Police arrest 16 outside Ferguson police station; 15 from outside area

[loyalsister]

I wonder how much impact outsiders had on the unraveling of peaceful conditions.

On Saturday morning, St. Louis County Police revised the total arrests from 15 to 16, and included a breakdown of where the protesters were from. Of the 16 arrested, nine were from New York; three from the Chicago area; two from California; one from Iowa and one from Berkeley in suburban St. Loius

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/police-arrest-outside-ferguson-police-station-from-outside-area/article_02e39345-5fba-539a-8262-998b9c2be232.html

[Kalidurga]

1. Most of it my guess

The locals were guarding the businesses from outside agitators.

[loyalsister]

2. That's what I was thinking

The NAACP is really trying to keep things peaceful.

[Live and Learn]

3. Irrelevant in this case since it was a peaceful protest and all captured on stream.

Many of the arrested were women. Anyone watching the streams can attest that there was no violence.

I understand your point and agree that some outsiders have been responsible for a few incidents in Ferguson as have the police themselves. The people of Ferguson have been remarkably restrained and quite active day in and day out.

But I believe many of the outsiders are there to peacefully support the cause too.

[loyalsister]

4. But I believe many of the outsiders are there to peacefully support the cause too

I think that's true. Counting the outsiders serves to illuminate the potential dame some have done and it also shows that support is coming from a lot of areas.

[Live and Learn]

5. True, I just wanted to point out that there was no violence, looting

or damage done during the protest even though there were arrests.

[Wella]

6. Thanks for pointing that out

One could read the OP title another way.

[loyalsister]

7. Thanks

Details matter.