St. Louis Alderman Antonio French wouldn’t come out and directly say it. But he kind of suggested that Louis Head’s yelling ‘burn this bitch down’ after the non-indictment of Darren Wilson came out sparked the Ferguson riots on Monday. That left dozes of businesses burned, looted and destroyed. French said things got out of hand when Louis Head yelled ‘burn this bitch down’
He was expressing a sentiment that a lot of folks in that crowd felt and when he said those words, though, the mood did change and things got a little bit out of control,” said St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who was there when Head made the remarks.
Duh. Ya think so Mr. French?
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| St. Louis Alderman Antonio French says things got out of hand when Louis Head yelled ‘burn this bitch down’ |
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Erin Burnett’s bizarre suggestion that yelling “Burn that bitch down” might not be a call to violence was challenged even inside CNN on Tuesday. Jake Tapper’s blog for his show The Lead notes that just hours before on CNN, one local official on the scene felt the mood shifted into rage after Michael Brown’s stepfather yelled that phrase repeatedly. The video that was taken shows Lesley McSpadden, Brown’s mother, trying to speak to supporters but was overcome by grief. Then Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head consoles her, and then turns and revs up the crowd.