Posted on 11/25/2014 5:23:18 AM PST by Citizen Zed
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at least a dozen buildings were set on fire, most of them destroyed. He said there were no reports of injuries. At least 29 people were arrested.
"Those are businesses that may never come back. So, frankly, I'm heartbroken about that," Belmar said.
"Now the good news is we have not fired a shot. As far as I know, we don't have any serious injuries to police officers, they got banged up a little bit with rocks, one lieutenant from the patrol got hit in the head with a glass bottle, but we don't have any serious injuries, and as far as I know we haven't caused any serious injuries tonight," he said.
Earlier in the night, police used smoke and tear gas to disperse the protesters, some of whom set police cars on fire and threw objects at police. Sporadic gunfire could be heard in the neighborhood.
Demonstrations were also held in cities across America. At Times Square in New York City, protesters held signs decrying "police tyranny" and chanted the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" slogan that has become popular at rallies against police violence.
The August 9 shooting inflamed tensions in the predominantly black St. Louis suburb, which is patrolled by an overwhelmingly white police force.
The deadly shooting sparked weeks of sometimes violent protests and looting. Adding to the tension was the often heavy-handed response by police which used armored vehicles and tear gas.
Brown's family, who have called for restraint, issued a statement saying they were "profoundly disappointed" at the ruling.
Lawyers for Wilson said in a statement that the grand jury's decision shows the officer "followed his training and followed the law" during the confrontation with Brown.
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This morning’s MSM coverage of the event has been disgustingly biased. If it happens again tonight, I hope LEO’s wipes a few hundred out.
Well I’d say the Ferguson Police Department has a few hundred rioters to charge with destruction of personal property, arson, drug possession, etc..I’m sure the Justus Department will assist them.../s
HUH?????
The good news is that it's clear the crowds are looking for things to burn and loot, and it's totally clear they should be shot!
Cops haven’t fired a shot but the rooters have. Or is it liators. Trying to find a good word for a cross between rioters and looters.
Do this in my neighborhood and the looters will be dead. We have defense pods set up in sections w 10 per pod. Each member, equivalent of a militia group, has. .45 and an AR 10 or 15 w 20,000 rounds minumum each. Each member also has body armour and radio equipped w 10-meter band. Cell phones are switched off when the pod is activated.
Stay safe.
I’m a little mind boggled how 19 building could be burned to the ground, and the police didn’t obviously even attempt to protect the property with force.
That would be racist and just give eric the red something else to investigate.
God knows that’s true.
> Could the cost of the damage be converted to an add-on tax and added to the Tax bills of the perps? I suspect that the cops have a long list by now.
Are you kidding? Only the evil white men and Christian black people pay their taxes...
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