Ferguson Police and CNN

Best public relations move by the Ferguson Police Department ever. Trying to corral and possibly arrest Don Lemon of CNN during a live broadcast.

http://gawker.com/ferguson-police-try-to-shut-down-don-lemons-live-broadc-1623567619

There is a bonus in this article, they also cover the arrest of a 90 year old holocaust survivor who was protesting as well in St. Louise. I can only imagine what is going through that woman's mind in the picture where she's getting carted off by the two officers.

Military Veterans Speak about Ferguson Missouri

Apparently the police in Ferguson are more equipped then the veterans were during Iraq.

http://boingboing.net/2014/08/14/us-veterans-ferguson-police-d.html?fk_bb

http://boingboing.net/2014/08/14/a-sample-of-us-military-vetera.html

https://storify.com/AthertonKD/veterans-on-ferguson

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/14/military-veterans-see-deeply-flawed-police-response-in-ferguson/

Fun doings in Ferguson, Missouri!

New Your Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/us/missouri-teenager-and-officer-scuffled-before-shooting-chief-says.html

Gawker

http://gawker.com/washington-post-huffpo-reporters-arrested-in-ferguson-1621284034

Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/14/ferguson-police-fire-tear-gas-as-missouri-protesters-thrown-petrol-bombs-at-officers/

Reporters taken in to police custody.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/13/they-said-lets-take-him-wapo-reporter-lowery-describes-being-seized-by-cops-in-ferguson/

It's gotten so bad out there that the police even tear gassed a State Senator.

Boston.com

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/2014/08/13/chief-more-than-arrested-ferguson-missouri-unrest/zROg06mluKV8g0HrScTmYK/story.html

Looks to me neither side is going to win this one and a lot of people are going to suffer. Especially when you have police snipers leveling their weapons on crowds with children in them.

Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/13/overkill-images-from-ferguson-protest-show-cops-treating-city-like-a-war-zone/

This whole thing brings up an interesting discussion about the continued militarization of America's police forces. Especially when you have arguments for and against it that are valid.