Really? Really?? They Just Sandblasted a Michael Brown Mural.

[kpete]

MON OCT 20, 2014 AT 10:05 PM PDT
Really? Really?? They Just Sandblasted a Michael Brown Mural.
by jpmassar

Two weeks ago artists created a Michael Brown mural in Trenton, New Jersey on the gate to a vacant storefront - with the permission of the proper authorities. Then the police decided to get involved.

A mural was painted over Monday afternoon after Trenton police expressed concern that the painting, depicting Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Mo., teen who was fatally shot by police in August, sent the wrong message about community and police relations.

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/10/sagging_pants_is_not_probable_cause_mural_removed_after_concerns_from_trenton_police.html

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[yuiyoshida]

1. so much for

free speech...

[Enthusiast]

20. +1 You nailed it.

[WillyT]

2. "... sent the wrong message about community and police relations."

Yeah... and sandblasting it away... sends such a wonderful message of community and police relations.

[gollygee]

4. It sent an accurate message, and that was why the police didn't like it

Sandblasting it away also sends a message.

[enough]

5. True, this is becoming a very powerful piece of art. (nt)

[F4lconF16]

13. +1

I think their actions will do more work against them then the painting ever could.

[Brigid]

30. And murdering an unarmed 18-year-old kid in cold blood . . .

Now that sends such a great message about race relations in that community.

[theHandpuppet]

31. Exactly right

I hope another dozen crop up to take its place.

[n2doc]

3. Well I hope they make a hundred copies

Plaster the place.

[etherealtruth]

6. "They" are tone deaf to the needs of the community

.... and clearly have no intention in pursuing a respectful relationship with the communities they serve.

[CrispyQ]

24. This. ^^^

Protect & Serve has no meaning anymore.

[riqster]

27. Sure it does.

Motherfuckers are protecting and serving the 1%...

[SamKnause]

7. We have to bow

down to the concerns, needs, and wants of the cowardly bullies and executioners (aka; police officers).

[SoapBox]

8. Great "message" that The Police Militia sent.

The police in this country are out of control.

[2naSalit]

17. and...

jonzin' for a full-bore race war. Actions speak louder than words.

[1StrongBlackMan]

9. Hopefully, the Owner of the staorefront ...

that gave permission and the artist will be posted up in the police chief's office, along with community activists and the media, demanding to know what gave him the right to commit vandalism!

[True Blue Door]

11. Definitely, people need to do that more often: Report police misconduct as crimes.

[shellykay3]

10. but

but a picture of Obama being lynched sends a wonderful message....#_*_)#@($_(

[Iggo]

12. It sends exactly the right message. (n/t)

[RadiationTherapy]

14. Now they will never have to see that image again! Never never!

There won't be any templates made from pictures so people can quickly spray paint it everywhere. No recreations of the original will be painted around town. No one will make t-shirts or decals with this image on it. It's gone now and the authorities will never see it again! Never never!!

[valerief]

15. Now we know what needs to be painted EVERYWHERE. nt

[greatlaurel]

16. I really liked how the guys who had to paint over the mural took pictures before they started.

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The law enforcement in the US has always been for the rich and powerful. That has not changed since the founding of our country.

Now with mobile devices, the law enforcements' true function is being revealed for all to see.

[louis-t]

25. Viral. Now. I want to see it everywhere.

I will pass it along. Will you?

[JaneyVee]

18. Too bad, it was beautifully done.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

19. God. Damn. It! nt

[Enthusiast]

21. +1

[Enthusiast]

22. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

Thank you, kpete.

[Solly Mack]

26. K&R

[Rex]

28. Exactly what I would expect from fascists.

The cops in that town are such thugs.

[herding cats]

29. They're trying to prepare us for the upcoming grand jury decision..

What fools they are. They think we need to move on and understand this is how things are. Be rational about things and not reactionary to the results. Forgive and forget our false assumptions and accept it was a justifiable murder. Lather, rinse, repeat.

This isn't sarcasm, it's how their minds are working on this one. They somehow have deluded themselves into thinking removing this mural, and any other reminders, will erase what took place from our memories. Making it easier for them when the grand jury makes the decision they're expecting. Which goes to show how far out of touch they are with the people involved. What's broken is bigger than a mural, it's bigger than shooting Michael Brown, it's a total breakdown of faith by the population in the current militaristic police force. Removing the mural just reinforces those feelings, it doesn't make anyone forget them faster.

[marym625]

32. This is what the government is doing

To the facts known in the case. With the St Louis Dispatch leading the cause for them