Anonymous threatens to name cop who shot dead unarmed Michael Brown. Implementing global e-invoicing with guaranteed legal certainty A group claiming to be affiliated with hacktivist collective Anonymous has threatened to release the name of the police officer who shot unarmed teen Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson, Missouri.
Operation Ferguson says it is a group of hackers linked to Anonymous. It was set up a day after the 18-year-old black man was shot six times, reportedly by a police officer, despite eyewitness claims that he attempted to surrender. In a press release posted to Pastebin on Sunday, “Anonymous Operation Ferguson” said that the global collective was outraged at the events in Ferguson and demanded new legislation setting strict guidelines for police conduct in the US. Michael Brown shooting: Protests as police kill armed man. 19 August 2014Last updated at 17:26 ET The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from the scene of the shooting The police killing of a second black St Louis-area man in 11 days has threatened to further enflame tensions.
On Tuesday, police officers shot dead a man who brandished a knife at them, St Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said. The 9 August police shooting of Michael Brown, 18, has sparked days of violent protests in the town of Ferguson, prompting a heavy police crackdown. There is widespread anger against the mainly white police force for killing Mr Brown, who was unarmed. Ferguson unrest: police shoot man dead near scene of protests against killing of teenager Michael Brown. Updated Police in Missouri have shot dead a man armed with a knife amid a major escalation in tensions over last week's killing of an unarmed teenager.
Police said they came under "heavy gunfire" and arrested more than 30 people as racially charged tension boiled over in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson. The latest killing happened only a few kilometres from where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by police last week, sparking the protests. St Louis police chief Sam Dotson said in a tweet that officers had responded to a call and found an apparently agitated man, armed with a knife who yelled "kill me now" and approached the patrol.
In a tweet from his own account retweeted by his force, Mr Dotson said: "Officers gave suspect verbal commands. Curfew dropped in Ferguson; attorney general to visit. FERGUSON, Mo. — Missouri Gov.
Jay Nixon on Monday dropped the curfew that had been in effect for two nights in an ill-fated effort to curb the violence and chaos that have ripped this city. Nixon announced that the National Guard would assume "limited responsibilities" to help keep order during nighttime protests over the shooting death of a teenager by a police officer. "With these additional resources in place, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement will continue to respond appropriately to incidents of lawlessness and violence, and protect the civil rights of all peaceful citizens to make their voices heard," Nixon said in a written statement. Ferguson unrest: Obama says Missouri town must unite. 18 August 2014Last updated at 18:02 ET President Obama says looting and attacks on police "undermine rather than advance justice" President Barack Obama has issued a fresh appeal for calm in Ferguson, Missouri, saying the community must "try to unite each other".
Unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in the town on 9 August, sparking days of unrest. Mr Obama said Attorney General Eric Holder would travel to Ferguson to meet officials carrying out an independent federal investigation into the killing. The National Guard has been deployed to support police operations. Mr Obama said he understood the "passions and anger" provoked by the death of the 18-year-old, who witnesses said tried to surrender to the police officer before he was shot multiple times. But he said giving into anger "by looting or carrying guns and even attacking the police only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos".
"It undermines rather than advances justice," he said. 'Objects of fear' Getty. Ferguson shooting: Private autopsy finds Michael Brown shot six times, curfew lifted in Missouri town as National Guard arrives. The Roots of Violence in Ferguson. Clashes between protesters and law-enforcement officials over the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown began again on Saturday morning. Residents say the tension between the city's police and citizens is longstanding. Police officers line up during protest demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, August 16.
(Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Updated 8/16/2014. Reparations for Ferguson. Total police control over black bodies has echoes in American history.
Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters A few weeks ago I received an anxious text from my wife informing me that a group of young men were fighting outside of our apartment building. We've spent most of our adult lives in New York, and most of that time in New York living in Harlem. Ferguson shooting: Barack Obama calls for peace amid protests in wake of police shooting. Updated US president Barack Obama has called for peace on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a police officer.
The president's call came as Missouri's governor moved to calm tensions in the mostly black suburb of St Louis by putting an African-American captain from the state's Highway Patrol in charge of the policing operation. Protesters have been engaged in nightly stand-offs with heavily armed police since 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot on Saturday during what authorities said was a struggle over a gun in a police car. Some witnesses say he was outside the car with his hands up when he was killed. Michael Brown shooting: Obama calls for calm. 12 August 2014Last updated at 18:19 ET A child shields her mouth from tear gas fired by police on Monday night US President Barack Obama has appealed for calm in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting of a black teenager by police sparked two nights of violence.
He described the death on Saturday of Michael Brown as heartbreaking and added: "Remember this young man through reflection and understanding. " In two nights of unrest in the St Louis suburb, dozens were arrested, shops looted and tear gas fired by police. The Whole World Is Watching Ferguson. This past weekend, in a tense press conference, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and called for a curfew in Ferguson, the St.
Louis suburb where protesters have been clashing violently with law-enforcement officials following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. “This is a test,” Nixon said. “The eyes of the world are watching.” Knowingly or not, Nixon was echoing words used for the past six decades to protest police brutality and government neglect in the United States over the past six decades. The phrase “the whole world is watching”—a pithy warning that an incident was testing America's commitment to its values, before an international audience that would hold it accountable—was first used as part of the civil-rights movement in the 1950s, particularly during the fight to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
Militarization of the Police, Fargo Edition. We thought North Dakota was too sensible for this.
The stormtrooper look by law enforcement in Missouri has usefully brought into focus the long-term trend of police forces morphing into military units. For previous installments and a reading list, see here and here. Today's photo, courtesy of Michael Vosburg of the Fargo, N.D. Forum, is of a police team six months ago, in the winter. The photo is worth a second look, for details ranging from the vehicle's license plate to the choice of green camouflage in the snow. The full story, by Archie Ingersoll, is also worth reading. [F]ear is a factor police have to be mindful of when dealing with disorderly crowds, said Moorhead Police Chief David Ebinger.
Let's send Chief Ebinger to Ferguson. There's a fascinating parallel here between police officers and teachers. More from Townsend on his own site, here. Americans' Deep Racial Divide on Trusting the Police. It isn't just Ferguson—polling shows that black Americans are wary of law enforcement across the nation, while whites are more likely to trust officers. Protestors in Atlanta autograph a sketch of Michael Brown. (David Goldman/AP) “If you can find a single person in this community who trusts the police, that is like finding a four-leafed clover.”
“Everybody in this city has been a victim of DWB [driving while black].” "The first question is 'Do you have any guns, do you have any drugs, anything of that nature? ' "And then he looked at me and he said, 'Mom, how long will this happen to me? ' The quotes from Ferguson, Missouri, tell a story. While the focus for the last two weeks has been on the specific racial tensions boiling over in the St.
Gallup’s Frank Newport notes that the police tested third-highest out 17 institutions in whites' confidence, behind only the military and small business. Michael Brown killing: Eric Holder arrives in Ferguson. 20 August 2014Last updated at 16:34 ET Eric Holder talks with Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt Ron Johnson during his visit US Attorney General Eric Holder has arrived in Ferguson, Missouri in a bid to defuse tensions following the police shooting of a black teenager. Mr Holder has promised a "full, fair and independent" investigation. Ferguson has seen 10 nights of often violent clashes between police and demonstrators since the shooting of Michael Brown, who was unarmed.
Police arrested 47 people on Tuesday night but said that the violence had largely abated. Missouri governor criticises Ferguson police over CCTV. 17 August 2014Last updated at 13:14 ET Aleem Maqbool reports: ''In the chaos, there were shots fired'' Missouri governor Jay Nixon has criticised police for releasing CCTV footage which apparently shows shooting victim Michael Brown stealing. He said the release of the footage nearly a week after a policeman shot Mr Brown in Ferguson, St Louis, "appeared to cast aspersions" on the dead man. Ferguson: Federal autopsy ordered on body of shot teenager Michael Brown as violence flares in Missouri town in defiance of midnight curfew.