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 |  Subject: So much for statist pig 'protection': Store owners "got no response" after calling police to report their business was under attack  Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:47 am | |
| Confronting new images are emerging of some residents in the riot-hit town of Ferguson, Misssouri, exercising their right to bear arms in an attempt to protect their businesses from looting.
It comes amid reports looters were being "met with little resistance" by "gun-shy" police in the St. Louis suburb where racial tensions exploded over the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
Store owners in #Ferguson say they're going to start defending themselves against looters. pic.twitter.com/YvP9xFEtA2
— Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) August 16, 2014
Following days of vandalism and race-tinged violence where protesters clashed with local, state and federal police forces, looters have seized the opportunity to rob businesses and burn them to the ground.
Local media reports suggest police have stopped confronting looters after attacks by large groups who have hurtled rocks, molotov cocktails and more at police, causing at least two injuries to officers.
Sam's Meat Market was trashed. Owner arrived (with his guns) to two looters inside. Talked them out. #Fergusonriot pic.twitter.com/tcxNGD2iSi
— Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) August 16, 2014
According to Fox News, two store owners "got no response" after calling police to report their business was under attack, adding to a reporter's testimony that police drove past stores being looted and "did not respond".
In response, many store owners have been seen arming themselves in an attempt to protect their businesses and livelihoods, many with assault rifles.
Social media has been abuzz with support for the business owners taking action as police continue to stand by, while others have questioned why police are failing to protect their citizens.
The real victims in #Ferguson? Business owners whose shops were looted/burned by opportunist thugs pretending to give a damn about justice.
— Rob Jones (@robjones3030) August 17, 2014
No curfew needed. No militarized police force needed. Let armed business owners protect their own property. Problem solved. #Ferguson
— Chris Velcro (@Velcro108) August 16, 2014
If I am a #Ferguson business owner right now I have to be asking why I have to be armed protecting my store instead of police #protect&serve
— Matthew Galen (@MatthewGalen) August 16, 2014
I support armed business owners guarding their businesses. #Ferguson
— Jennifer McEyerish (@EyerishLass225) August 16, 2014
Brown's death stirred racial tensions in the majority black suburb with an overwhelmingly white police force and renewed a national debate about relations between law enforcement and African-Americans.
It also called into question the use of heavy-handed policing in response to protesters.
The governor of the US state of Missouri has since declared a state of emergency and curfew following days of unrest.
"To protect the people and property of Ferguson today, I signed an order declaring a state of emergency and ordering implementation of a curfew in the impacted area of Ferguson," Governor Jay Nixon told reporters.
"This is not to silence the people of Ferguson or this region -- or others -- but to contain those who are drowning out the voice of the people with their actions."
During his press conference Nixon was repeatedly interrupted by locals angered by an apparent lack of accountability for the largely white police force responsible for Brown's death in the majority black area.
"Excuse me, governor, you need to charge that police officer with murder," said one, referring to the white officer who shot Brown. The comments were met with echoes of "Yeah!"
"Call for an investigation," said another, as palpable anger and frustration simmered in the church hall where the briefing took place. "Where's the indictment?"
Others demanded that police guard their homes and businesses.
"What we're doing now is not who we are," Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson, in charge of restoring peace to the restive town, said as he sought to calm the press conference.
"Yelling at each other is not going to solve that.
"I don't care who you are, how old you are, and I don't care if you were peaceful protesters last night or a rioter rioting, you'll still get the same answers. Tonight we will enforce it with curfew. We won't enforce it with trucks and tear gas. We'll communicate and tell you... it's time to go home."
- Renewed unrest -
The trooper put in charge of tamping swirling racial tensions in this St Louis suburb vowed to stay "as long as it takes," after one person was shot and seven arrested in fresh violence.
Captain Ron Johnson apologised for a white police officer's shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, which caused long-simmering tensions to spill over for more than a week since his death in Ferguson, home to a black majority.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/24741628/missouri-declares-state-of-emergency-curfew-after-looting/
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