Posts Tagged ‘#MikeBrown
When Black people tell society there are valid reasons why cops are not to be trusted, THIS is what we mean
32-year-old black man resting in his car after playing basketball. Then Ferguson PD shows up... http://t.co/MLnKd3Sniu
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025Ferguson woman parks her car illegally once in 2007. Ends up costing her more than $1K and 6 days in jail http://t.co/7RCt8j5cAN
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
Here's the full DOJ report on the Michael Brown shooting: apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/na… #BlackLivesMatter #BlackTwitter #Ferguson
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PragmaticObotsUnite (@PragObots) March 04, 2025DOJ on Ferguson PD: "practices are shaped by the City’s focus on revenue rather than by public safety needs" http://t.co/iTs4UhY678
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
While persecuting black residents, white Ferguson officials collude to erase tickets for friends & colleagues - DoJ http://t.co/ClF2AIHFNa
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025DOJ: Ferguson police "frequently" arrest people just for what they say or how they say it. http://t.co/i2q6P5Re2V
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025****
The seven racist e-mails the Justice Department found when investigating the Ferguson police wapo.st/1BI8HDk http://t.co/CyeRQzQk5u
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Mark Berman (@markberman) March 04, 2025Details of seven racist emails from Ferguson officials unearthed by Justice Department investigators http://t.co/mmU2zp1TFz
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025****
DoJ investigators: no evidence found that racist emailers were ever disciplined or asked to stop by recipients http://t.co/zXClPNT6Fa
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Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) March 04, 2025Woman calls #Ferguson police on boyfriend, gets arrested for an occupancy violation. http://t.co/VVfW0J8Bq3
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Madeline Marshall (@Maddie_Marshall) March 04, 2025****
Ferguson PD cuffing and pulling people over just cause they feel like it. http://t.co/l3s6nK6Jpd
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025And don't even *think* about sitting at a bus stop in Ferguson http://t.co/X2qsYReNcU
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
other times, Ferguson PD just makes stuff up. Sitting in a car? Under arrest! http://t.co/9VS9cOoOta
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025#Ferguson officials think black residents lack responsibility, but get friends' tickets tossed huff.to/1KjT9uR http://t.co/xW0Q6uRKyp
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 04, 2025****
Ferguson prosecutor —who serves as a prosecutor in a neighboring town — dismissed a ticket for Ferguson’s judge. http://t.co/g7EdwEAvLh
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Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 04, 2025Ferguson officers have K9 bite unarmed black 14-year-old boy who is laying on ground, then laugh about it http://t.co/5VDd3dE8b7
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
dancing in the street? horseplay? Arrested http://t.co/MgcvD2pCqq
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 20253 hours in jail for backing into your driveway. "Resisting arrest" charge for handing Ferguson officer your ID http://t.co/MOAXAsR2qk
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
talking to a guy in a truck? visiting your girlfriend? Ferguson PD whips out their stun guns http://t.co/XqMP3u0cDL
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025"Many FPD uses of force appear entirely punitive. Officers often use force in response to behavior that may be annoying or distasteful..."
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) March 04, 2025****
So you might ask, how did people in the Ferguson police react to these racist emails? They forwarded them. http://t.co/AuNi5t5WxP
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025Ferguson officials blame "personal responsibility" for racial disparities, then help their white pals out of trouble. http://t.co/xf9OEw4xsJ
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025****
"N****r, I can find something to lock you up on." http://t.co/pBbN419vrg
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025Here are some of the racist emails that people in the 94% percent white Ferguson police department find amusing. http://t.co/XsfdoRZvVF
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025****
DOJ: Ferguson uses bureaucratic tricks to steal people's bond money instead of applying it to their fines. http://t.co/qm82GZHWfj
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025DOJ: People in Ferguson are often having their finances plundered by more than one municipality at a time. http://t.co/F96ewDVfqe
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025****
DOJ: Seven Ferguson cops jumped a guy for "trespassing" when he was visiting his girlfriend. In January 2014. http://t.co/CfRFx4FqNS
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025DOJ: Ferguson police appear to use dogs to "inflict punishment" not because they have to. http://t.co/y0znDGm66u
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Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) March 04, 2025
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