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August 21, 2014

Police Officer Suspended After Threatening to Kill Protesters in Ferguson 
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A police officer caught on video threatening to kill peaceful protesters
in Ferguson has been suspended indefinitely. Video from Tuesday night
shows the officer pointing his semiautomatic assault rifle at protesters
and telling them to "go f— yourself." The officer has been
identified as Lt. Ray Albers of the Saint Ann police. Meanwhile, an Al
Jazeera America team reports another police officer in Kinloch,
Missouri, which is next to Ferguson, ordered them to leave an area where
they were shooting video footage and threatened to "bust your head." At
the time they were on a public street. We'll have more on Ferguson after
headlines.

 

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