Chris Hayes was just threatened by a cop live on MSNBC

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22. Wrong: Highway Patrol was put in charge of all security operations

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) announced on Thursday afternoon that the Missouri Highway Patrol would be taking over security operations in Ferguson, a town that has witnessed a series of tense standoffs between residents and heavily-armored police officers.

Nixon said that the Missouri State Highway Patrol would assume control of the law enforcement response to the protests in Ferguson.

Local officers from Ferguson and the county police would remain involved, as they have been all week, but the state highway patrol would direct security on the ground.

“We are going to have a different approach and have the approach that we’re in this together,” Capt. Ronald S. Johnson, said during a news conference with Nixon.

Johnson, who grew up in the region, promised a different approach with the highway patrol in charge. He vowed that he would be on the ground himself on Thursday night and said he planned to visit the QuikTrip that has become ground zero for the protesters.

“I understand the anger and fear that the citizens of Ferguson are feeling, and our officers will respect both of those,” said Johnson, who has been the head of the highway patrol’s troop in the region since 2002.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/14/missouri-highway-patrol-to-take-over-security-in-ferguson/