Ferguson, MO

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KDCat

At least he's from here. (Well, he's from University City, but close enough.)

And I know I should not feed the trolls, but sometimes I like smacking them.

Is that a small city beside St. Louis? I guess that's why he tends to claim St. Louis.

I think I initiated the troll feeding. Too tempting.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is that a small city beside St. Louis? I guess that's why he tends to claim St. Louis.

I think I initiated the troll feeding. Too tempting.

University City is a community that is right next to the city limits of St. Louis. It is the community that surrounds Washington University. You just walk across the street to get from St. Louis to U City.

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is that a small city beside St. Louis? I guess that's why he tends to claim St. Louis.

I think I initiated the troll feeding. Too tempting.

People from St. Louis identify themselves as St. Louisans whether they live in the City or the County. If I say I'm from StL, someone will ask me what part, and I say the City. Nelly would say he is from StL, and if asked what part, would say U City. Residents of Ferguson would say StL, and if asked what part, would say Ferguson.

StL is very unique with the City/County structure. It doesn't make much sense to those not from here.

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by pbear19

People from St. Louis identify themselves as St. Louisans whether they live in the City or the County. If I say I'm from StL, someone will ask me what part, and I say the City. Nelly would say he is from StL, and if asked what part, would say U City. Residents of Ferguson would say StL, and if asked what part, would say Ferguson.

StL is very unique with the City/County structure. It doesn't make much sense to those not from here.

That's not what they'd say.

If you say that you're from St. Louis, people from St. Louis will ask you "Where did you go to high school?"

[Nanners52674]

I don't understand what happened last night, I was watching it but half asleep. It seemed like everything was calm and peaceful and the police showed up with the MRAP's and riot gear and things started getting out of hand.

Mr. Nanners is career military and is shocked that a local police force has an MRAP to begin with, but also in how it's being used. He said it looks a lot like Iraq on TV right now. It's crazy.

[DrPhil]

Have any GCers in the area attended the protests?

Don't tell us that you've rioted and looted. We are snitches.


http://news.msn.com/us/as-missouri-v...t-to-outsiders

[DrPhil]

Perception is reality. We can all learn a lesson from this.

We had a GC thread in which GC NIC members were equating certain things (that are characteristic of certain GLOs) as thuggish and gang behavior. Cultural insensitivity.

[Low D Flat]

Where are all the NRA/Cliven Bundy folks calling for the citizens of Ferguson to arm themselves against government agents who shoot them down in the street?

Right.

[DrPhil]

"Let nature take its course"

[StealthMode]

Reportedly, there are "fake protestors" joining the crowds. I saw a video of a man throwing a brick/rock at the police but the protestors called him out on not being a protestor but just trying to make the police get violent and to make the crowd look more aggressive than they are.

If that video truly depicted what it looks like it did then I am at a loss for words.

[DrPhil]

GC blast from the past.

[DrPhil]

http://www.upworthy.com/he-was-raise...him?g=2&c=sln1

Any thoughts?

[PersistentDST]

I've been reading the updates...I feel helpless.

[KDCat]

Police say he had a gun. Family says he had a sandwich.

[DrPhil]

We shall see whether it was a gun or a sandwich.