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Ferguson: Media, You are Hurting Us

The story read that the FBI had arrested two New Black Panther members for buying explosives to bomb Ferguson protests. Not long after, though, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch posted a story that what really happened is the FBI arrested two men for providing false information when buying guns. And the New Black Panther association? Well, that’s […]

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Political

Ferguson: STFU

Our Governor Jay Nixon has decided to roll out the troops by declaring a state of emergency before the Ferguson Grand Jury decision. As LOLGOP tweeted: Nothing says you trust your institutions and constituents like preemptively declaring a state of emergency. — LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 17, 2014 The St. Louis County police have been put in charge of […]

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Political

Ferguson: A Benefit of the Doubt

My father was a cop. A Washington state patrolman. I like to think he was a good cop, and have never received any indication otherwise. When Mike Brown was shot in Ferguson, less than 25 minutes from where I live, I wanted to give the policeman who shot him the benefit of the doubt. Even […]