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I read the title without the colon at first: <br>
Libertarian Party Police...<br>
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It is interesting they they take care to say "Ferguson" not
StLouis. It really is St Louis although<br>
it is a part of StLouis close to the airport. <br>
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Ferguson MO sounds like some podunk place like Animal, MO.<br>
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I somewhat disagree with this statement:<br>
<blockquote><font color="#000099">The war is not against tyrants who
have invaded America or terrorists who commit mass murder.</font><br>
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However I see little hope of the confilct spreading, as the tyrants
are directing their activities against vulnerable black minorities
and the relatively well-off whites are not being aroused
sufficiently for the uprising to spread successfully to the point
that the desirability of militarized police will be questioned much.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/15/2014 03:01 AM, C. G. Estabrook
via Peace-discuss wrote:<br>
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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Libertarian
Party: Police should stand down in Ferguson, MO; end
failed drug war</b><br>
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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">August
14, 2014 at 1:33:18 PM CDT<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">For
Immediate Release<br>
August 14, 2014</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Contact:
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-top: 2em;"><big><strong><span
style="font-size: 20px;">Libertarian
Party: Police should stand down
in Ferguson, MO; end failed drug
war</span></strong></big></p>
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Ferguson, Mo., after the August
2014 shooting death of Michael
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<strong><small>Militarized police in
Ferguson, Mo., after the
August 2014 shooting death of
Michael Brown.</small></strong></div>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Tear gas,
unrest, controlling the press, and the
killing of alleged innocents are
outcomes one would expect politicians
to rationalize as inevitable in a war
zone.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">But these
atrocities are happening in American
cities — now in Ferguson, Mo., in the
heart of the United States.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The war
is not against tyrants who have
invaded America or terrorists who
commit mass murder.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">No, the
war is one that Democratic and
Republican politicians are waging
against fellow Americans who are
hurting no one else.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The War
on Drugs is frequently used to justify
police who accost minorities walking
down the street or otherwise engaged
in peaceful behavior. This may have
been what precipitated the killing of
18-year-old Michael Brown over the
weekend, leading to riots and another
shooting on Wednesday.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Although
all the facts of this case are not yet
known, the War on Drugs can be blamed
for breeding the tension and
resentment that has led to the
dangerous rioting we now see in
Ferguson.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">"The
militarization of our domestic police
forces must end," said Nicholas
Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian
National Committee. "The failed War on
Drugs must end. And there's no
circumstance in which any government
authority should attempt to silence or
suppress the news media or people
peacefully observing police<span
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">So far,
police in Ferguson have placed two
reporters under arrest — one for the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Washington
Post</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and
one for the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Huffington
Post</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>—
along with an observer, a St. Louis
alderman.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The
Libertarian Party calls on the St.
Louis County Police Department to:</p>
<ul>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Release
the name of the police officer who
shot Michael Brown.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Let
the investigation into the shooting
play out without escalating
tensions.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.5em;">Stop
arresting reporters and observers in
blatant violation of the First
Amendment</li>
<li>Stand down and withdraw the
militarized response.</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The
Libertarian Party also denounces and
demands accountability for protesters
who vandalize, loot, and destroy
private property and thus victimize
innocent small business owners.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The War
on Drugs has been the rationale for
the militarization of domestic police
forces, a fact<span
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href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=35642789&msgid=488211&act=OLKP&c=1086021&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-watch%2Fwp%2F2014%2F06%2F24%2Fnew-aclu-report-takes-a-snapshot-of-police-militarization-in-the-united-states%2F">covered
extensively by<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>Washington
Post</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>reporter
Radley Balko</a>. The Libertarian
Party calls for repeal of the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
which provides for dispensation of
military equipment to federal and
state law enforcement agencies for
"counter-drug activities," and also
calls for immediately ceasing the
acquisition and use of military
surplus equipment and supplies by
domestic police departments.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">America's
senseless and reckless War on Drugs
has ruined thousands of lives. It has
failed to serve any useful purpose. It
has failed to reduce dangerous use of
drugs — and, in fact, encourages drug
addiction. It has failed to make our
streets safe — and has made them
dangerous. It has failed to institute
justice — and instead inflicts
continual miscarriages of justice.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The
Libertarian Party has long advocated
for an end to the failed and dangerous
War on Drugs. Twenty-seven Libertarian
candidates running for federal office
in 2014, and many more running for
state and local office across the
country, have pledged to end the War
on Drugs if elected.</p>
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