Monday marked the second day of clashes between protestors and law enforcement in Ferguson, Missouri following the police killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown over the weekend. On Tuesday, calls for calm and accountability took place in the shaken St. Louis suburb.
Hundreds had marched in front of the Ferguson police station Monday night to demonstrate and mourn in the wake of the killing. The scene that followed has been described as a “war zone,” as police attempted to disperse the protests with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.
On Tuesday, Brown’s family held a press conference, joined by the Rev. Al Sharpton, demanding justice in the aftermath of the teenager’s shooting.
Below are photos from the aftermath on Tuesday as well as some newly published images from Monday night:
A makeshift memorial sits in the middle of the street where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The FBI has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager on Saturday whose death stirred unrest in a St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
A man holds up a piece of police tape during a protest Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. The FBI opened an investigation Monday into the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who police said was shot multiple times Saturday after being confronted by an officer in Ferguson. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, center, stands with the parents of Michael Brown, Lesley McSpadden, right, and Michael Brown Sr., left, during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in St. Louis. Brown Jr., 18, who was unarmed, was shot to death Saturday by a Ferguson police officer while walking with a friend down the center of the street. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Michael Brown Sr., listens to speakers during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in St. Louis. Brown’s son Michael, 18, who was unarmed, was shot to death Saturday by a Ferguson police officer while walking with a friend down the center of the street. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference outside the Old Courthouse Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in St. Louis. Michael Brown Jr., 18, who was unarmed, was shot to death Saturday by a Ferguson police officer while walking with a friend down the center of the street. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Lesley McSpadden, the mother of 18-year-old Michael Brown, wipes away tears as Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., holds up a family picture of himself, his son, top left, and a young child during a news conference Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Jennings, Mo. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Lesley McSpadden, right, the mother of 18-year-old Michael Brown, watches as Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., holds up a family picture of himself, his son, top left in photo, and a young child during a news conference Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo, on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
I’m no where near Ferguson, Mo so it’s kind of difficult to make any sort of intelligent comment about the situation there.
But what I see in the pictures looks a lot like Watts 1968.
A hot summer
Grieving black people
Lot’s of white cops in riot gear
Looters using the confusion for personal gain
A civil rights leader embedding himself adding a little fuel to the fire
Increasing sales of guns but no mention of the purchasers race.
( I think if it was black people it would have been mentioned)
A mother is crying because her son is dead.
Put in all kinds of nouns and verbs and outrage from this white woman.
I doubt that there are enough nouns and verbs to properly express the rage.
This kind of police action seems to be happening everywhere, we have had too many people of color (unarmed people of color) similarly shot right here in progressive Portland Oregon.
The words of a woman, a black woman married to one of my best friends says it all. She tells her sons over and over again that if a police officer pulls you over just do whatever he asks, do not resist do not speak unless spoken to.
She fears for their lives every time they leave their home.
Apparently the KKK is showing up now to hold a rally. Yeah that is definitely only going to add fuel to the fire…
Oh wait…that’s not who you meant with that comment?
No, I meant Sharpton but you knew that. Is the KKK really headed up there? Let’s hope not!
but if they are might you see that as a reaction to Al’s being there?
In the midst of all the anger and rage let’s not forget that an unarmed young man was gunned down.