Ferguson protests at retail stores bring new meaning to Black Friday

Protesters hold signs aloft outside Macy's before the kick off of Black Friday sales in New York November 27, 2014. REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY


Protesters hold signs aloft outside Macy's before the kick off of Black Friday sales in New York November 27, 2014.
REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY

In Ferguson, Missouri, protests over a grand jury decision not to charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen are taking place at Black Friday sales.

Walmart, Target, and other stores filled with post-Thanksgiving shoppers became brief "occupation" sites with dozens of demonstrators peacefully chanting "Hands up, don't shoot!", then dispersing peacefully when ordered by small groups of police.

More protests are planned for Friday in Ferguson and around the country in support of the radical notion that black lives matter, and that the case has been handled in a reckless and irresponsible manner by authorities.

A Humvee moves on the street between protestors and police in front of the Ferguson Police Department, in Ferguson, Missouri, November 25, 2014. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere in the United States to refrain from violence and called on law enforcement to protect the rights of people to demonstrate peacefully. REUTERS/Jim Young


A Humvee moves on the street between protestors and police in front of the Ferguson Police Department, in Ferguson, Missouri, November 25, 2014. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere in the United States to refrain from violence and called on law enforcement to protect the rights of people to demonstrate peacefully. REUTERS/Jim Young