nonviolently mirror this violent, intolerable disruption of life in our communities. If this were your constant reality, we believe you would make the same choice.
WHY WE CAN’T WAIT
In the days since Mike was shot dead, Kajieme Powell and VonDerrit Myers Jr. were killed, too. A host of peaceful protesters were unjustly arrested. Life, liberty and voice have continually been stripped away.
And as we march toward justice for all lives lost, we also potentially march into danger. While we stockpile signs, we are told that others, who are sworn to protect and serve us, instead mean us harm and are stockpiling guns. Already, heavy-handed police responses to peaceful protests make us justifiably worried about what is to come. Though we are peaceful, we fear for our safety. We fear for our lives.
But while we move toward the unknown, we cannot allow fear to dissolve our movement. We cannot wait for justice, since, too often, delay actually means denial. We must see a sustainable community-oriented shift in the policing of our neighborhoods. We must see the truthful reporting of our cause by responsible institutions. We cannot wait for another life to be lost, for more blood to be shed, for more lines of division to be drawn further and deeper across this city before we change course.
The night they sang a requiem for our fallen brother, our allies asked us which side we are on.
We are on the human side. We hope you stand with us.
“Johnetta Elzie, 25, of St. Louis, has been documenting the events in Ferguson on Twitter: @nettaaaaaaaa. She is co-editor of the #Ferguson protester newsletter.
“DeRay McKesson, 29, is senior director of human capital with Minneapolis Public Schools and is a Teach For America alum. He has been documenting the events of Ferguson via Twitter (@deray) and is the founder and co-editor of the protester newsletter.
“Brittany Packnett, 30, is executive director of Teach For America in St. Louis. She has been named to the Ferguson Commission.
Five others contributed to this commentary.”
Erin Burnett invites Van Jones, Paul Callan and Dr. Cyril Wecht to discuss the grand jury decision on Darren Wilson’s indictment.
https://twitter.com/AnonCopWatch/status/534856430093086721
deray mckesson @deray · 2h 2 hours ago
Why protest? To remind this country that though it was birthed on broken black bodies, we will not allow this to continue. #Ferguson
We waded in the water and sang out instructions on how to live. Music, in our blackness, was literally a way of life. #Blackness
We prayed to a God we barely knew simply because we had to keep our spirit intact in the face of pure evil. We survived. #Blackness
We still knew love, as our families were intentionally destroyed and as our children were sold as toys. We still found joy. #Blackness
See, the blackness I know has survived much more than the likes of Gov. Nixon and Bob McCulloch. We have stared down evil before. #Ferguson
With broad hips and full lips, we became the definers of cool. We birthed the hip in hip-hop. Even our failures are commodities. #Blackness
We have come so far. And yet here we are. Staring down 1,000 guards and the National Guard poised to engage. Here we are. America. #Ferguson
And the fact that we STILL know joy and love with so much institutional hate in our recent history is incredible. #Ferguson
See, “black don’t crack” is about more than our beauty. It is also about our spirit. We continuously face down evil and survive. #Ferguson
Jim Crow is no longer poll taxes and not being allowed to read/write. Jim Crow is now emergency orders and blank police reports. #Ferguson
Did I know Mike Brown? No. // Am I my brother’s keeper? No. // I am my brother. #Ferguson
We protest because our tears have not washed away injustice, because we will not allow our grief to swallow us. #Ferguson
We protest because, at this point, we may choke on our silence. Because we may suffocate in all of the unspoken pain and rage. #Ferguson
Tonight, I’ll be saying the old school “now I lay me down to sleep” prayer before I go to bed.
1,000 officers have been trained to respond to #Ferguson protestors. And a State of Emergency has already been declared. America. #Ferguson
We are a movement of many voices, of many leaders, of many choices. We do not always agree. But we fight as one. We protest. #Ferguson
https://twitter.com/jonswaine/status/534830364422701056
Yep. I’d bet that the Ferguson PD knew that Darren Wilson had a short fuse and could blow up at any moment. Which he did.
I’ll bet there are many stories to tell about his behavior.
Why is the media not exposing Gov Jay Nixon illegal State of Emergency? No natural or man-made disasters has occurred. There are no riots. No one’s safety is at risk.
https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/534730534799552512
Thank you, Rep John Lewis! I suppose Nixon and nem will declare a state of emergency Nationwide, huh?
BRING IT!
I love Rep. John Lewis. He is a good man.
Just watched Lizz Brown on msnbc speaking about Gov Jay Nixon & his State of Emergency move & Lizz going for the jugular…
“If you look at the law, the Governor has broken the law in order to put our community under a State of Emergency’. ‘We have an act of lawlessness’ perhaps by the Gov to respond to what he says are acts of lawlessness”.
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I can tell you this was absolutely the first thought that went through my mind when I heard what Jay Nixon has done.
https://twitter.com/CrystalMerritt/status/534522791065038848
Thanks for this, Liza.
YVW, SG2.
I am praying for the people of Ferguson.
They are peaceful demonstrators, and the LE and Guard need to PROTECT the demonstrators and NOT be a unpredictable threat to the demonstrators.
No natural or man-made disasters has occurred. No earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or riots etc
Missouri Revised Statutes
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C000-099/0440000100.HTM
Emergency powers of governor.
44.100. 1. The emergency powers of the governor shall be as follows:
(1) The provisions of this section shall be operative only during the existence of a state of emergency (referred to in this section as “emergency”). The existence of an emergency may be proclaimed by the governor or by resolution of the legislature, if the governor in his proclamation, or the legislature in its resolution, finds that a natural or man-made disaster of major proportions has actually occurred within this state, and that the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state require an invocation of the provisions of this section;
Governor Nixon says “peaceful protesters” in his press conferences but he really means ‘rioters’. Pay attention to his actions. Activates the National Guard. Declares a State of Emergency.
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/534084384190889984
So who were the eight darkie witnesses who supposedly agreed with Wilson’s version of events?
Oh I know they don’t exist.
https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/534467635530846208
We’ve known what the grand jury’s decision would be before it was seated.
These fools keep telegraphing it and act as if it’s a surprise to them.
I just love how guilty people act and they honestly believe that no one realizes what they are doing.
Governor Nixon, who is in charge? Your answer on the press conference didn’t make no sense.
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/534536018394116097
WHY IS THE MEDIA ANNOUNCING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FERGUSON WHEN THERE IS NO FUCKING EMERGENCY?!!!!!!!
STOP THE MADNESS GOV. NIXON!!!!
Listen how Jay Nixon bobbles this question. OMG!
Jay Nixon of Missouri answers questions on November 17 on whether the buck stops with him regarding the policing of protests in Ferguson and who is ultimately in charge.
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I smell fish and it ain’t Friday.
The behaviors of Gov. Nixon and the Ferguson PD, and other Missouri leaders are CRIMINAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND PHYSICAL WARFARE on the citizens of Ferguson.
Declaring of state of emergency before an actual EMERGENCY, just sets the stage for the white power structure to assault blacks and anyone who protests against their KILLR COP, Darren Wilson.
So upsetting…so scary
Nixon is no better than the Grand Wizard of the KKK.
It’s as if they want riots so they can have an excuse to kill and maim blacks.
These people are sick,
YOU call the ‘State of Emergency’
So whatever happens…IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY MOFO!
Damn skippy it’s this MOFO’s fault. Nixon is trying to avoid taking ownership of the fact that he’s a COWARD for calling the national guard into Ferguson because a white cop killed an unarmed black teen boy Michael Brown Jr. and the town isn’t HAVING IT.
He doesn’t want to claim he’s large and in charge over the fuckery that he’s trying to intimidate and shutdown FREE SPEECH of the Black citizens of Ferguson.
FUCK HIM!
Has Jay Nixon gone too far?
https://twitter.com/deray/status/534506259924267008
Did Jay Nixon overstep his bounds? There is no natural disaster or riots. Muther..
there is NO EMERGENCY, so why call a state of emergency, unless you expect to PROVOKE one?
He tried to pull a fast one. Someone is whispering in his ear. But who?
White man aims on Federal agents during a standoff & nothing happens. Black people use their voice to protest an injustice & it’s State of Emergency.
BLATANT IMAGE of white privilege here. and DANGEROUSLY on display too.
I share your distress, SG2. There is so much going on here that is just so wrong. I really don’t want more people to be killed over this, but wtf is up with declaring a state of emergency and calling in the National Guard before anything has happened? Has the grand jury been a sham with a predetermined outcome? It’s pretty clear that Jay Dixon is staging Ferguson for no indictment. And who is pulling his strings, I wonder.
It seems that Jay Nixon and the other white boys who are in on this are doing all they can to provoke violence from the protesters so they can justify the use of police / military violence which they obviously want to use against these people. Do the old boys think that they will make an example of Ferguson to stop all of this from happening every time a cop murders a black person?
Or is this also their message to the DOJ and the United Nations and Amnesty International or any organization that recognizes what is going on here and speaks out?
* Jay Nixon*
Has the grand jury been a sham with a predetermined outcome? It’s pretty clear that Jay Dixon is staging Ferguson for no indictment. And who is pulling his strings, I wonder.
Truth and why do they continue to delay the announcement?
It’s just making the situation more tense and everyone knows that Wilson won’t be indicted.
I’m guessing the air space in Ferguson is closed too? Gov Nixon is a real POS. He has to know what the grand jury is going to decide. And it ain’t good.
So sending a message early that you NEGROES protesting will not be tolerated!
FUCK YOU!
They want violence. This is a clear provocation. They know the protestors won’t just stay home when they hear “no indictment.” They believe they can provoke the protestors enough to justify the use of force. Even if they can’t, they will use force anyhow and lie about why they did. And corporate media will repeat their lies.
I believe this is their objective, Liza. Hope everyone is wearing BODYCAMS.
From the horse’s mouth. See what I’m sayin’?
https://twitter.com/deray/status/534503784416673792
Dogs, tear gas, mace, snipers, sundown laws & a State of Emergency b/c black people want the justice system to hold a killer cop accountable.
*cries*
Tef Poe: “War Cry”.
Matt Murphy@MattMurph24
Remember when the Governor of Nevada called the National Guard in during the Bundy Ranch standoff? Neither do I.
Matt Becker @mwb1980
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.@MattMurph24 White people with guns are not nearly as scary to the establishment as black people with voices.
3:34 PM – 17 Nov 2014
TheObamaDiary.com @TheObamaDiary
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State of emergency in Missouri because property might be damaged
No worries when unarmed black teenager is murdered
2:47 PM – 17 Nov 2014
Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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An unarmed Black child is killed and Gov. Nixon doesn’t consider that a “State of Emergency” but protecting his killer is.
Wow.
#Ferguson
Antonio French ✔ @AntonioFrench
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Now that we are in a state of emergency again, I think the governor again has the power to remove McCulloch & appoint a special prosecutor.
2:17 PM – 17 Nov 2014
Dr. Cornel Fresh @WyzeChef
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It’s a #StateOfEmergency that black ppl can’t mourn a loss in the community without being confronted by military arsenal. #ferguson
2:51 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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I’m tired of reminding the world that we’re peaceful simply because my skin reads, “danger.” Defending one’s humanity is tiring. #Ferguson
2:57 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson@deray
I’m certain that they want violent confrontation. I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I’m awake. #Ferguson
Jesse D. @NfiniteNaledge
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@deray Same tactic that Zimmerman used with Trayvon, accost someone into an altercation then cry self defense. #awake #ferguson
2:44 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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I am WAITING for a statement from Senator McCaskill @clairecmc re: this State of Emergency. WAITING. #Ferguson
2:50 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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Never thought that I would be fighting to be black and alive in my lifetime. Fight inequity, yes. For the right to breathe? Nah. #Ferguson
2:38 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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Media keep asking me what I’ll be doing when I hear the announcement. I’ll text my father, sister, and best friend, “I love you.” #Ferguson
2:34 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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See, Gov. Nixon could appoint a Special Prosecutor to prosecute Darren Wilson, now that there is a State of Emergency. #Ferguson
2:16 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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Black America has been in a State of Emergency for 400 years. #Ferguson
2:12 PM – 17 Nov 2014
ALL.OF.THIS
deray mckesson @deray
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On Nov. 17th, Gov. Nixon declares a State of Emergency in Missouri in anticipation that black bodies assembling will be dangerous. #Ferguson
2:01 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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Immediately following the police chief press tour where they tell a serious of untruths. And today, State of Emergency. #Ferguson
2:04 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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101 days. 3 dead black boys. 4 free white male officers. 1 State of Emergency. #Ferguson
2:09 PM – 17 Nov 2014
deray mckesson @deray
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This State of Emergency is typical of the subtleties of police aggression. blackness warrants a State of Emergency already. Wild. #Ferguson
2:10 PM – 17 Nov 2014
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https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/533683495734738944
https://twitter.com/TheAntiMedia1/status/534483812260933632
WRNING TO FERGUSON RESIDENTS:
This is a MISSOURI STATE of emergency and disaster for KILLER COPS!
https://twitter.com/MariaChappelleN/status/534469192196845568
Good, glad Chappelle -Nadal sent this letter of NO CONFIDENCE!
https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/534448317980499969
https://twitter.com/amnesty/status/534463515395121152