JV, you're at the Crowne Plaza downtown on 4th street, the one in Bridgeport by the airport, or the one that's in Clayton?

Any day works fine for me, so why don't we look at Tuesday since you have something Wednesday and Fors might be busy on Monday.

I'm in favor of this, and it's an away game so it won't be quite as crowded (although it WILL be crowded) in there with the stadium folks.

don.rob11 wrote:

Any chance Ferguson unrest reaches NLCS ?

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/08/cardinals-appeal-fan-unity-fans-michal-brown-protesters

I don't think there's any question there will be protestors outside the stadium. Beyond that, I doubt it.

alz wrote:

From what I've seen/read the "protesters" outside of Ferguson are very civil. They are disruptive only with their attendance, and the might sing and show some banners. I guess they were at the Powell Symphony hall and stood up singing at some point when there was no music going. They unrolled their banners, and sang a few verses while clapping. Then they left. No harm done at all, and good for them. 

Nothing like crowds that need arresting or tear gas... More like a public awareness effort that involves real life, not facebook. I can appreciate and respect protests of that nature.

It's been a mixed bag. The protest at the symphony was certainly peaceful. But there have been protest leaders calling for violence should an indictment not issue (and it's unlikely that one will). Then there was this new incident last night where an off-duty cop shot and killed an 18-year old who fired 3 shots at the cop. The police recovered the gun and she'll casings, but the dead guy's family claims he was unarmed and holding a sandwich (loaded, apparently). This led to more protests at which multiple shots were fired.

This shit's far from over.

forsberg_us wrote:

alz wrote:

From what I've seen/read the "protesters" outside of Ferguson are very civil. They are disruptive only with their attendance, and the might sing and show some banners. I guess they were at the Powell Symphony hall and stood up singing at some point when there was no music going. They unrolled their banners, and sang a few verses while clapping. Then they left. No harm done at all, and good for them. 

Nothing like crowds that need arresting or tear gas... More like a public awareness effort that involves real life, not facebook. I can appreciate and respect protests of that nature.

It's been a mixed bag. The protest at the symphony was certainly peaceful. But there have been protest leaders calling for violence should an indictment not issue (and it's unlikely that one will). Then there was this new incident last night where an off-duty cop shot and killed an 18-year old who fired 3 shots at the cop. The police recovered the gun and she'll casings, but the dead guy's family claims he was unarmed and holding a sandwich (loaded, apparently). This led to more protests at which multiple shots were fired.

This shit's far from over.

Exactly, in a month when there is no indictment the roof is going to come off.  It is going to come un freaking glued.  Rodney king style riots.  The protesters are just resting and getting a full head of steam for it.  It is going to be bad and ill feel bad for every average joe going about his daily life and police officer that have to deal with it.  I wonder if the feds will come in and try him on a civil rights violation.  It is bullshit if it happens but i could see obama and his racially charged clan doing just that.  Eric holder is in his limbo stage.  He could do it and get out.

I heard about the other night.  I wonder how many st louis police have got hurt or put themself further in danger because they didnt the proper amount of force being scared that they would become a nation incident. 
 

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

alz wrote:

From what I've seen/read the "protesters" outside of Ferguson are very civil. They are disruptive only with their attendance, and the might sing and show some banners. I guess they were at the Powell Symphony hall and stood up singing at some point when there was no music going. They unrolled their banners, and sang a few verses while clapping. Then they left. No harm done at all, and good for them. 

Nothing like crowds that need arresting or tear gas... More like a public awareness effort that involves real life, not facebook. I can appreciate and respect protests of that nature.

It's been a mixed bag. The protest at the symphony was certainly peaceful. But there have been protest leaders calling for violence should an indictment not issue (and it's unlikely that one will). Then there was this new incident last night where an off-duty cop shot and killed an 18-year old who fired 3 shots at the cop. The police recovered the gun and she'll casings, but the dead guy's family claims he was unarmed and holding a sandwich (loaded, apparently). This led to more protests at which multiple shots were fired.

This shit's far from over.

Exactly, in a month when there is no indictment the roof is going to come off. It is going to come un freaking glued. Rodney king style riots. The protesters are just resting and getting a full head of steam for it. It is going to be bad and ill feel bad for every average joe going about his daily life and police officer that have to deal with it. I wonder if the feds will come in and try him on a civil rights violation. It is bullshit if it happens but i could see obama and his racially charged clan doing just that. Eric holder is in his limbo stage. He could do it and get out.

I heard about the other night. I wonder how many st louis police have got hurt or put themself further in danger because they didnt the proper amount of force being scared that they would become a nation incident.

Who knows if its true or just a lawyer's spin, but that's exactly what the cop's attorney has stated publicly.

The officer’s lawyer, Brian Millikan, defended his client’s actions in a telephone interview Thursday. Millikan said the officer actually “hesitated and probably hesitated too long, and he’s fortunate the guy missed him.”

Here's the kicker--there are all of these reports that the suspect was unarmed and only holding a sandwich.  Last night, they were interviewing family members telling the tale of a good boy who wouldn't carry a weapon.

Except there's one small glitch in that story--the suspect was wearing an ankle monitoring device because he was out on bond related to a pending charge of Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/teenager-shot-by-st-louis-police-officer-was-awaiting-trial/article_cc12182d-3405-5bc2-8817-9d4c5ab1ebb2.html 

forsberg_us wrote:

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

It's been a mixed bag. The protest at the symphony was certainly peaceful. But there have been protest leaders calling for violence should an indictment not issue (and it's unlikely that one will). Then there was this new incident last night where an off-duty cop shot and killed an 18-year old who fired 3 shots at the cop. The police recovered the gun and she'll casings, but the dead guy's family claims he was unarmed and holding a sandwich (loaded, apparently). This led to more protests at which multiple shots were fired.

This shit's far from over.

Exactly, in a month when there is no indictment the roof is going to come off. It is going to come un freaking glued. Rodney king style riots. The protesters are just resting and getting a full head of steam for it. It is going to be bad and ill feel bad for every average joe going about his daily life and police officer that have to deal with it. I wonder if the feds will come in and try him on a civil rights violation. It is bullshit if it happens but i could see obama and his racially charged clan doing just that. Eric holder is in his limbo stage. He could do it and get out.

I heard about the other night. I wonder how many st louis police have got hurt or put themself further in danger because they didnt the proper amount of force being scared that they would become a nation incident.

Who knows if its true or just a lawyer's spin, but that's exactly what the cop's attorney has stated publicly.

The officer’s lawyer, Brian Millikan, defended his client’s actions in a telephone interview Thursday. Millikan said the officer actually “hesitated and probably hesitated too long, and he’s fortunate the guy missed him.”

Here's the kicker--there are all of these reports that the suspect was unarmed and only holding a sandwich.  Last night, they were interviewing family members telling the tale of a good boy who wouldn't carry a weapon.

Except there's one small glitch in that story--the suspect was wearing an ankle monitoring device because he was out on bond related to a pending charge of Unlawful Use of a Weapon.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/teenager-shot-by-st-louis-police-officer-was-awaiting-trial/article_cc12182d-3405-5bc2-8817-9d4c5ab1ebb2.html 

I bet he was supposdd to start a new job the next day to.  Thats my favorite. 
 

alz wrote:

I'm in favor of this, and it's an away game so it won't be quite as crowded (although it WILL be crowded) in there with the stadium folks.

Tuesday for the end of the game at BV sounds ideal. I'll be in the company of a manager who loves to call impromptu meetings and work all hours, though, so I'll need to get ahead of the curve on that.

I also want to check out the Private Messaging option so as not to drive the other readers insane with envy. Looks like you can message only one person at a time, though.