Sunday, August 14, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker calls up police state

Associated Press (ap.org/mail.com, 8-14-16); Pat Macpherson, Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly
Car burns as crowd of 100+ gathers following fatal shooting of a black man in Milwaukee, Aug. 13, 2016. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that officers got in their cars to leave at one point, and some in the crowd started smashing a squad car's window, and another vehicle, pictured, was set on fire. The gathering occurred in the neighborhood where a Milwaukee officer shot and killed a man police say was armed hours earlier during a foot chase (Calvin Mattheis/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP).

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Gov. Walker activates Guard after "unrest"
Police in foreground, fire behind (AP)
MILWAUKEE, USA - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker activated his state's National Guard on Sunday to help police in Milwaukee if violent protests persist following the fatal shooting of a man by officers who said he was fleeing a traffic stop.

Murderer hides in the shadows ready to kill with impunity (AP).
Minor public damage by vandals and protesters (AP)
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Riots are good times for selfies (AP).
At least four businesses were burned and one police officer was hurt in violence that broke out Saturday night a few hours after the officer-involved shooting. Police said the man had a handgun. The protests happened on the city's predominantly black north side. The races of the man and the officer weren't immediately released, but an alderman called the violence a warning sign from black residents "tired of living under this oppression." More (The Latest)

Row of cop cars burns (Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, Dead Kennedys)

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