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Having graduated from Marquette and SLU Law, I must say the "Island" effect is jarring at SLU. Campus is 2.5 to 3 miles from the Arch and downtown St. Louis, and while it is an extremely well-manicured campus with statues and artificial ponds, the neighborhood goes south REAL fast once you get two blocks out in pretty much any direction.
Based on what is likely to happen in the St. Louis area in the next few weeks, I think a lot of parents of SLU kids are going to be rather happy for that island effect. Just sayin....
Didn't stop the protesters from getting on Campus and using extortion to get what they wanted out of the school:http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/10/here_are_the_agreements_that_ended_occupy_slu.phphttp://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/10/slu-president-buys-off-occupyslu-protesters-hides-payoff-from-parents/
The way things are shaping up, things could get really really ugly in the next few weeks. The forensics aren't matching the witnesses and that doesn't seem to matter as someone is going to pay, either through violence or property damage (or both). I'm sure SLU is preparing, but the NY Times article yesterday, the Wa Post today and the Post Dispatch today, not going to be pretty.
I'll admit, I haven't been paying any attention to the situation. But is there no chance that there is any tampering or falsifying of the "forensics" or official statements, etc.? It wouldn't be the first attempt at a cover-up in a high profile situation
Let's reverse the question, any chance witnesses made stuf and "bear false witness?"
Let's reverse the question, any chance witnesses made stuf and "bear false witness?" Let's not forget that feds are doing this stuff now by the Fed AG, not just the locals. Three independent investigations. The easiest thing to do is give up a body and let someone take the fall. If it doesn't go that way, kind of kills your conspiracy theory in my opinion. There is clearly an easy solution, but if that isn't what happens and Rome burns, it will be because the evidence backs that up.
I really, really hope that if the forensics show that the officer was justified, that some of the people who helped to lead the protests will work to keep things calm. That's probably too much to ask.I also hope that the Ferguson PD, as well as others, can learn from this how they can work to build greater trust within their communities so that the relationship isn't so adversarial. That probably is also too much to ask.My guess is that there will be no black and white answer. Shades of gray that can be used to protest for and against, and by Fox, MSNBC and their ilk to support their agendas.It will all be very depressing cause nothing will come of it.
Who on this board would have any credible answer to this?
Split this off from the Warrior thread .. I had no idea about the SLU protests until you posted it.Really fascinating event, solution, et cetera.
I've got a freshman daughter at SLU so I was following the occupy movement pretty closely. A week ago Sunday, they arrived on campus and kept it up until at least 2:30-3:00 am and continued through Saturday morning. This is while mid-terms were going on. It was extremely disruptive to the students and the pres. lied and said the protesters were students. The lead protester was Jessica Hollie, aka Bella Eiko. She's a professional protester from Oakland. I figured they left because this past weekend was fall break and a lot of students were gone. Either way, I'm glad they are gone. The protesters vowed violence if no indictment is handed down. While the agreement permanently ends the encampment, my fear is that it won't prevent violence from occurring if Wilson isn't indicted, and it looks like he won't be.
So what is you opinion and your daughters opinion of how the SLU prez handled this situation. Seems pretty slimy to me. I applaud the efforts in general, though it feels like extortion and to do so while at a minimum obfuscating the truth is no something I would accept from Prez Lovell.
My guess is that there will be no black and white answer. Shades of gray that can be used to protest for and against, and by Fox, MSNBC and their ilk to support their agendas.
Yellow journalism. Provide the pictures, they'll provide the war.The only thing that I'd add is that their agenda is more about attracting eyeballs than about ideology. If there were ratings in calm, measured, and objective reporting such a channel would exist... but alas...
This. As someone who has had a neighborhood "witness" brazenly lie to a police officer about some wrongdoing I allegedly did to their friend, I am extremely sensitive to this. For the record, it wasn't nearly as serious as murder.
Maybe some of us read People to take a crap and the Economist for the left's slant, O'Reilly to hear tough questions asked and the McLaughlin Group for things that don't get addressed elsewhere. Pretty elitist to paint persons you don't know with a condescending brush.
Did this have to do with acoustics at the neighborhood block party?