Posted on 08/11/2015 3:50:32 PM PDT by Nachum
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Four white men carrying military-style rifles and sidearms added a disquieting element to riot-torn Ferguson, Missouri, when they began patrolling the streets before dawn on Tuesday, which police quickly labeled "inflammatory."
The men said they were part of a group called "Oath Keepers," which describes itself as a non-partisan association of current and former U.S. soldiers, police and first responders who aim to protect the U.S. Constitution. They told reporters on the street that they were in Ferguson to protect a media organization.
The men attracted immediate attention in the mostly black neighborhood, which exploded into violence on Sunday night as protesters marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of an unarmed black teen by police.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit civil rights organization, has described the "Oath Keepers" as a "fiercely anti-government, militaristic group," and St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar condemned their appearance in Ferguson.
"Their presence was both unnecessary and inflammatory," he said, adding that police would work with county prosecutors to see if the men had broken any laws.
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Guns are bad and scary.
Often loud, too.
They have no clue!
Maybe you don't understand who these thugs really are, they're cowards.
This is why it takes 30-blacks to beat up one Whitey. Cowards.
A “provacator” is a person who provokes other people - to accomplish some specific end.
If I have that wrong, I’m sure you’ll let me know.
An agent provocateur IS a person hired to accomplish a specific end, such as the Justice Department hiring four men to pose as Oath Keepers and have them commit some despicable act to throw disrepute upon the real Oath Keepers. Or they could hire some people who pose as Trump supporters to post death threats against Megan Kelly to smear Trump supporters. Agent provocateurs are a hallowed instrument used since time immemorial.
Yeah, that must be it. I don’t understand who they are. That’s it....
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