Riots expected after acquittal: Michael Brown

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twinrider1

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So, looters at Walgreens. Made me wonder if the pharmacies in the area had already removed their more serious drugs as a precautionary measure.
 

shortylickens

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So, looters at Walgreens. Made me wonder if the pharmacies in the area had already removed their more serious drugs as a precautionary measure.

I think they have heavy duty safes for that stuff, dont they?

I wouldnt worry about it. Angry looting is not the same thing as a professional robbery. No one is running around with C4 blowing off steel doors.
 

shortylickens

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So, the predictions were sadly true: Suburbs of St Louis are full of angry lower class americans with no idea of how to fix anything and loads of anger just waiting to be vented.

Since nothing tonight was a surprise, I guess I can go to bed.
 

Capt Caveman

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Eh. Professional protesters come into town and many don't have the best intentions. All it takes is a couple of people that know how to work a crowd into a frenzy and a mob mentality takes over quickly. Doesn't excuse it, just explains how even good intentioned protests can turn ugly quickly.

Most of the arrests over the last few weeks have been people from out of state. Fire kegs like this will always draw anarchists.
 

Ns1

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Jun 17, 2001
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Yeah this pretty much went down exactly like everyone thought it would.

So when's the national guard moving in?
 

halik

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Heh I like the dudes with full combat beards shadowing the female CNN reporter. Didn't think northface makes 2in thick jackets.
 

PlanetJosh

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Dude, stop saying that over and over again.

We heard you.
We dont care.
Shoosh.
Maybe he wants some of us to pile on it with more futures jokes. Like ones with companies involved in the futures: your riot gear suppliers, your gun shops, your signage shops. etc.
 

Svnla

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Nov 10, 2003
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Look like I will spend a little more on ammo and supplies this Black Friday. :)
 

PlanetJosh

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The Little Caesars fire that is destroying the restaurant in Ferguson as we speak was from built up anger long before the shooting case. People have been angry for years at the lack of home delivery of pizzas from most Little Caesars. I suspect the one being burned down did not offer home delivery.
 

GagHalfrunt

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The Little Caesars fire that is destroying the restaurant in Ferguson as we speak was from built up anger long before the shooting case. People have been angry for years at the lack of home delivery of pizzas from most Little Caesars. I suspect the one being burned down did not offer home delivery.

Arson! Arson!
 

Imp

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Feb 8, 2000
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Something else, not the Little Caesar's, might be burning. Looks like a smaller building, 2 storeys.
 

sportage

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I bet someone just left the stove on in that burning building.
Read the cooking directions closely.
CAUTION: Turkey may explode while cooking.
Thus leading to riot.