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Press conference takeaways:
- Gov. Nixon has declared a state of emergency in Ferguson and will implement a curfew. Not yet clear if curfew will be citywide or in a smaller area.
- Curfew will be from midnight until 5 a.m. Nixon says officials will re-evaluate the length of the curfew on Sunday morning.
- Jeff Rainford (St. Louis Mayor Slay's chief of staff) says CITY of St. Louis police will support efforts with 50 officers: twitter.com
- Gov. Nixon does not comment on whether he would transfer the investigation to someone other than St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch - says focus now is on peace.
- MSHP Capt. Ron Johnson says the curfew will not be enforced with trucks or teargas, "will use communication."
- There will be a media staging area tonight overseen by Capt. Ron Johnson, according to Gov. Nixon.
from Kelsey Proud 5:06 PM
rantoddj @rantoddj
Cap't Ron Johnson on how the press conference went: 'Tough, man.' #mikebrown #ferguson @msnbc @theGrio
Twitterericasmith @ericasmith
MSHP Capt. Ron Johnson says he appreciates help from volunteers during looting early this morning. #Ferguson
Maria Altman @radioaltman
"When I'm there you can walk with me and talk with me." #RonJohnson #Ferguson
ericasmith @ericasmith
"We will be in this together," says MSHP Capt. Ron Johnson. #Ferguson
Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly
New Black Panther Party leader says he's "very worried" about having trouble enforcing midnight curfew.
Elise Hu @elisewho
Leader of new black panthers trying to negotiate a later curfew start time so his group can better help maintain peace #Ferguson
Note: Curfew area may or may not be ONLY on City of Ferguson. With language of " under such terms and conditions deemed necessary" included, exact area is unclear, and could change. We're working to get a better answer on this point.
by Kelsey Proud 5:25 PM
rudolph the red
(666 posts)or are they from yesterday?
bigtree
(86,005 posts)here's the resource: http://live.stlpublicradio.org/Event/Live_Updates_Community_Responds_To_Ferguson_Fatal_Police-Involved_Shooting
ericasmith @ericasmith
If you want to re-live that news conference: fox2now.com/on-air/live-st
rudolph the red
(666 posts)brer cat
(24,605 posts)It is going to take a lot of time...and maybe a new police chief if not a whole new department...to mend this mess. Capt. Johnson has been great but he can only do so much by himself.
K&R
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Precision and concision. That's the game.[/center][/font][hr]
elias49
(4,259 posts)And who knows ... it may be extended, intensified.
alsame
(7,784 posts)when they are going to release the damn INCIDENT REPORT of the shooting.
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)attorneys and investigators for Darren Wilson.
That's clear enough.
I'd be shocked if he ever saw the inside of a Missouri state prison. He might not even be arrested!
randome
(34,845 posts)BUT...does anyone remember that Louisiana woman nearly 2 years ago who claimed some white guys wrote racial slurs on her car and set her on fire? That turned out to be a hoax.
I'm not at all saying that anyone involved in this is lying. All I'm saying is we need to get the facts before deciding who is incompetent, criminally negligent, etc.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"If you're bored then you're boring." -Harvey Danger[/center][/font][hr]
Warpy
(111,338 posts)but the Black Panthers in the 60s and 70s were instrumental at keeping the lid on the worst of the rioting. They ran a store near my flat and would offer to escort me home. I said I didn't think it was necessary but one stationed himself outside the store to make sure I got there whenever I went to their store. It's probably the worst neighborhood I've ever lived in, but I had a way to escape it. Most of the people who lived there didn't.
FWIW, I never had any trouble there.
I've always had a great deal of admiration for the Black Panthers. The present group is telling me that is not ill placed.
VanGoghRocks
(621 posts)threat facing the U.S." (or words to that effect, paraphrasing from memory). To me, Hoover's words have always functioned as a contrarian stamp of approval on the BPP and their activities. Have not studied them in detail, but I know they ran free breakfast programs for hungry kids and that right there gets them a huge shot of admiration from me.
mulsh
(2,959 posts)The guy is Sarah Palin in a suit with out her intelligence and charm. Does any one know who's pockets this grifter is in?
I never thought I'd use the words "intelligence" and "charm" in a description of Ms. Palin.
VanGoghRocks
(621 posts)in Ferguson (borrowing a line from George Bernard Shaw).
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Has the riot squad steroid crowd figured out that they're not allowed to order people to turn off their cameras? Has anyone broke the news to them yet?