(AP) – Protesters upset with the acquittal of a white former police
officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis
Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop Killing Us.”The banner displayed Friday night over the railing in the left-field
upper-deck seats had a Cardinals mascot drawn on it, with the redbird clutching
a “Racism Lives Here” sign. The hashtag “#ExpectUs” was drawn on the mascot’s
jersey.
officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis
Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop Killing Us.”The banner displayed Friday night over the railing in the left-field
upper-deck seats had a Cardinals mascot drawn on it, with the redbird clutching
a “Racism Lives Here” sign. The hashtag “#ExpectUs” was drawn on the mascot’s
jersey.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that demonstrators shouted, “No justice,
no baseball!” Police eventually ushered the group out of the stadium.
Later, protesters marched to Broadway and Walnut, where a confrontation
occurred between them and police. The newspaper reports that an officer was seen
using a stun gun on one protester. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted it.
According to the newspaper, police said at least two arrests were made.
Demonstrations have been occurring in the city since Sept. 15 when former
officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of first-degree murder in the fatal 2011
shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a drug suspect.
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