If Ferguson city fathers are smart..they could combine the expect violent demonstrations with their urban renewal plan. Just designate the most blighted 10 square blocks or so of the city..and tell the “people” they can trash it, burn it down..no arrests..no tickets..the cops and fire dept will be there on standby
NO TAXPAYER MONEY TO REBUILD, either.
The cops should establish an armed perimeter. Drop in leaflets telling people that if they walk out, unarmed, they’ll be taken to displaced persons shelters. Ones that are large in number (hold fewer people) and pretty well dispersed to mitigate the risks of (organized) trouble cooking up at them.
Then sit back and watch.