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St. Louis police probe whether officers chanted, 'Whose streets? Our streets'
Source: Reuters
#U.S. SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 / 11:56 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
St. Louis police probe whether officers chanted, 'Whose streets? Our streets'
Valerie Volcovici
3 MIN READ
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - St. Louis police are investigating whether some of its officers chanted, “Whose streets? Our streets” during protests over the acquittal of a white former policeman who shot a black man to death in 2011.
Demonstrations entered a fourth day on Monday after three nights of arrests and scuffles with police. More than 120 people were arrested late Sunday, when police in riot gear used pepper spray and detained activists who defied orders to disperse following larger, peaceful protests.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch photojournalist, David Carson, tweeted that he and others heard some officers chant, “Whose streets? Our streets,” commandeering a refrain used by the protesters themselves.
A grainy video circulating online shows a group of officers and the chant can be heard. Carson said he spoke to a police commander at the scene who said any such chant would be unacceptable and he would deal with it.
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St. Louis police probe whether officers chanted, 'Whose streets? Our streets'
Valerie Volcovici
3 MIN READ
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - St. Louis police are investigating whether some of its officers chanted, “Whose streets? Our streets” during protests over the acquittal of a white former policeman who shot a black man to death in 2011.
Demonstrations entered a fourth day on Monday after three nights of arrests and scuffles with police. More than 120 people were arrested late Sunday, when police in riot gear used pepper spray and detained activists who defied orders to disperse following larger, peaceful protests.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch photojournalist, David Carson, tweeted that he and others heard some officers chant, “Whose streets? Our streets,” commandeering a refrain used by the protesters themselves.
A grainy video circulating online shows a group of officers and the chant can be heard. Carson said he spoke to a police commander at the scene who said any such chant would be unacceptable and he would deal with it.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-missouri-crime/st-louis-police-probe-whether-officers-chanted-whose-streets-our-streets-idUSKCN1BT1YC
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