The civil lawsuit filed in St. Louis County, Missouri, names the city of Ferguson, former Police Chief Thomas Jackson and former police officer Darren Wilson as defendants, Reuters reports. The lawsuit seeks $75,000 in compensation, as well as unspecified punitive damages, and calls for a court order prohibiting the use of police techniques “that demean,… Continue reading Michael Brown’s Family Files Lawsuit Against The City of Ferguson
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Two Police Officers Shot in Ferguson Protests
The injuries are non-life threatening, but serious, according to reports. Two police officers were shot early Thursday in Ferguson, Mo., authorities said. The St. Louis County Police Department confirmed that one of its officers, as well as an officer from Webster Groves, sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in the shooting. The shooting occurred just… Continue reading Two Police Officers Shot in Ferguson Protests
St Louis Cardinal Fans Scream Racist Rants at Mike Brown Protesters – Video
As if having a racist cop murder Mike Brown wasn’t enough, protesters went to a Cardinals/Dodgers game on Monday and while protesting Brown’s killing outside the stadium, something they were constitutionally allowed to do, they were shouted down with racists rants from the good ole folks at the game. Apparently, Darren Wilson, the cop who took… Continue reading St Louis Cardinal Fans Scream Racist Rants at Mike Brown Protesters – Video
Judge’s Rule – Ferguson Police Violated the Rights of Protesters in Ferguson
Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, dropped a bomb on the Ferguson Police Department today, informing the group that they have violated the constitutional rights of the people of Ferguson MO, and she especially focused on the order by police… Continue reading Judge’s Rule – Ferguson Police Violated the Rights of Protesters in Ferguson
Voter Registration Soars in Ferguson MO
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) If nothing else happens from the murder of Mike Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, at least one thing’s for sure. Ferguson residents are finally realizing where their true power lies, in their vote. And their voter registration drive since the shooting is admirable. Of the 4,839 people in St. Louis County… Continue reading Voter Registration Soars in Ferguson MO
Mike Brown Memorial Destroyed by Fire – Video
Police speculate candles are the cause of a fire that destroyed a Michael Brown memorial on Canfield Drive Tuesday morning, KMOV reports. The memorial, created in the days after Brown was fatally shot on Aug. 9 by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, is feet away from where Brown died. A News 4 photographer on the… Continue reading Mike Brown Memorial Destroyed by Fire – Video