Do not just like this, reblog it and watch it, they need witnesses, the police need to know they are being watched and that black lives fucking matter 

the title of this post is INCREDIBLY misleading. although i doubt there would be more retribution if there were more harmful bullets actually killing protesters, the police are firing rubber bullets in this video. the title leads a quick viewer to assume that the police are using normal bullets to gun down the protesters. that being said, the rubber bullets are awful and sickening, as is the tear gas. everything about this is despicable and wrong.

posts like this are incredibly dangerous and harmful in this situation. emotions are running high for everyone. people are so outraged that they dont think before sharing what they read. regardless of emotions, thats no excuse not to post reliable information. if youre going to post something, please think it out and be specific about the rhetoric youre using because it really will make a difference in this kind of situation. 

that video is also prerecorded — not a livestream anymore. theres a complete television media blackout in ferguson right now (anything youre watching on tv right now is a loop of earlier recordings). while those videos are invaluable, please consider moving to twitter for up to date information about the situation in ferguson.

here are some links

• wesley lowery, a reporter for the washington post who was illegally arrested 
• christina coleman, a local reporter
• st. louis dispatch twitter
• antonio french, a local alderman who was just recently reported to be placed under arrest  (he’s not tweeting now on account of the fact that he was arrested, but his account is full of vines from the day)