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Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests Over Michael Brown Shooting | Democracy Now!

15.8.14

Armed w/ Military-Grade Weapons, Missouri Police Crack Down on Protests Over Michael Brown Shooting | Democracy Now!: The Missouri town of Ferguson looks like a war zone as police fire tear gas, stun grenades and smoke bombs to break up a fifth night of protests over the police shooting of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown. At least 10 people were arrested on Wednesday, including St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who has been posting video online of the protests and who appeared on Democracy Now! earlier this week. An earlier protest faced a heavy police response, with police in riot gear stationed by a massive armed vehicle in the street. Journalists from the Washington Post and Huffington Post were also arrested last night and then released without charges. They were detained while filing reports from a McDonalds restaurant. Ferguson police have refused to release the name of the officer who shot Brown, citing fears for his safety. They have also called on demonstrators to limit their protests to daytime hours. We go to St. Louis to speak with Patricia Bynes, Democratic Committeewoman of Ferguson Township. Bynes has been out in the streets of Ferguson every night documenting the protests on Twitter.


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