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A lot of people, and I count myself among them, see the new movement against police brutality and their incessant surveillance of minority youth, mainly black and Latino, that seems to be building up a head of steam to be the next major axis of struggle. The endemic injustices are so obvious and frankly so outrageous that the pent-up anger at the base of society among we the have-nots is so great that it needed visible expression. The past several months have given us that. Read on       

Ferguson Protesters, Cops Square Off After Report on Michael Brown Shooting

 

Protesters squared off with police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday night, following a critical Department of Justice report prompted by last August's shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. A crowd of several dozen gathered outside the Ferguson Police Department after the report found evidence of racial bias within the force.        

Video shot at the scene appeared to show at least one detention, with a woman being dragged away by officers. The American flag was also trodden on and flown upside down by the protesters. The demonstrators also chanted anti-police slogans and filmed officers with their cellphones. Writing on his Twitter account, St. Louis Alderman Antonio French identified the woman being dragged away as Elizabeth Vega, who he said was a "poet, writer, activist, [and a] grandmother."

Ferguson Police declined to comment when contacted by NBC News early Thursday.

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First published March 5th 2015, 6:11 am