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Curfew now in effect, Midnight to 5 AM http://www.kmov.com/news/national/Governor-declares-State-of-Emergency-curfew-in-Ferguson-271530971.html

The only way to stop a protest once it turns violent is overwhelming force. That's something that has happened throughout history, and there has been no end to violent protests outside of force. Before anything is said, that's not to say that all protests turn violent and should be crushed with force. When the Rodney King riots went unchecked, 53 people died, over 2000 were injured and over $1 billion in property damage was caused. For the most part, the police sat back and did nothing at the beginning, letting it quickly spark into something that required 13,000 military personnel to stop. And it isn't a police state. A police state would have the media censoring these events and anyone speaking out against them getting shot or disappearing. It's been the exact opposite. This has nothing to do with Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman. The police responded to growing demonstrations that resulted in the Quik Trip being looted and burned down. Next, the Quik Trip didn't magically catch fire. Protesters set it on fire. The car wash didn't magically catch on fire Wednesday night. Protestors threw molotov cocktails on it. Some looters were armed with firearms. And you make it sound more dramatic than it was. Police warned people for over an hour to leave the street, which they were in, because it's against the law to obstruct traffic. No civilians were shot with any sort of lethal round, which you seem to be implying. Controlling a riot isn't against international law by the way. Or maybe, with an age of mass communication, things like this become reported more, more people rush to judgement before letting facts or an investigation get in their way, and more people get committed to a cause. This would mean that more large scale events requiring an escalated police force would happen, resulting in more false accusations of a police state. This has nothing to do with the NDAA. So what if they look like military personnel? Airsofters look that way too. That doesn't make police military any more than airsofters. Every single item the police have that is described as militarization, short of flashbangs, tear gas, full auto weapons made past 1986, high intensity lasers and Lenco Bearcats/MRAPs are available to civilians. Of course police will occupy an area. That tends to happen after repeated nights of looting. "GI Joe" isn't going to show up for one person. In case you haven't seen any footage yet, there are hundreds of people looting. One person isn't going to stop that. And these aren't necessarily protests. Protests are organized. Protests have a leader. Protests don't result in violence. Protests especially don't result in local businesses being looted and burned down. So what should happen when people start looting? Should the police do what the Missouri Highway Patrol tried last night, holding hands and singing Kumbaya? I'll give you a hint how it turned out. While the St. Louis County Police was ordered to have its 200 riot officers stand down by the Highway Patrol that had taken charge, the Highway Patrol calmly drove by the looters, not doing anything. In that time period, 5 businesses were looted, 1 person was shot and store owners had to show up with their own guns to chase off the CRIMINALS on their property. So how long should looters go unpunished? How long should they get free reign to destroy peoples' livelihoods? Your hypothetical scenario is not related to the discussion at hand, but I'll entertain it. If people in my neighborhood started burning down businesses and looting stores, then there would be a police response. I'm capable of understanding that actions have consequences. This is not about gun control. Again, using camo and equipment mostly available to civilians isn't a military force. How exactly does attempting to control people before they burn down businesses using less-lethal means equate to China or Russia? Those countries would probably shoot the looters.

Considering that standards for the Pennsylvania State Police are this pathetic and still there are discrimination suits over it, it really is no surprise: http://www.gettysburg.k12.pa.us/webpages/p29386/career_pathways.cfm?subpage=889574

Because the video was minutes after the shooting

The problem with ranks is that for it to be realistic, it would not be action packed. Supervisors/Sergeants/Lieutenants/Police Chiefs don't handle calls in larger departments, they direct what goes on.

My favorite was the woman who was in the shower, thought she heard gun shots and decided that they killed him for no reason solely because of that.

Considering that the LA Riots only had 53 people dying, I would assume the national guard would be called in by now and the city would be in lockdown, especially considering that Louisville only had 51 murders last year.

From my understanding, most of the extreme calls coming in are pranks. IE: Guy firing shots, description of holding and sexually assaulting cat Guy firing assault rifle in the air Group of 30 people in white masks outside mall

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Not only that, the guy was firing a gun at the same time. I told people most of these were pranks.

Again, this is a major city in America. Shots fired calls on friday night are usual. But there are a lot of prank calls coming in of people in masks or threats to buildings. I heard they dispatched homicide some where about an hour ago, but most likely gang related

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Pretty sure they do know, because they are switching to cell phones after they arrive on scene

Like I said, most of the serious calls are turning out to be pranks

Most of it is just prank calls for now. I could see people getting drunk later and lots of misdemeanors later on, besides the usual gang related shootings, but I doubt anything serious would come of this. The biggest threat would be a lacking police response time, but after a minute response to a home invasion with a shotgun, I think they have this covered too.

Police already there. Fastest response time ever

Keep in mind that a lot of these calls probably have nothing to do with the purge and are most likely typical Friday night calls in a major city, but the purge has been occasionally mentioned in relation to calls. A notable one has been a call of teenagers in white masks outside a shopping area.

For those that don't know of "The Purge," it's a movie series based on the concept where crime is legal for a 12 hour period. Some people have taken it literally, with advertisements showing up for the last week showcasing a Purge event in Louisville tonight, not legally of course. http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2014/08/15/amid-louisville-purge-rumors-police-ask-people-report-suspicious-activity-via/14114953/ Scanner Link, large amounts of activity and talk of people committing crimes saying it's part of the Purge: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13853/web There is talk of another event like this happening on August 31 in Jacksonville, Florida: http://www.news4jax.com/news/sheriff-rutherford-responds-to-purge-rumors/27465902

Infowars. Totally a reliable and unbiased source.

The eye witness was an accomplice to the robbery, so he would have very little reason to tell the truth.

Here is a news article containing surveillance video stills of the robbery and the police report of the robbery. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/08/breaking-photos-released-of-suspect-michael-brown-robbing-store-before-shooting/ One thing that should be noted is that the stills from the camera showing Mike Brown, and that the stills from video of the initial aftermath of the shooting, have Mike Brown in the same clothing. Another major item that should be noted is that Dorian Johnson, the second suspect in the robbery, was the friend who was with Mike Brown and is currently the star witness of the lynch mob out for the officer.

Another reason why I hate Windows 8. Same issue here, but besides frequency of crashes, removing mods won't help.

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