At first the rioting was only in the “sleepy” St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Now, the angry crowds have moved on to downtown St. Louis where moments ago a group of angry protesters rallied at Kiener Plaza.
Right now: #Ferguson rally at Kiener Plaza downtown #StL – chants of “hey hey ho ho, the Nat’l Guard has got to go” http://ift.tt/1uPm5T1
— Chris Stanford (@StanfordKMOV) August 18, 2014
…. and then marched on to Governor Nixon’s office chanting “the National Guard has got to go.”
Protesters march towards Gov Nixon’s #StL office chanting “the Nat’l Guard has got to go” #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1uP8pqZ
— Chris Stanford (@StanfordKMOV) August 18, 2014
Unfortunately for the protesters, they hadn’t made a prior appointment, and were therefore not admitted into the building:
Protesters aren’t being let in, security told me they’re not here on “official business” – #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1At8LUx
— Chris Stanford (@StanfordKMOV) August 18, 2014
… while several people from the crowd were promptly arrested, such as this little old lady, who apparently is 90 year old Hedy Epstein, a Holocaust survivor.
Several protesters just arrested downtown #StL including this woman for “blocking the entrance” #ferguson http://ift.tt/1o71b9l
— Chris Stanford (@StanfordKMOV) August 18, 2014
And it’s not even dark yet.
Meanwhile in Ferguson, things are just warming up.
Front of the march in #Ferguson http://ift.tt/1At8Ojg
— Anonymous Operations (@YourAnonGlobal) August 18, 2014
With the National Guard watching and waiting:
National guard troops deployed on roofs #ferguson http://ift.tt/1At8Ojk Via @ShimonPro
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) August 18, 2014
Even if not many others are allowed to – presenting public enemy #1 (aside from Putin of course):
Getty photographer Scott Olson, just now arrested in #Ferguson, has taken some of the defining images of the conflict http://ift.tt/1uPm4hI
— PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) August 18, 2014
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1w2GkOn Tyler Durden