Wesley Lowery describes his arrest in Ferguson

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Last edited Thu Aug 14, 2014, 01:24 AM - Edit history (3)

Wesley Lowery is a Washington Post reporter on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri who was apparently arrested earlier today along with Ryan Reilly of the Huffington Post for failing to exit a McDonalds:

Also Ryan Reilly of Huff Po. Assaulted and arrested
Officers decided we weren't leaving McDonalds quickly enough, shouldn't have been taping them.
Released without any charges, no paperwork whatsoever

Officers slammed me into a fountain soda machine because I was confused about which door they were asking me to walk out of

more at link
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/6000785/wesley-lowrey-and-ryan-reilly-arrested


OMG just read the last one. When is someone going to do something!
"I'm dying. I'm dying. Please call help he screamed." They mocked him

His tweets
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery

I'm emotional, but need to note: Ryan and I are fine. Have seen people in Ferguson hurt by gas/rubber bullets. This wasn't that

Got no explanation at any point why in custody other than "trespassing" - at a mcdonalds where we were customers


Huffington Post Reporter Arrested In Ferguson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/huffington-post-reporter-arrested-ferguson_n_5676829.html?1407978970

(snip)
Reilly tweeted at around 8:00 P.M. EDT that SWAT officers invaded the McDonald's at which he was working, requesting his identification after he took a photo of them. Lowery was also working at the fast food restaurant.

(snip)
The Huffington Post called the Ferguson Police Department to inquire about the status of Reilly shortly after tweets indicated that he had been arrested. The person who picked up the phone -- who identified himself as "George" -- said he couldn't give any information at this time and that there was no one who could do so. Asked for his last name, he mumbled something quickly. When pressed for the spelling of his name, he hung up.

The Huffington Post called back and again asked for information on Reilly. We were simply put through to the "Ferguson jail" voicemail. On the third try, George again insisted he didn't have any information at this time and referred us to the city's website for email information. When again asked for his last name, George simply hung up.

(snip)
Reilly appeared on MSNBC's "All In with Chris Hayes" shortly after his release to recount the arrest.

more at link

CHRIS HAYES ON THE PHONE WITH RYAN REILLY
Huffington Post Reporter Ryan Reilly tells Chris Hayes the harrowing account of his arrest while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Video
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in-with-chris-hayes/watch/reporter-arrested-in-ferguson-speaks-to-all-in-317937219611


His video
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/post-reporter-detained-in-ferguson/2014/08/13/b0fc5720-2354-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_video.html

Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery was detained by police on Wednesday while reporting on the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., following the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown by police over the weekend. (The Washington Post)

In Ferguson, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery gives account of his arrest
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-ferguson-washington-post-reporter-wesley-lowery-gives-account-of-his-arrest/2014/08/13/0fe25c0e-2359-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Mark Twain said:

Never pick a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel.

[geomon666]

2. Pig stormtroopers

What law is there about staying in a McDonalds? NONE!

What law is there about taping police in public? NONE! Photography is not a crime.

The only ones violating the law today in Ferguson are the fucking cops.

[polly7]

3. omg .... those tweets.

Wth is going on? Mocking a man screaming for medical help in the back of the police truck??? You'd think the Eric Garner death would make at least some of them stop and think. Awful!

[geomon666]

4. They don't know who Eric Garner was.

And even if they did, they don't give a fuck if he died. Just another dead black man to them, who had it coming.

[polly7]

5. Probably true, but you'd hope that every police force in the country ....

hell, on the continent, would be reviewing their procedures after that horrible tragedy.

[geomon666]

6. I'm quickly running out of hope.

NYPD had procedures in place to prevent Eric Garner's death, the cop just didn't give a fuck. It's against department policy to use a chokehold, ever. He used it anyway.

[polly7]

10. Yes. And I don't know much about what's going on with his punishment

(I hope it's BAD) but was referring more to providing medical attention when someone's in distress. Or at least calling for EMS .... makes me ill to think another person could die from total lack of giving a damn.

[Pisces]

7. Nothing will happen until the police kill the wrong person. I mean someone with fame, money and a

media voice. This is insane, yet, for many this type of police harassment is a normal day.

WTF is going on.

[HereSince1628]

17. If it was insane, they wouldn't be culpable. I want them culpable

I remember the 60's water hoses and tear gas... that wasn't insane either.

It was deliberate punishment without due process.

[NightWatcher]

8. if a hick police force has ever deserved to be taken over by the feds.....

[Bjorn Against]

9. I really wish it was possible to sue the police chief and officers directly for this crap

Unfortunately the police do this shit because they know when they do get sued the taxpayers will pay the bill anyways. If they had to pay for the lawsuits out of their own personal bank accounts these kinds of abuses would not happen.

[cui bono]

26. And they get 2 weeks paid suspension. Vacay!

[dgibby]

11. Wesley Lowrey

was just on the phone with Rachel. One cop directed him to exit one door and the cop at that door told him to exit another door. As he turned to comply, his backpack slipped off his shoulder and that's when the cops grabbed him. Obvious squeeze play designed to arrest him for failure to obey.

[RiffRandell]

24. I watched it, and he said when he was released with no charges the police

officer told him "the chief thought he was doing you a favor."

This shit is so out of control and needs to stop. I'm pretty hopeless though, and very scared for people in our country.

[d_r]

12. OK what is this?

I think you can see the front of it on top of the truck on the right in this picture:




A bunch of white guys walk around stores with rifles and no one cares, some black folks chant on the street and they bring this thing out.

[shanti]

14. It looks like one of those sound generators for "crowd control"

Meant to cause intense pain. Betcha they've been dying to try this out.

[conservaphobe]

18. Yep. There have been reports on Twitter of LRAD being used. nt

[csziggy]

19. Using it right now - live link

http://www.livestream.com/activistworldnewsnow

Either the reporter's mike or my speakers don't carry the full volume.

[d_r]

20. Yes oh my God they are using now

and firing rubber bullets

[csziggy]

21. On a completely peaceful crowd

Assholes.

The police earlier denied that there was a curfew but now they are attacking PEACEFUL CITIZENS using their right to assemble.

The world is watching, Ferguson PD. This is NOT going to end well for the police.

[d_r]

22. Just wait

they are going to use that fire at the car wash as the excuse. Fucking cops probably threw it.

[csziggy]

23. The reporter on the live stream commented that the fire was out

BEFORE the cops started firing on them.

Some of the protesters were sitting down in a line on the street. No way they could be accused of being violent!

Police Department - Ferguson
Phone: [phone]

I'm tempted to call their number and report a crime in progress - unidentified people in paramilitary gear attacking peaceful citizens exercising their constitutional rights.

[csziggy]

16. Is that one of those sound weapons?

It looks like one used at the Occupy protest:

An NYPD officer stands ready with the LRAD 500X at an Occupy Wall Street protest on November 17, 2011 near the city hall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRAD

Not a great picture, but it's what Wikipedia has.

Here is a product shot:

http://buyersguide.mae.pennnet.com/lrad-corp-67895/p/lrad-500x.html

[ecstatic]

13. Hopefully the illegal, unwarranted arrest won't go on his record

Nothing worse than ending up on mugshots.com

[HooptieWagon]

15. No worries... Obama and Holder will protect our constitutional rights.

[cui bono]

25. Okay, WTF? Cops at the station answering the phone hang up rather than spell their last name?

What the hell???

How can anyone take the police seriously if this is their behavior? That's junior high school behavior. Unfortunately the behavior on the streets is not.