Ferguson, Missouri Community Furious After Teen Shot Dead By Police

Stay trashy, cardinals fans

 

Dig the move tho young bloods

We have been through much worse in this country, as a people, and we still have lower suicide rates than white males

Resiliency runs in our blood so that's something you can be proud of

Instead of saying fuck the cards we were dealt, we still find ways to fight back and achieve success in life

 

Good point. Its just crazy to hear this be in 2014.
"You're free because of us" seriously wtf

 

They deny any personal involvement in slavery (and thus charges for crimes against humanity) because they weren't born, yet say that we are free because of them

Sounds legit

 

There is no racism in this country any longer. It's all in our minds.

 

http://info.healthways.com/wellbeingindex (download the reports)

Missouri is a "red" state, basically an unfortunate place for anyone to function in. Orange states aren't much better. Missouri ranks 43rd / 50th out of all the states in the US in terms of basically everything including relations between people. States that are blue or green are places where everything works better.

 

WHy do they need my information to download a report?
what do the colors mean?

 

I can't upload the report as an attachment on here, so you'd have to put in your information there on the link to see. The colors represent quintiles, and a red color means that the state is in the 5th quintile (last one). Orange is 4th, Yellow is 3rd, Blue is 2nd, Green is 1st.

I hypothesize that the lower ranking a state has, the more likely daily life is an aggravation for the people and incidences of racism/bias/other kinds of issues are more prevalent.

 

AZ is interesting on this map.

 

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Obviously

 

http://abc11.com/340724/

 

I posted that in the excessive police thread

It's like the dr gates thing all over again

Body cams should be mandatory because as easy as it is for someone to make something up, it's just as easy for a cop to do the same

If you're not going to take the word of a citizen without proof, you shouldn't do it for police since they are in a position to kill on their word.

Its not that hard to understand especially since there ARE bad cops

 

I see, I think the same thing. I was trying to find more information about this and I came across a different kind of analysis from the OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It explains (as a way to answer TDK's question) that New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, Iowa and several other states are the ideal places to go to within the country. My own state (where I live) doesn't even rank too well (29th) according to the OECD analysis. Missouri ranks 35th with a score of 57.2.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-worst-place-to-live-in-the-u-s-in-10-charts/

 

St. Louis Area Police Now Have Five Fatal Officer Shootings Under Investigation

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/da...atal_police_shootings_under_investigation.php



The fatal shooting of eighteen-year-old Vonderrit Myers by an off-duty St. Louis Metropolitan police officer Wednesday night has brought the number of fatal police shootings in 2014 that are currently under investigation in St. Louis city and county to five.
All five of the deceased are black men under the age of 31. Two are accused of having a gun. One had a knife, as video evidence shows. And two were unarmed.

The most attention has been focused on the shooting of Michael Brown, the unarmed eighteen-year-old shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on August 9. A St. Louis County grand jury is considering whether to indict Wilson.

Here are the other shootings still in the investigative phase.

Stephon Averyhart, 27

The earliest fatal shooting this year still under investigation is that of 27-year-old Stephon Averyhart. On a cold afternoon on February 12, police were chasing Averyhart in his vehicle. The reasons for the initial chase are unknown, but STLMPD says Averyhart's vehicle was being monitored for "felony fleeing" from St. Louis County. After police deployed spike strips to stop the vehicle, Averyhart crashed into a telephone pole and fled on foot.

According to a narrative of the incident from his autopsy report, police helicopter surveillance saw Averyhart attempt to throw a gun over a fence as he ran down an alleyway. The report says his gun did not clear the fence and Averyhart picked it back up. Once police entered the alley, they claim Averyhart pointed a gun in their direction. He did not fire, but two officers feared for their life and shot several rounds. One bullet hit Averyhart directly in the forehead -- he died shortly after paramedics arrived on the scene.

The gun that police say Averyhart pointed at them was found fifteen or twenty feet away from his body, according to the autopsy report.

A witness who lives in a house directly in front of where the shooting occurred tells Daily RFT he never saw Averyhart point a gun, but he did hear a gunshot and see the 27-year-old fall to the ground. Another witness, who happens to be a close friend of Averyhart, says police fired without warning as soon as they entered the alley.

People who live on the street of the shooting say there are rumors that police incorrectly believed Averyhart was a wanted suspect in an Illinois murder, which would explain the helicopter and street spikes that were deployed.

Averyhart did not have a violent record and his only criminal history included traffic tickets and a misdemeanor marijuana charge.

This shooting is still under investigation. Daily RFT has requested additional information, including the police report of the shooting, through a Sunshine request. We are still waiting on those documents.

Christopher Jones, 30

On July 6, Christopher Jones was driving a rental car that was past its due date, which means it was considered a stolen vehicle. While driving down I-70, Pine Lawn police attempted to pull him over, but Jones instead began a high-speed chase.

Police pursued, and at one point, Jones stopped the car and jumped out to flee on foot. An officer pursued him and, according to police, the two men engaged in a "physical struggle" and the officer fatally shot Jones.

"This was a completely legitimate shooting, and the officer did everything by the book," Leiutenant Steve Blakeley, spokesperson for the Pine Lawn Police Department, tells Daily RFT.

Blakeley says he's unable to give us details about the struggle that ensued between Jones and the unnamed officer because the incident is being reviewed by the St. Louis County prosecutor's office.

He did, however, claim that Jones was shot in the arm and the bullet went to his heart.

St. Louis County prosecutor spokesperson Ed Magee says the case is still under review.

Michael Brown, 18

The shooting that has garnered international attention and sparked massive protests is still being reviewed by a St. Louis County grand jury. Our coverage of the shooting and events related to it can be read here.

Kajieme Powell, 25

The killing of Powell was caught on video. After shoplifting items from a convenience store, Powell was acting erratically on the sidewalk, marching back and forth and talking to himself. Police were called for the shoplifting incident and once they arrived, Powell pulled out a small knife and walked toward the officers, screaming, "Shoot me now!"

After a warning to drop the weapon, police shot Powell six times.

 

Heartbreaking. No words ...