This is so sad. Even if none of the deaths are directly related to protests itās really freakin sad what this community has been through and continues to go through.
Yeah,whatās the big deal? Only two of them were murdered (that we know of or are admitting). And then thereās a few suicides, and maybe an OD. Just another day in Ferguson.
FFS.
Just no. Let the crazies peddle this, not TPM.
Iād give this article a thumbās up for the importance of the information but the symbol implies approval. That hesitation has prevented me from giving props for numerous articles. Petty, I know, but I would prefer a flashlight to a thumb.
You donāt think thereās enough there to bear investigation? People rarely commit suicide by torching their cars.
See Eric Garland and Sarah Kendzior.
I donāt think our gubment was behind September 11th.
Vaccinations save lives, and donāt cause autism.
But this is fishy. Very fishy. Especially the suicide by hanging and the torched cars. If you donāt think the police would conspire to murder people or cover up murder, see frontlineās ādeath in st. augustineā
These deaths may highlight the difficult, violent problems plaguing these communities, including drugs, gangs, and unemployment, and thatās important, but evidence of some nefarious, targeted conspiracy? Please. This is even more nonsense than the āon his knees, ādonāt shootāā lies that triggered the riots in the first place.
I love this site, but Iām embarrassed that TPM is giving this monense a forum. Weāre supposed to be the reality-based community here ā leave this crazy, unhinged garbage for Kos.
These things canāt actually be happening because President Moron told us he doesnāt think thereās been a surge in white supremacy since he became President Moron.
Allow me to suggest making a donation to the Ferguson Public Library http://ferguson.lib.mo.us/ , famous for staying open and hosting classes while schools were closed during the disruptions of 2014. Thank you.
I think there is. I find this series of ācoincidencesā quite chilling.
My first thought was the Klan.
The bodies left in burnt out cars especially sound like the Klan. As does the purported suicide by hanging.
Iām a little suspicious about the man found hanging in a tree. Itās just a little too reminiscent of white supremacist lynchings. But even if he committed suicide, the other murders and the very real harassment thatās been recorded highlight a culture of violence and intimidation. Why is the FBI not looking into this?
Too busy? hahahahahahahahahahaha
I disagree. This is the type of article that enhances the value of TPM to me. It addresses an issue that matters very much within the black community, but does not get attention from large press outlets that donāt want to stir up the āBlack Live Matter/Blue Lives Matterā hornet nest.
Racism is deeply embedded in this country. Six people who put themselves on the front line of fighting institutional racism have died. The people and agencies tasked with investigating those deaths are the same people and agencies those people were fighting. Their deaths may or may not be linked to their activism, but reporting that people in Ferguson fear the deaths are connected is not crazy journalism. Itās journalism.
āItās tough to come up with a motive without a suspect.ā
That is without a doubt one of the most ridiculous statements ever made.
Two is a coincidence, 6 is a pattern.
I agree completely -
There is more evidence of foul-play that there is of gangs and drugs.