Are people blocking the highway helping their cause?

PO2 Mark Saffell — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:00:24 -0400

I live in St. Louis where as you all know people think its a good thing to protest the justifiable shooting once more, a year later. What my question is, Do these people really think blocking a major highway at rush hour, to stop people that actually work for a job from getting home really helps there cause?? Are they that dumb?

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Aug 12 at 2015 7:15 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:15:05 -0400

That is a good question. I think they should've had a memorial and not protest a year later. I think the memorial would be more helpful to their cause instead of a protest. I mean are they going to hold a protest every year? I think this also is a slap in the face to the victim.

Response by MSgt Michelle Mondia made Aug 12 at 2015 8:31 AM

MSgt Michelle Mondia — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:31:58 -0400

Is exercising our constitutional rights dumb? Is protest dumb? Good thing you didn't work in Alabama in 1965 you may have gotten stuck behind the Freedom March...heard that took a while. If the worst part of your day is driving through this neighborhood imagine living it everyday, imagine what that community is going through.

Response by MSgt Michelle Mondia made Aug 12 at 2015 8:47 AM

MSgt Michelle Mondia — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:47:31 -0400

Imagine back further. My grandma remembers a time when "whites only" was written above bathrooms and water fountains, there was racial inequality. Imagine a time before that when women couldn't earn living wage or vote, there was gender inequality. In the 1980's There was discrimination against the handicapped, elderly and people who were HIV positive. There was a time Rock and Roll was the Devils music and skirts had to be knee length. The "end of the world stories" we're real as the Cold War had children diving under desks during nuclear attack drills. All this has come to pass so I don't look back on "the good'ol days" and feel nostalgic...I look back and am thankful for progress.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2015 9:13 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:13:39 -0400

If the goal was to get attention for their cause, then yes the protest blocking the interstate helped them by bringing attention to them. No I do not think it was appropriate.

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Aug 12 at 2015 10:23 AM

SSG Trevor S. — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:23:49 -0400

It's getting tiring. The very least they could do is protest actual cases of police excessive force. This "movement" has become nothing more than racism against white police officers in Ferguson.

Response by SFC Maury Gonzalez made Aug 12 at 2015 12:47 PM

SFC Maury Gonzalez — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:47:13 -0400

They are professional protesters, paid indirectly by groups run by shakedown Sharpton and others

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 12 at 2015 2:32 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:32:12 -0400

I don't think blocking the intersection is appropriate but they do have a right to protest. When the protest turns violent or the threat of violence occurs then the argument is lost.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Aug 17 at 2015 4:00 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:00:26 -0400

It seems to me that they are dumber than dumb....what possible good is it going to do to get on the highway and try and stop traffic...other than....cause an accident...become the accident...get people pissed off and want to cause an accident....lol just kidding....and how is this helping thier cause...what ever it is....ESPECIALLY since the STATE DEPARTMENT and the ATTORNEY Generals office CLEARED the officer of all and any charges and or accusations and PROVED without a DOUBT that HANDS UP DON'T SHOOT was TOTALLY FABRICATED.... There is absolutely NO reason for these people to be out in the middle of a busy highway acting like fools....like it's meaning something....It doesn't!
"hands up don't shoot" was totally fabricated...a BIG FAT LIE.... so what's there to protest....the whole riot thing happened because of theis ONE BIG FAT LIE....WHAT they should be doing is APOLOGIZING for all the cars and stores they burned down...for all of the damage caused and inflicted on the people who live in Ferguson and what they should be doing is having a FUND RAISER to help out all of those who lost so much in the SENSELESS RIOTING!!!!

Response by SSgt Charles Edwards made Aug 17 at 2015 8:48 PM

SSgt Charles Edwards — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:48:21 -0400

I remember something similar last year when this nonsense first started. You had a guy trying to get to work and these assclowns are blocking his and many others way around. It wouldn't surprise me to see someone get fed up to the point where they create a hole to get these idiots off the highway. After all, they shouldn't be standing there.

Response by Capt Jeff S. made Nov 17 at 2015 4:48 PM

Capt Jeff S. — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:48:48 -0500

Yes, they're that dumb. Annoying others only turns people against your cause.