
“In the days since a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer here on Aug. 9, an array of state and local law enforcement authorities have swerved from one approach to another: taking to the streets in military-style vehicles and riot gear; then turning over power to a State Highway Patrol official who permitted the protests and marched along; then calling again for a curfew. Early Monday morning, after a new spate of violence, Gov. Jay Nixon said he was bringing in the National Guard. Scores of people marched peacefully, carrying signs and chanting. Officers herded some into a parking lot, where the police said protest was permitted.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/us/ferguson-missouri-protests.html?_r=0
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