Pretty crazy when you think about it.
Via Daily Caller:
A newspaper photographer who has covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said that the scene Sunday night in Ferguson, Missouri “was the most unpredictable” he’s witnessed.
David Carson, who takes pictures for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, showed up to Ferguson on Sunday, a day after a police officer fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Brown was unarmed, and witnesses to his shooting say that he was surrendering as an officer opened fire. Authorities claim that Brown assaulted the officer and struggled for the cop’s service weapon.
While the police investigate, Ferguson residents and some outsiders from surrounding areas began protesting the incident. Bystanders and social media users voiced frustration that the shooting was racially motivated, as Brown is black.
Demonstrations began shortly after the shooting on Saturday and were peaceful at first. But the presence of police dogs and military-grade vehicles fueled the anger of the gathered crowd as well as many of those watching the scene unfold on social media.
The crowd turned violent Sunday night.
“He’s taking pictures,” a group yelled toward Carson as he was capturing the scene near a QuikTrip convenience store. “Get him. Kick his ass,” the group said, according to the Post-Dispatch