I agree, it is sickening that given the capabilities of LE and the NG, that the losses are as great as they are.
Has the MO governor ever come clean on why the NG wasn’t deployed?
I do believe in defending my own and am prepared to do so...I have learned that one CANNOT and SHOULD NOT depend on any gov’t entity to do that.
In the article it states that Nixon didn’t want another Kent state and had 1500 National Guard boots ready. Thing is, if they were vets they are already trained NOT to shoot under the current rules of engagement.
I would sue Nixon for declaring a state of emergency thus giving a false sense of security because the city should have been shut down along with traffic and then for promising that there would be security but doing nothing.