With calls of “Hands up; don’t shoot!” the citizens of Ferguson, Missouri stood firm as a SWAT Team descended upon a peaceful rally and ordered everyone to leave.
Reports of snipers are coming from the ground, as well as reports of police officers training weapons on protestors—red dots clear on their foreheads–and smiling, looking for a a reason to shoot.
The community continues to band together, proudly observing that “no Black people out here killing each other.”
One man screamed passionately at police officers, “You out here killing our kids, man. These are our kids.”
There is currently a helicopter circling overhead.
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Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery, along with Huffington Post’s Ryan Reilly, was arrested while reporting on the ground in Ferguson.
Read his account below:
Police come into McD where me and @ryanjreilly working. Try to kick everyone out.
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 13, 2014
“We cannot guarantee your safety. We will not be answering 911 calls”
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 13, 2014
Was arrested
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Also Ryan Reilly of Huff Po. Assaulted and arrested
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Officers decided we weren’t leaving McDonalds quickly enough, shouldn’t have been taping them.
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Released without any charges, no paperwork whatsoever
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Refusing to give us any names of the officers
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Was waiting to be taken away, large black man SCREAMING for help in back of police truck
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
They refused his several calls for paramedics
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
“I’m dying. I’m dying. Please call help he screamed.” They mocked him
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
Detained, booked, given answers to no questions. Then just let out
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 14, 2014
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