The rest of America may have gotten on with their lives with the tragic death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri fast becoming a distant memory, but the struggle is continuing. However, people are still protesting, and police are still strong arming and arresting peaceful protesters. Also, the St. Louis American is still doing a great job of local reporting on this important story.
This evening they reported:
“About 100 police officers lined the on and off ramps to Interstate 70 at Hanley Road, several dressed in riot gear. When the protest began at 3 p.m., several young people lay on Hanley Road at the approach to the highway. All were arrested, as well as Rhea Willis, a school teacher and former board member for the Northeast Fire Protection District in Normandy.
“We demand justice,” Willis said before the protest began. “This is a history for St. Louis. It’s always been discriminatory, and it’s time to stop. We will continue to protest until justice is met. We are not going to end this.”
St. Louis American reports protesters were chased into parking lot of a nearby gas station leaving customers alarmed as they became caught up in the middle of the chase. Read more of their excellent coverage here.
St. Louis is Dallas, Texas. And those who refuse to recognize the need to take action to reform and change the way justice is handed out in this city are like the ostrich who reportedly hides his head in the sand. I say this while being fully aware of the changes in the process which have been made by the current police Chief Brown and the DA Craig Watkins.