Updates from the Ferguson situation, in a public meeting with MHP CPT Johnson and Gov Nixon: * The governor has declared a state of emergency for Ferguson. * There is a 0000-0500 curfew in effect, so midnight-5am is now a no-go for protests or being out on the street in general. * Police are establishing a media staging area to get press credentials and allow them in/out access of the emergency zone. The decision not to protect businesses last night was explained in the following fashion: If police had lined up in front of businesses, it would have attracted protestors all long them, probably provoked more confrontation, and led to more conflict, at which some point the police would have either had to fight it out or leave, at which point they would have again been unprotected. The public in attendance seemed grumbly but accepting. There will almost certainly be another media-only press briefing later today, with more information to follow.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:56:57 +0000
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