State of Emergency Declared in Ferguson as Oath Keepers Arrive

Originally posted to It’s Going Down

In the street, yelling fuck 12 #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/kZaEPlm21a

— natalie solidarity (@constantnatalie) August 11, 2015

Bottles thrown hit police cars, cops putting helmets on. It's really tense. #Ferguson

— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) August 11, 2015

West Florissant protest restarted pic.twitter.com/tXH7ZKoZWj

— Search4Swag (@search4swag) August 11, 2015

sympathy is worth nothing without territory. territory is where your enemies are not safe.

— Tyler Reinhard (@abolishme) August 11, 2015

More than a 100 protesters were arrested after a State of Emergency was declared in Ferguson, MO. The clamp-down followed Sunday’s armed clashes that broke out on the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s murder by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Police shot and critically wounded 19-year-old Tyrone Harris, Jr., who is a high-school friend of Brown.

Hazardous situation West Florissant pic.twitter.com/fbH0LAXhfT

— Search4Swag (@search4swag) August 11, 2015

rather than seeing the contemporary struggle as a progressive movement for reform, let’s call it what it is: a permanent state of warfare

— Tyler Reinhard (@abolishme) August 11, 2015

LIVE NOW: Unruly crowd is throwing frozen water bottles at officers. http://t.co/ZshsU37cJC pic.twitter.com/Vk9vuTWX16

— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) August 11, 2015

More from #Ferguson Monday night, @deray was here, traffic moving free on West Florissant now pic.twitter.com/ReD61gdx0e

— David Carson (@PDPJ) August 11, 2015

#Ferguson UPDATE: 12yo girl has reportedly been arrested (Photo via @zellieimani) http://t.co/k3PqDx3xKn pic.twitter.com/F64T2P1upD

— RT America (@RT_America) August 11, 2015

This crowd encompasses most of the block from McDonalds to Canfield #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/ZHY3UWB3SX

— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) August 11, 2015

Throughout Monday night, police used chemical weapons and made violent arrests.

https://twitter.com/classysportsfan/status/630965424222437376

Mace has been sprayed pic.twitter.com/LPsIxvyO11

— Search4Swag (@search4swag) August 11, 2015

As clashes with police broke out on Monday night, “Oath Keepers,” an organization comprised of current and former US military and law enforcement, were seen on the streets armed with automatic weapons. During the Darren Wilson verdict, Oath Keepers were also out in force. Oath Keepers are a paramilitary style organization with ties to right-wing militia movements.

Oath Keepers are on the scene in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/vaJkqg9JK0

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 11, 2015

Earlier in the day, as solidarity demonstrations continued throughout the US and beyond, Ferguson demonstrators blocked Interstate 70, leading to a mass arrest.

St Louis police just body slammed this peaceful protester #Ferguson
pic.twitter.com/BXyqv8HhIW

— Anonymous Cop Watch (@AnonCopWatch) August 10, 2015

making no distinction between those people shooting at cop cars and the people blocking the interstate is the position of a true “ally“

— Tyler Reinhard (@abolishme) August 11, 2015

All 8 Lanes of highway 70 shutdown in Earth City #STL #Ferguson @MillennialAU @wavyblackwoman pic.twitter.com/RPnl6elyXY

— zellie (@zellieimani) August 10, 2015

 

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