And it's all about race:
"Ferguson rally marks fatal shooting of Michael Brown" Associated Press August 31, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — Hundreds converged on Ferguson on Saturday to march for Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a white police officer three weeks ago to the day.
The teenager’s death stoked national discourse about police tactics and race, a conversation which the rally’s organizers pledged to continue.
Led by Brown’s parents and other relatives, Saturday’s throng peacefully marched down Canfield Drive in the St. Louis suburb to a makeshift memorial that marked the spot where the teenager was shot Aug. 9 by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson.
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Hours later, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the suburban police department and fire station, blocking the road.
Fiery speeches delivered by way of speakers mounted on a car gave way to another march, with chants of ‘‘If we can’t have it, we’re shutting it down.’’
Some lobbed angry insults at a line of Ferguson officers and State Highway Patrol troopers who stood guard at a taped-off section of the city parking lot, but the numbers of protesters dwindled to double digits by late afternoon.
I see the agent provocateurs are still in town.
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Related: They heard the call of freedom, a summons that still haunts; They were idealists taking on the nation’s shame, students who stood with brave, black Mississippians denied a most basic civil right: the vote.
Time to head over to Louisiana.
Related: Dawnn Jaffier’s life of service recalled by mourners
I'm done slumming around Boston, sorry.
3-year-old Brockton child mourned
The accident marked the second in two weeks involving the death of a child. On a street just 2 miles away, a 12-year-old was struck by a car and killed Aug. 14 while celebrating his birthday on new roller skates.
Brockton Roller Blade Accident
That's a Tufts way to learn to stay out of the street.
