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Ferguson Protesters Were Promised Up To $5,000 A Month To Protest, Demand Payment From Organization Linked To George Soros, #CutTheCheck
The Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) group reportedly promised to pay protesters $5,000 per month to stir up civil unrest in Ferguson following the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a white police officer.
Last year's protests in Ferguson, Missouri were attended by hired protesters who were promised thousands of dollars per month to participate in the Black Lives Matter movement, but the hiring organization never paid those protesters, and now they are speaking out.
The Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) group, which succeeded the now-bankrupt St. Louis branch of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), promised to pay protesters $5,000 per month to stir up civil unrest in Ferguson following the death of black teen Michael Brown at the hands of a white police officer, according to FrontPage Magazine.
MORE hasn't paid, and now the protesters are fighting back, staging a sit-in last week at MORE headquarters, and launching a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #CutTheCheck.