(Ferguson MO) Officer Defused Eruptions as Crowds Grew Volatile

[steve2470]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/28/us/officer-defused-eruptions-as-crowds-grew-volatile.html




FERGUSON, Mo. — Late Wednesday, two nights after rioting left blocks of this suburban city in smoldering ruin, a small but angry crowd assembled at the police station on South Florissant Road.

On previous nights, protesters hurled D batteries, bottles of urine and rocks at the police officers and National Guard troops who stood stern-faced behind steel barricades and concrete barriers.

But around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, an unlikely scene unfolded off to the side.

A teenage protester whose face had been hidden behind a ski mask lowered his headgear, approached a police commander and gave him a hug.


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[dembotoz]

1. thank god

[Downwinder]

2. He should be hired as Chief.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Wow, K/R

[A Little Weird]

4. He sounds like the kind of guy who should be a police officer

It's unfortunate that there seem to be so few of them.

[LP2K12]

5. k&r

Nice to see some positive in this situation.