We analyze the situation in Ferguson, and discuss if this event is revealing a systemic problem with America’s civil police force, and if this event could serve as a turning point.

Plus the outrageous acts of ISIS this week have captured the world attention, and why the weed bus might be your next Seattle destination.

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— Show Notes —

Ferguson

• In Ferguson protests, ‘a turning point’ – The Washington Post

About midnight, the streets near where 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed Aug. 9 grew tense. Bottles filled with ice and water were thrown at police. So was urine. Police said “agitators” hid behind journalists. Officers stormed a press area hunting for perpetrators. In all, 47 people were arrested — one for the third time since protests began.

• ‘I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me’

• Limbaugh: MSNBC ‘went off air’ after news that Michael Brown was a suspect in Ferguson robbery

Limbaugh said, “MSNBC practically went off the air for a while to have behind-closed-doors meetings to figure out how to deal with this new revelation,” rolling paid advertising in lieu of programming.

The release of information by the Ferguson police in the morning left Brown’s ties to the robbery unclear. Still MSNBC did not go to commercial break immediately. Nor did it go to break after showing frames from the video police alluded to. And certainly MSNBC never aired an extended commerical or infomercial as Limbaugh’s statements suggest.

• Cop in Ferguson Aims Gun at Photographer: “I Will Fucking Kill You” (Updated) – Photography is Not a Crime: PINAC

Just hours before President Barack Obama condemned an Islamic terrorist group for beheading an American photojournalist in a video posted online, a cop in Ferguson, Missouri pointed a loaded gun at a live streaming photojournalist, telling him, “I will fucking kill you” — only the latest in a string of attacks against the media in the anti-police abuse protest going on its second week now.

The incident was caught on at least two videos and quickly went viral considering tens of thousands of Americans have been watching the drama unfold through live stream videos on their computers.

When the videographer demanded the officer’s name, he was told to “go fuck yourself.”

ISIS

• Killer of US journalist Foley ‘could be British’ – UK PM — RT UK

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the person involved in the beheading of US journalist James Foley looked “increasingly likely” to be a British citizen, though the man has not been identified.

“We have not identified the individual responsible on the
video but from what we’ve seen it looks increasingly likely that
it is a British citizen. Now this is deeply shocking,”
Cameron told reporters on Wednesday.

High Note

• Jackie Chan expresses shame over son’s drug arrest

“Regarding this issue with my son Jaycee, I feel very angry and very shocked. As a public figure, I’m very ashamed. As a father, I’m heartbroken,” Chan wrote.

Jaycee Chan, 31, and Taiwanese movie star Kai Ko, 23, were detained last Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile celebrities to be ensnared in one of China’s biggest anti-drug crackdowns in two decades.

Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug, and that 100 grams (3.53 ounces) of it were taken from Chan’s home.

“Jaycee and I together express our deep apology to society and the public,” Chan wrote.