Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2015 St. Louis riot


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The result was keep. Moves can be discussed via WP:RM. (non-admin closure)  J 947 ( c ) (m)   04:53, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

2015 St. Louis riot

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Not a notable event - no in-depth, substantial, non-routine coverage. Single-day civil disturbance resulting in a handful of arrests and no deaths or injuries. Coverage is almost entirely local. At the most, this merits 1-2 lines in Fountain Park, St. Louis or History of St. Louis. Also, the title does not conform to the sources (which do not seem to describe this as a "riot"). Neutralitytalk 16:20, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:51, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
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 * Keep, but move to 2015 St. Louis protest. 9 arrests is hardly a riot. I believe there's WP:LASTING impact due to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU in Sept of 2017:
 * "The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that the latest lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court stems from a protest in 2015 after the death of Mansur Ball-Bey. It claims police used tear gas without warning." source.
 * K.e.coffman (talk) 03:50, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:51, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep but move to 2015 St. Louis protest. Here's my gNews search on "Mansur Ball-Bey" + riot .  it does show coverage, including ongoing coverage generated by a lawsuit filed in September 2017 by the ACLU [ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/aclu-sues-st-louis-police-claiming-abuse-of-protesters-in/article_a617ed5b-40fc-5496-99ac-6e4ca9cb3cb7.html ACLU sues St. Louis police, claiming abuse of protesters in 2015].E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:04, 16 October 2017 (UTC)


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