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Ferguson police brace for new protests by spending thousands on riot gear | US news | theguardian.com

St Louis County police made the purchases amid concerns that hundreds of demonstrators will return to the streets if Darren Wilson, the officer who shot dead Michael Brown in August, is not indicted on criminal charges by a grand jury currently considering the case.

A breakdown of the department’s spending since August on equipment intended for the policing of crowds and civil disobedience, which totals $172,669, was obtained by the Guardian from the county force.

Since the height of the protests, the department has spent almost $25,000 buying 650 teargas grenades, smoke-and-gas grenades, smoke canisters and “hornets nest” CS sting grenades, which shoot out dozens of rubber bullets and a powdered chemical agent upon detonation.

It has spent a further $18,000 on 1,500 “beanbag rounds” and 6,000 pepper balls, paintball-style projectiles that explode with a chemical irritant when they strike a protester. The department uses LiveX branded pepper balls, which are billed as ten times hotter than standard pepper rounds.

Another $77,500 has been spent on 235 riot gear helmets, 135 shields, 25 batons and 60 sets of shin guards, and other “uniform items”. A further $2,300 was used to buy another 2,000 sets of the plastic handcuffs that have been used to detain dozens of demonstrators plucked from crowds on West Florissant Avenue.

In addition, an estimated $50,000 has been set aside by the department for repair work for damaged police vehicles. However, in a sign that further clashes are expected, they are in fact “not repairing any vehicles until unrest is over”, a department inventory said.

“We purchase these items in hopes that we never have to use any of them,” said Sergeant Brian Schellman, a spokesman for the county police department. “But it is our responsibility to have proper equipment to keep our police officers and all citizens safe should violence break out anywhere at any time.”
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In addition St. Louis Metro PD has spent $325,000 on purchasing additional riot/crowd control equipment and the Missouri Highway Patrol has as well but what equipment and how much money was spent wasn't released.
 
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Chief Tom Jackson of the Ferguson Police Department is expected to step down in an effort by the city government to reform the department per CNN.

Edit: CNN follows up that report saying the Chief said he hasn't been asked to resign and the Mayor says no plans for him to step down lol.
 
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The parents of Michael Brown are going to a United Nations meeting in Switzerland to speak against civil rights violations, racial profiling and police violence in the United States, according to a St. Louis University assistant law professor who is helping organize the trip....

Michael Brown's parents heading to UN committee on torture : News

When do I get to speak at the UN? After all I am a parent of a child that OBEYS the law. how is this going to look if they call it a justifiable shooting? The UN has lost all credibility with this maneuver, not that they had much.
 
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Just goes to show how irrelevant the UN is. The US should pull out and quit funding the UN, which would immediately collapse it.
 
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davethevol said:
Everything he said is true. Really, people on welfare should be required to put in a certain amount of hours a month in community service like beautification projects in order to continue recieving welfare.
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That may be referred to as slavery. But, I like the idea.

Plus it's discrimination if you're black.
 
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Looks like the mother will be charged with felony armed robbery. The police are staying quiet right now about it, but she's wanted for questioning.
 
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myrobbins7 said:
The parents of Michael Brown are going to a United Nations meeting in Switzerland to speak against civil rights violations, racial profiling and police violence in the United States, according to a St. Louis University assistant law professor who is helping organize the trip....

Michael Brown's parents heading to UN committee on torture : News

When do I get to speak at the UN? After all I am a parent of a child that OBEYS the law. how is this going to look if they call it a justifiable shooting? The UN has lost all credibility with this maneuver, not that they had much.
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All that's going on in this world and they want to discuss civil rights and police violence in this country? Just another example of wasted money by our govt
 
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AirVol said:
That may be referred to as slavery. But, I like the idea.

Plus it's discrimination if you're black.
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How so? You are getting money.. you have to work to get it... slavery?

But I am guessing that your post is sarcastic. amiright?
 
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This whole Brown family thing only proves one thing.

The old cliche- The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
 
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