Protests erupt after ex-cop Jason Stockley found not guilty in black man's death.
(CNN) At least 23 people were arrested during protests Friday in downtown St. Louis after a judge found former police officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of black motorist Anthony Lamar Smith.
After the verdict, protesters and activists gathered outside the courthouse and marched through the city's downtown for hours. Some could be seen locking arms and praying together, while others held signs, chanting, "No justice, no peace."
Stockley, then a St. Louis officer, fatally shot Smith, 24, after a police chase in December 2011 over a suspected drug deal. After he pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, he waived his right to a jury trial, meaning the ruling was left to the judge. On Friday, a judge found him not guilty. Stockley had said he acted in self-defense and believed Smith was reaching for a gun in his car, but prosecutors accused the officer of planting a silver revolver to justify the shooting.
So, as usual, the media tries to paint a picture of an upstanding citizen minding his own business and then all of a sudden, BAM, out of nowhere a nazi white supremacist Policeman executes this very very nice man. Wrong! The lying fake media purposely does not tell readers that Anthony Lamar Smith is a heroin dealer, out on parole from a weapons charge, who helps fuel the heroin epidemic around the country. Not nice CNN. To the media he's not a heroin dealer, just an undocumented pharmacist minding his own business.
Why would anyone, black or white, be upset with the death of this career criminal? "This not-guilty verdict of a police officer who violently killed a citizen is another slap in the face to the black community in St. Louis,” Missouri state Rep. Michael Butler said in a statement. “And a shot in the heart to the family of the victim,” he said of Smith. Oh yes, I'm sure his family loved their drug dealing, heat packing felon family member that almost ran an officer over, then sped through a populated area endangering the lives of everyone in his path. To them I say sorry for your loss, and sorry for your embarrassing excuse for a family member..This dindo nuffin was a drug dealer, poisoning our society for his own personal gain, and he got what he deserved. Race has nothing to do with it. The police were doing their job of protecting us from this scum. But, as is typical, the courts make a ruling based on facts in evidence, then these racist, anger fueling politicians and those who want only “justice” that suits them, disregard the facts and begin their after hours 100% off sale, and act like animals looting and burning. Why any cop, black or white, would want to risk their livelihood and their life protecting a community that clearly doesn't want it is beyond me. The judge made the correct decision on this one. Justice prevailed today!
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