Last weekend, protesters in and around Ferguson, Mo., staged a mass “die in,” lying down in intersections and drawing chalk outlines around each other.
#Ferguson I thought it was against the law to block traffic ??https://t.co/MAsRhYlIDb
— brrreaking_news (@brrreaking_news) November 16, 2014
Today, a group of three took that message to a new level by staging “lynchings” outside of the Old Court House in St. Louis.
https://twitter.com/Guns_Save_Lives/status/535900232685727744
#Ferguson #Lynching https://t.co/QnQaOPxRci
— Cassandra Fairbanks ?✌️ (@CassandraRules) November 21, 2014
The "strange fruit" of a simulated lynching is framed by the Gateway Arch. @LBPhoto1 pic.twitter.com/wUNAvaGiqW
— Chris King (@chriskingstl) November 22, 2014
@chriskingstl @WesleyLowery @LBPhoto1 Sad, chilling, powerful.
— #GrumpyGrannyQuilts (@thegratefulgran) November 22, 2014
Powerful, maybe, but what exactly is the message here, just to make sure the participants aren’t misinterpreted?
You ask why? Because every 28hrs a police officer either kills or shoots a person of color. Modern day… http://t.co/Z8Hyw2Q8OC
— T-Dubb-O (@T_DUBB_O) November 21, 2014
You ask why? Because every 28hrs a police officer either kills or shoots a person of color. Modern day lynchings!
http://photos-h.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xpa1/10802420_1510661265877151_1412736552_n.jpg
Ferguson protesters stage mock lynching at old St. Louis slave market: http://t.co/dkfuMSslYR (H/T @CassandraRules) pic.twitter.com/YvmuW2YP5p
— Layer 8 (@dotlayer8) November 21, 2014
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https://twitter.com/ross_mcelvenny/status/535921485890994180
Nobody is attacking you. Pointing out racist policies is not an attack on you. People are arrogant. @ThinnerSpinster @DotPolitics @dailydot
— Cassandra Fairbanks ?✌️ (@CassandraRules) November 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/aaronmiguel_/status/535922331601084417
@ThinnerSpinster @CassandraRules @DotPolitics @dailydot to be fair, I think she meant to type ignorant, but it probably auto-corrected.
— c0d3r3d (@djc0d3r3d) November 21, 2014
Both apply. @djc0d3r3d @ThinnerSpinster @DotPolitics @dailydot
— Cassandra Fairbanks ?✌️ (@CassandraRules) November 21, 2014
@ThinnerSpinster @CassandraRules Why? It's not about white guilt, it's about the reality of the situation. The State hates people of color
— c0d3r3d (@djc0d3r3d) November 21, 2014
@ThinnerSpinster @CassandraRules You complaining like you did make you seem like a State apologist. What has the State done for you?
— c0d3r3d (@djc0d3r3d) November 21, 2014
@ThinnerSpinster @CassandraRules Being ignorant to facts is one thing, but blindly ignoring facts makes you look stupid.
— c0d3r3d (@djc0d3r3d) November 21, 2014
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https://twitter.com/BrenttheBuilder/status/535941509325914113
https://twitter.com/MusicOverPeople/status/535861838198874112
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules I strongly support #Ferguson protesters but I don't like this.
— Perpetual Now (@Perpetual_Now) November 21, 2014
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRule LMAO, Whom do you know that was Lynched?That's right NO ONE!! Drama Queens!!
— American Justice (@AmericanJustic3) November 21, 2014
@UtopiasTaint @MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules it is protest, I would never deny their right to do it. Just my opinion..it's wrong
— J. Blonde (@Jolie_is_Blonde) November 21, 2014
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules
If a black thug killed Michael Brown, there would be no protesters,
that's RACIST#Ferguson— Veritasmas Mas (@VeritasmasMass) November 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/reddcannon/status/535877419744256000
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules Shit.. chocolate in chains. @kink -ee like Bassem and Poe ..#Ferguson
— Antonlo French (@AntonloFrench) November 21, 2014
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules that's a powerful statement #salute #HumanRights
— Evan Boris (@EvanBoris) November 21, 2014
@MusicOverPeople @rikrik__ @CassandraRules pathetic
— Mojos (@1love720) November 21, 2014