Missouri Governor Activates National Guard

[hue]

Source: abcNEWS

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in advance of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.

Nixon said Monday that the National Guard would assist state and local police as needed, in case there is civil unrest when the grand jury's decision is announced.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/missouri-governor-activates-national-guard-26975108

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This does not look good.

[99th_Monkey]

1. Crap. K&R for exposure. nt

[AnalystInParadise]

2. 12-48 Hours

I would assume......

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. How does he already know the verdict? Racist assholes!!

[Gore1FL]

27. There is a window before the information is released publically.

I work with people who are on the list. I don't know if they received word or not. They aren't allowed to say.

[PatrynXX]

4. the Govenor should be arrested for inciting a riot :(

the only violent people there today will be the KKK who just lost their twitter account. um all day.. even the second one I guess

[AnalystInParadise]

11. Targets is probably not the best word choice

n/t

[GusBob]

13. That list is not all targets?

some are donors, some are sanctuaries and some are hospitals. ???

I'm like, why would veterans for peace be a "target"?

[Kingofalldems]

15. Clever.

Looks like 'Targets' was your choice.

[Matt_in_STL]

22. This list is being passed around, however....

There is no proof of this list at the Facebook link. A page called "The Gateway Pundit" published this list and a map but it doesn't seem to show up anywhere else. Also published was a quote that looting and violence may be necessary, attributed to a random Ferguson protester but the link provided for that goes nowhere. Someone is stirring up shit and hoping it catches on.

[Dont call me Shirley]

25. Thanks for posting the list of vile bigots, racists and hate monsters.

[Gore1FL]

28. I've only seen the list on a right wing blog site.

I couldn't locate the list at Facebook or anywhere else.

[Kingofalldems]

41. Because it isn't.

Someone's been busted.

[arcane1]

42. Same here, I did not see it anywhere at that link and the poster should be ashamed

[Seedersandleechers]

6. They have been preparing

the citizens for a week now via the media. They know the grand jury is going to NOT going to indict.

[1StrongBlackMan]

7. Just for to get in early on ...

an up-coming headline ...

[nichomachus]

10. And, lest we forget, Jackson State

Just a few days later

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_killings

A group of around a hundred African-American students had gathered on Lynch Street (named after John R. Lynch), which bisected the campus, on the evening of Thursday, May 14 to protest the United States invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.[2] By around 9:30 p.m. the students had started fires, thrown rocks at motorists and overturned vehicles, including a large truck. Firefighters dispatched to the scene quickly requested police support.

The police responded in force. At least 75 Jackson police units from the city of Jackson and the Mississippi Highway Patrol[3] attempted to control the crowd while the firemen extinguished the fires. After the firefighters had left the scene, shortly before midnight, the police moved to disperse the crowd then gathered in front of Alexander Hall, a women's dormitory.

Advancing to within 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) of the crowd, at roughly 12:05 a.m., officers opened fire on the dormitory.[4] The exact cause of the shooting and the moments leading up to it are unclear. Authorities claim they saw a sniper on one of the building's upper floors and were being sniped in all directions. Later two city policemen and one state patrolman reported minor injuries from flying glass,[5] and an FBI search for evidence of sniper fire was negative.[6] The students say they did not provoke the officers. The gunfire lasted for 30 seconds, and at least 140 shots were fired by a reported 40 state highway patrolmen using shotguns from 30 to 50 feet. Every window on the narrow side of the building facing Lynch Street was shattered.[5]

The crowd scattered and a number of people were trampled or cut by falling glass. Phillip Lafayette Gibbs, 21, a junior, and James Earl Green, 17, a senior and miler[5] at nearby Jim Hill High School, were killed; twelve others were wounded. Gibbs was killed near Alexander Hall by buckshot, while Green was killed behind the police line in front of B. F. Roberts Hall, also with a shotgun.

[1StrongBlackMan]

12. I debated on which to post ...

I thought I'd cast as wide a net as possible, since some here can only relate when it involves them.

[nichomachus]

14. I think Jackson State was worse (although both were horrific)

The Jackson State incident seemed more planned on the part of the police -- and there was the example of Kent State a few days earlier that should have led the police to back off a little.

However, I think the fact that Kent State happened first made it stick more in people's mind. It was a watershed moment that galvanized a lot of people and exposed the government for what it was.

I was an anti-war activist in the late '60s. We had demos and peace vigils, etc. and got a few people. The numbers were increasing by 1970. But the demo we had after Kent State was just overwhelming. So, the incident at Jackson State became kind of a "Oh, no, not again moment." (I'm not denying that there may be some racism involved.) But this is why I always mention the two together. People shouldn't forget.

[BrotherIvan]

8. The thought of that murderer getting away with it just made me ill

Dear lord, when will it stop? No indictment? Not even a trial for fuck's sake? Not even a trial?????

[GeorgeGist]

9. Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,

[Dont call me Shirley]

26. I love that man.

http://m.

[sadoldgirl]

16. If they start to fight the

protesters, they will start a national protest imo.

[jtuck004]

17. You underestimate the hate out there. There will be people who show up with guns to kill black folk.

I promise. And it could spread from there. And then people get to shoot back.

This bunch of ass clowns, the "leaders", have no clue as to what they are fucking with, on both sides. Raging stupid. People egging others on to march into what other people are prepared for. I don't think the black leaders are pushing for a confrontation, but I think it could easily be provoked.

Dumbest tactic ever.

[Gore1FL]

29. That is what scares me

Given the choice between upset protesters and people with "race war" on their bucket list, I'll take upset protesters every time.

[elias49]

18. This doesn't bode well. nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

19. Let's hope he's just being prudent.

[randys1]

33. sigh

[bravenak]

51. Lol!!nt

[Feral Child]

21. You're right, that looks very bad.

I'm beginning to believe they actually want to provoke the population so they can lie and over-react; another excuse to erode our civil rights for our "safety", and another condemnation of our black population. An overall hardworking and responsible folk that have carried the burden of the white conservatives' fear, hatred, and manipulation for centuries.


I'm very upset.

[KingCharlemagne]

23. Sigh. I know this is something of a pipe dream, but I wish President Obama would

federalize the MO National Guard RIGHT NOW!, so as to take them out of Nixon's control. And then task the (federalized) National Guard with disarming all local constabulary forces.

[GGJohn]

54. Pres. Obama could federalize the NG, but he cannot order them to disarm the police,

that would be illegal and trigger a Constitutional crises, just exactly what the repubs would be itching for.

And, BTW, I'll bet alot of the NG are police officers, you think they'll obey any order to disarm their brothers and sisters?

A little critical thinking goes a long way.

[SunSeeker]

24. I don't get it. He's termed out as Gov. Why is he still playing to the racists?

Is Nixon running for something?

[KingCharlemagne]

30. Maybe he's trying to position himself as the 'law-and-order' candidate

for VP in 2016?

What a shitstain this bozo is.

[muriel_volestrangler]

31. Police chief worried about "Black Panthers or communist activists"

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar says they are concerned that the Black Panthers or communist activists might blend in with peaceful protestors and try to hurt police.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/11/17/police-command-worries-about-radicals-when-grand-jury-wraps-up/

Seems to be stuck in the 1960s. Or 50s.

[randys1]

36. And there it is, jesus fucking CHRIST , the WH needs to send in Federal something

This is INSANE, there is NO black panther party, there is NO communist party

[KingCharlemagne]

37. "Hippie punching" probably plays well to the local yahoos - nt

[arcane1]

43. "communist activists"? Is this an economic issue?

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar is a fucking dumb ass. If anyone tries to "blend in with peaceful protestors" it will be HIS COPS!!!!

[Strelnikov_]

53. communist activists . . . what the f'n crap

Dude has one of the 60's versions of "How To Suppress Discontent: For Dummies".

[Lurks Often]

32. Gov Nixon is being cautious and careful

We all hope the National Guard isn't needed, but you don't wait for the shit to hit the fan before you decide to make sure the National Guard is ready.

Doing this now gives the National Guard units time to assemble, do whatever needs to be done to get ready and probably spend sometime brushing up on their riot control training.

Given the high tensions and the potential for problems, it would be extremely irresponsible for Gov Nixon not to have the National Guard ready.

[randys1]

34. Maybe, but what is COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE is a recognized and known racist police

dept in Ferguson and all of MO for that matter be in charge of any of this.

[KingCharlemagne]

35. Will the National Guard ensure that local police aren't violating people's

civil rights or worse? Or maybe the Guard is being activated to prevent massive police violence?



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-quigley/ten-illegal-police-action_b_6171964.html

[AnalystInParadise]

38. I think they are being mobilized

to prevent thuggish behavior by people upset that our justice system appears ready to issue a fair, impartial verdict.

But you don't care about Wilson's innocence if that is what the Grand Jury decides, do you?

[randys1]

39. OH god, how sad...

even when I see it in black and white, i can barely believe it

white privilege is an intoxicating thing

How can this be justice if there was no trial?

[arcane1]

44. Protesting is thuggish now?

I guess I'm a thug too

[Travis_0004]

46. there was a lot of violence last time

Ask the owner of quick trip how peaceful everything was. My hope is everything will be peaceful and the national guard will sit around doing nothing, but after the previous events, I don't see a problem with them being prepared.

[840high]

58. Protesting is not

thuggish but looting is thuggish.

[blackspade]

50. The grand jury doesn't determine 'innocence'

It determines if there is enough evidence to indict.
There is no 'verdict' here.
You seem to be confusing a grand jury with an actual trial.

[Stargazer09]

40. Not good

I think things are going to get ugly.

And another murderer is about to go free.

[wheniwasincongress]

45. When is the verdict expected?

[GGJohn]

55. Grand Juries don't issue verdicts, they determine if there's enough evidence to indict.

[Odin2005]

47. The pigs are getting ready to massacre black people.

[joglee]

48. could this be

Could this be as simple as someone trying to be proactive and prevent another L.A. riot?

I am not saying that is why, but the situations are very similar and if this cop gets off free of murder then it is a possibility(not saying it will happen), and I am sure we all remember how out of hand that got.

60 people died when racist cops got off scott free back then and they could be just wanting to prepare for,the worste case cenario.......but I could also be wrong.

[840high]

56. Nothing wrong in acting

proactively.

[blackspade]

49. This is a bit OTT.....

Unless the PTB have their violence against the protesters planned out already...

[onecaliberal]

52. Guess the supposedly secret grand jury isn't

So secret. How in the name of all that is good does this guy walk?

[blkmusclmachine]

57. So, the cop walks...