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HooptieWagon

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2. It appears that Ron Johnson's measured response....

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2014, 02:48 PM

Aug 2014

... was a result of community leaders' concerns that too great a response would only serve to inflame the crowd. According to accounts, the community itself did a fairly remarkable job in limiting the violence and looting.
Didn't Gov Nixon order the SWAT teams (St Louis Co PD) out of Ferguson? If they showed up, then it was in violation of Nixon's orders. Nixon should act promptly to remove St Louis Co chief from office.

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It appears that Ron Johnson's measured response.... HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #2