State troopers take over security in Ferguson, protests quiet and peaceful Thursday night

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[familyop]

Now, authorities — who’ve faced accusations that they’ve used excessive force in response to demonstrations — will be taking a different tack in an effort to calm tensions, officials said Thursday...As groups of protesters grew Thursday night, the demonstrations were calm.

[Dallas59]

Or maybe because they found out that Brown was a thug and thief and just maybe could have attacked a police officer.

[jsanders2001]

Just light some bales of marijuana on fire in the town square and all demonstrations will stop immediately and they’ll all gather together peacefully in one place...: )

[doc1019]

Or just shoot two or three of them and the rest will run like hell.

[no-to-illegals]

Next up is Los Angeles on Sunday. Protest scheduled for similar incident that took place in Ferguson.

[familyop]

Peace Descends on Ferguson as Highway Patrol Take Over Security
http://online.wsj.com/articles/protests-over-teens-shooting-again-turn-violent-in-st-louis-suburb-1407988466

Ferguson police chief: Officer didn’t stop Brown as robbery suspect
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/us/missouri-teen-shooting/

New Tack on Unrest Eases Tension in Missouri
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/us/ferguson-missouri-police-shooting.html

[UCANSEE2]

Or just shoot two or three of them and the rest will run like hell.

Humorous, but dark. Isn't that the reason (not the truth, but just the reason) they are protesting anyway ?

Remember, the protesting and looting groups are separate.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Looters in St Louis caught on video; 32 arrested - YouTube

[UCANSEE2]

Here is the latest and most detailed info with pictures and video, that was found today.

'The police are inciting violence all over again': Michael Brown's family attack character assassination after cops say he robbed store but also admit officer did NOT know that when he shot him

"A vetted friend of the officer talks.

Exclusive: Friend Of Officer Darren Wilson Speaks Out On Shooting Of Mike Brown

Huge thread from today with lots of details.

Police: Darren Wilson, officer in Ferguson shooting, had no prior disciplinary record [More Info]

Here's the POLICE REPORT.

Felony Robbery - 2nd degree strong arm assault - Mike Brown - POLICE REPORT

[boycott]

Or maybe because they found out that Brown was a thug and thief and just maybe could have attacked a police officer.

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I’d rather him been going to my church than doing what he was doing. We’ve got a lot of good black families that go to my church. It might have made a difference in his life. We’ll likely never know.

[BlueNgold]

Looks like they respected the cease fire in true Hamas fashion... things are getting dicey again.

https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/ferguson

[Dallas59]

50 people...mostly people who don’t have jobs, out of staters, libs and thugs that just want justice and freedom for 70 inch TV’s.

[Uncle Chip]

All was fine and peaceful until about midnight when looters came out of the crowd and broke into the convenience store in the news today.

Protesters outside tried to stop them but to no avail.

So they called police to come in and arrest them but no one showed up.

County police cars drove by and people tried to wave them down but no police showed up.

When a reporter finally got through to the County they said that they were told to stand down because the Highway Patrol is in charge.

A quarter mile down the street is the Highway Patrol staging area with officers standing around doing nothing while looters have their way.

[unsycophant]

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Seen this pic of MO Highway Patrol Captain who is now in charge of Ferguson?

He’s got his gun drawn on motorcycle riders. Apparently they are more of a menace to society than looters!

Thanks to Syncro for finding that pic!

[unsycophant]

Here is the original post with the pic and link.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3193194/posts?page=270#270

Just stunning to see the change in the treatment of riders v. looters.

[PghBaldy]

That’s what they want us to believe. There are connections though. If the protesters wanted peace, they would go home. Instead, they mess up traffic and divert police energy, and rioters latch on. They could protest the rioting, but they don’t, because they like the rioting.

[jughandle]

So it’s a stretch but in a sense the article is right, local police were peacefully driving around and others were peacefully looting the store...

[FreedomPoster]

Wishful thinking headline is wishful thinking.

We now know there was more looting last night. Anyone who thought that turning over policing to the MO Highway Patrol was going to magically stop the criminal element needs to be removed from any position of responsibility.

[Uncle Chip]

Yep —

As soon as the looters leave the police show up to make sure everything is okay.

Business owners are as irate at the police for being MIA as they are at the looters.

[Dixie Yooper]

Remember, the protesting and looting groups are separate.

The looters from a few nights ago are mixed in with the protesters. As long as the protesters keep protesting, the threat of looters or some of the fools posting on social media inciting them to start rioting is very real.