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41. Again, politicians put the onus on the public to

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 10:56 AM

Aug 2014

"demonstrate patience and calm while the investigation continues" while the cops escalate the situation in an effort to cover up a murder.

It's an effort to change the narrative.

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Statement from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon [View all] cal04 Aug 2014 OP

Where the @!*# has HE been for the past four days???? kath Aug 2014 #1

On Monday he called for a federal investigation. alp227 Aug 2014 #13

He has the power to relieve those cops, ALL of them randys1 Aug 2014 #2

Really? I wasnt aware that the governor could fire a city police officer. nt cstanleytech Aug 2014 #4

Of course he does, he is the governor...you think the city council or police chief randys1 Aug 2014 #6

No I was thinking more along the lines of the fbi being called in. cstanleytech Aug 2014 #8

FBI too, but the governor has power over a local municipality or city randys1 Aug 2014 #9

Please provide a citation for the legal authority for Gov. Nixon to do this. ColesCountyDem Aug 2014 #31

St. Louis County took over Ferguson law enforcement... riversedge Aug 2014 #28

No, they didn't. ColesCountyDem Aug 2014 #32

The Governor does not have the power unilaterally to remove a city official karynnj Aug 2014 #40

Uh, I don't know where you heard that... NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #11

right. But he can press the mayor to order the police chief to do it. Where's the mayor, anyway. ancianita Aug 2014 #14

I have no idea. NaturalHigh Aug 2014 #16

He can't "fire" them but he can order them out and the national guard in. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #25

That is the job of the city council and the mayor. Unfortunately they do not seem to be doing any of jwirr Aug 2014 #35

This is not a response Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #3

Our elected DEMS don't DO "action." They just give pretty little prepared speeches and call it a day blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #26

Blah, blah, blah. SamKnause Aug 2014 #5

Call out the guard, Governor TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #7

Agreed. Ellipsis Aug 2014 #10

Only use for the Guard would be to REPLACE the local who are screwing up so badly. elleng Aug 2014 #19

And, depending on their discipline and leadership . . . MrModerate Aug 2014 #20

Yes, of course. elleng Aug 2014 #21

Two words: Kent State n/t MrModerate Aug 2014 #22

Right. elleng Aug 2014 #24

To change your mood, have a look at . . . MrModerate Aug 2014 #29

Yes, so that leaves us with no one in authority that has a trustworthy means of ending this. IMO jwirr Aug 2014 #37

Or to crush them if they don't stand down. They seem out of control to me, competence TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #33

And that is the one thing he CAN do. But he won't. jwirr Aug 2014 #36

He's a Democrat. He should go there. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #12

Bromides, cliches and stalls vlakitti Aug 2014 #15

The Justice Department has nothng whatsoever to do with 'federal troops'. n/t ColesCountyDem Aug 2014 #27

Gov. Jay Nixon is a tremendous governor, in a very radically right-wing state. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2014 #17

He does what he can... freebrew Aug 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Judi Lynn Aug 2014 #17

Remember when they were called "peace officers"? world wide wally Aug 2014 #23

"Respect the rights...blah blah" Tell the goddamned rampaging cops to stand the fuck down alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #30

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Aug 2014 #42

If the cops job was to protect the public, they are way over the top. deminks Aug 2014 #34

I heard and I may be wrong that these are equipment left over from Iraq and Aphganistan and that jwirr Aug 2014 #38

So the taxpayers paid and pay? And this time, pay to be intimated and harassed with these left over SammyWinstonJack Aug 2014 #43

Exactly. jwirr Aug 2014 #44

Again, politicians put the onus on the public to blackspade Aug 2014 #41

Voter registration is the answer. kiranon Aug 2014 #45