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Showing Original Post only (View all)Motorist hits crowd members, pulls gun at Central West End protest (in St. Louis) [View all]
Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch
A man was arrested during protests Wednesday evening in the Central West End after he drove through the crowd and later waved a gun at protesters. The incident happened during a day of demonstrations that brought protesters to several sites in and around St. Louis. In the incident Wednesday night, a protest leader said four protesters were hit...
Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/motorist-hits-crowd-members-pulls-gun-at-central-west-end/article_d9ccebc6-258d-5b58-9f43-a9f45b2ab84e.html
Here's another story of a white middle aged man out of control, yet he lives to rampage another day. He ran his SUV into protesters who were out in support of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, injuring four. He then got out of his car an waved a Glock pistol around. But don't worry, he is alive and well this evening since it was only attempted murder of brown skinned people and causing mayhem on a public street by a white man. Notice the pictures attached to the story of a vast multitude of police dragging away protesters in front of the federal courthouse, yet nary a cop was to be found when the white guy threatened murder.
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Motorist hits crowd members, pulls gun at Central West End protest (in St. Louis) [View all]
excringency
Dec 2014
OP
If I were asked to describe that person I'd guess he was middle eastern/south Asian
Recursion
Dec 2014
#4
The white guy who deliberately plowed into the protesters in CA and ran over a 16-year-old girl
tblue37
Dec 2014
#27
Of course not. he is a concerned citizen who is dealing with thugs. :sarcasm:
peacebird
Dec 2014
#19
"No word"? Unbelievable. I wouldn't expect such stupidity on Discussionist. On DU?
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#24