15 Signs You're a Ferguson/Shaw Protester

Oct 15, 2014 at 9:15 am

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You might be a Ferguson or Shaw protester if...

The last two months have brought wave after wave of protests and demonstrations to the city of St. Louis. What started as an outpouring of grief and anger over the death of one black teen has grown into a movement known around the world.

But as the protests move from Ferguson to Shaw (to South Grand to political fundraisers to Walmart stores), Daily RFT has noticed a few overlapping consistencies among protesters young and old.

Want to know if you're a *real* Ferguson or Shaw protester? Here are fifteen tell-tale signs:

1. You have someone else's phone number written on your arm.

Jail Support -- Write this number on your arm: 314.862.2249. Trust us. You will need it. #FergusonOctober #Ferguson
— handsupunited (@handsupunited_) October 10, 2014

Fellow reporter takes a lesson from my arrest, writes phone numbers on her arm #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/KhFwfwTd9j
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 14, 2014

...also write your phone number on his arm with a sharpie, just in case he #FitTheDescription #Ferguson
— iMDRW (@iMDRW) August 19, 2014

2. You've asked a stranger to memorize your name and date of birth. 3. You know all the words to the "Indict, convict..." chant.

'The whole damn system is guilty as hell. Indict! Convict! Send that killer cop to jail.' #FergusonOctober #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/A1Ws9vlSaS
— FelipeSousaRodriguez (@f_matos007) October 11, 2014

4. You've peed behind the automated car wash on West Florissant Avenue.

5. You've slept outside on a college campus without being drunk.

6. You've made a fake press pass.

He has a makeshift press pass in #Ferguson. "I have to look like the press to protect myself." pic.twitter.com/a2MS4vhVX4
— Kristen Hare (@kristenhare) August 22, 2014

7. You carry Maalox, but you don't get heartburn. 8. You've told someone that you saw the notorious "undercover cop."

Now told that there is an undercover cop on the lot. #ferguson
— deray mckesson (@deray) September 30, 2014

Cops left, Jason Mraz look-a-like undercover cop in yellow hat left, everything is calm now #shawshooting #Ferguson
— Kemeul Bennu (@KemeulBennu) October 9, 2014

9. You'd rather spend money on a phone battery extender pack than on food.

10. You carry milk, but you're lactose intolerant.

11. You're big on UStream.

12. You've asked a cop where his or her name badge is.

13. You've tweeted from inside a police van or ambulance.

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Courtesy of Mya Aaten-White

A selfie Mya Aaten-White took in the ambulance on August 12, 2014.

14. You know how to pronounce Osagyefo Sekou.

15. You've signed up for more email newsletters and text alerts in the last two months than you ever have in your life.

Any signs we missed? Let us know in the comments!

Follow Lindsay Toler on Twitter at @StLouisLindsay. E-mail the author at [email protected].

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