Battle wrote:PDad wrote:as the world turns wrote:PDad wrote:Do you really believe the troublemakers are all locals and represent all the residents?
umm, 59 of 61 arrested were local.
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/of-61-people-arrested-overnight-in-ferguson-unrest-59-were-st-louis-locals/
I don't see any mention of why they were arrested and doubt any of them were arrested for setting fires. Also, being from St Louis doesn't mean they're from the local neighborhood(s) that will be impacted by the arson and looting.
I cringed when I heard people calling for civil disobedience beforehand. Most specified nonviolence, but they weren't specific enough.
With a lot of business owners living in the back of their stores these days, I'm really surprised that someone didn't get killed over home invasion.
They did exactly what Mike Brown's stepfather wanted them to do:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/25/watch-browns-stepdad-urges-crowd-to-burn-property/70095818/