St. Louis, Missouri Vs. The Police: Heaven Or Hell, Duel 1! Let's Rock!

He's throwing back the tear gas canister that was thrown at him.

Do the cops need a reason to wheel out the military gear?

We've got a cat stuck up a tree on Main St, better bring out the flashbangs and APCs.

So, where's the Tea Party response on these blatant overreaches of government? I expect them to lead the charge on this top....hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Right.

The heavy show of military-like force by police in Ferguson, Mo., is drawing bipartisan criticism from two Kentucky lawmakers.

Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican who has been urging his party to reach out to minorities, wrote in a TIME magazine op-ed Thursday that "there is a legitimate role for the police to keep the peace, but there should be a difference between a police response and a military response."

"The images and scenes we continue to see in Ferguson resemble war more than traditional police action," said the possible 2016 presidential candidate.

The Ferguson police are using military-style vehicles and wearing what appears to be combat gear in response to public protests over the police shooting of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black man. Ferguson is a predominantly African American town located north of St. Louis.

A tea-party leader, Paul has been critical of what he considers a large and intrusive federal government, and he blamed what the world is seeing in Ferguson partly on that.

i'm waiting for the media to post a picture of a black officer in uniform during this

Welp, Dizzy's theme song is stuck in my head now. Thanks for the Guilty Gear ref, Chaos.

A St. Louis official who has been a prominent presence at the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, was arrested Wednesday night, according to his wife.

Antonio French, an alderman in St. Louis, has been tweeting nonstop about events unfolding in Ferguson after a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, last Saturday. Members of the city's African-American community have protested the shooting.

French has been critical of the police response to the protests -- which has included officers firing tear gas and wooden bullets at crowds -- telling MSNBC host Chris Hayes recently, "There is no trust between the Ferguson police department and the community at this point."

Late Wednesday night, French's wife tweeted that her husband had been arrested by the Ferguson Police Department:

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She then continued to tweet that he was being detained.

The Huffington Post called the Ferguson County Police Department and spoke with an official named "Julie." She would not give her last name, and said she could neither confirm nor deny that French was arrested.

When asked where confirmation could be obtained, Julie replied, "You'll get it on the web, I guess. We're very busy."

About an hour later, French's wife tweeted again that he was now being booked:

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KMOX in St. Louis noted that there was a crowd at the police station awaiting his release as well.

News of French's arrest came shortly after two reporters, Ryan Reilly of The Huffington Post and Wesley Lowery of The Washington Post, were assaulted and arrested after SWAT officers clearing a McDonald's ordered them to leave the restaurant and then said they did not do so quickly enough.

"They essentially acted as a military force. It was incredible," Reilly said in an MSNBC interview after his release. "The worst part was he slammed my head against the glass purposefully on the way out of McDonald's and then sarcastically apologized for it."

Well they gassed the state senator last night, so, anything goes for these guys I guess.

A Missouri State Senator said she was hit with tear gas while protesting in Ferguson.

State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal said she is angry at the military style force police are using to control crowds. The 14th district representative said she is outraged and offended by the aggression police are using toward protesters.

Chappelle-Nadal said she and 150 young protesters were hit with tear gas during a peaceful protest Monday night. She is calling out Missouri Highway Patrol.

“[Protesters] have every right to assemble freely and express themselves and not have tear gas thrown at them. By the way, tear gas was thrown on me and we could not breathe,” said Chappelle-Nadal. “I approve their budget, so you know that I’m pissed off.”

Chapelle-Nadal questioned Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson about the situation during a press conference early Wednesday. Chief Jackson was unaware that it had happened.

I'm shocked that Kidmavado hasn't chimed in on how the Police protect us and we should just roll over and take it up the shitpipe like good citizens and not "cowards." and that we just don't understand what it's like "on the front lines."

It's too late for a revolution america, just bend over and get it over with.

It's a good argument until the stories about the police going after the ones who approve their paychecks surface.

300million Registered Firearms in the hands of lazy people tells the same tale.

5.99 unlimited buffalo wings?