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| Storeowner Robbed By Mike Brown, Robbed Again Last Night |
| 2014-11-26 |
 [Weasel Zippers] Some very interesting comments. I see the police made a special effort to protect gov't buildings. Private business places, not so much.Actually, listening to the Missouri State Police scanner last night, firefighters were held back from buildings which were fully involved, or near which gunfire could be heard. Since government buildings have little to offer in the way of loot, once looters were done with a business, the looters lit them up. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #14 Looking at random after action videos of Fergistan, the police presence around the burnt out buildings is impressive; where were they before the matches were lit? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-11-26 19:52 |
| #13 To be frank the store owner should have taken whatever insurance money he got after the first riots and moved the heck away from the area. I mean really, who didn't see this coming? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-11-26 15:01 |
| #12 Many on the ground there are speculating that Holder or Champ leaned on him The MO Lt. Governor made this charge publicly. (so much for message discipline!) The Gov, in a burst of fiery righteous anger, denied it was a political decision. However, he did not actually come out and say yes or no that BO & Co leaned on him. I can understand wanting to minimize police presence to reduce tension. But you can judge the results of that idea for yourself. Given the presence of outside agitators as well as the level of feeling, a show of force might have kept the lid on. At the very least, you would have some manpower to contain the chaos. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-11-26 14:37 |
| #11 Look on the bright side. It wasn't burned. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2014-11-26 14:13 |
| #10 Any word yet from the Governor as to why he held the NG back the first night? Many on the ground there are speculating that Holder or Champ leaned on him so the black criminals could 'burn the bitch down.' Would like to hear his Gov'norness refute that; so far only crickets. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-11-26 14:05 |
| #9 MOST BUSINESSES DESTROYED IN FERGUSON MINORITY OWNED |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-11-26 13:40 |
| #8 I don't know what the fire codes, and enforcement of, are in Furgy, but I have seen many a safety video of commercial strips being death traps on a good day, with interconnected roof elements. On a good day, once a building is involved and there is no longer any chance of patients, it is a surround and drown situation. Also as a guideline, operations should start after the police have secured the area - usually a traffic and gawkers hazard. You want a firefighter to go into an active riot and put out fire, they need one of those Airport rigs, up-armored, with a 3" monitor capable of putting out 1/10 second bursts, and remote re-filling. While I'm at it, a flash-bang system. Now, you wanna talk about a Martin Mars mission, call it in. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-11-26 12:11 |
| #7 Lambert's in Sikeston, Mo. has been a stopping point for us many times over the years. Great fun. Paducah, Ky isn't too far away, either. Nice town, good people, good restaurants (plus, my wife occasionally quilts - the 'National Quilt Museum' is there). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-11-26 08:57 |
#6  Not been there in years, but Lambert's isn't too far south. If you left there hungry, it was your own fault. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-26 08:27 |
| #5 Shemwell's in downtown Cairo (what's left of it, anyway) has some gooooood BBQ. 'Atmosphere' isn't top-shelf, but the food is really good and the folks are friendly. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-11-26 08:11 |
| #4 and turn it into Cairo (Illinois). Now you're talking true garden spot. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-26 07:44 |
| #3 Or business owners could move out of Ferguson, and turn it into Cairo (Illinois). The community and region are working to stop abandonment of the city, restore its architectural landmarks, and develop heritage tourism focusing on its history, to bring new opportunities to the community. The city faces many significant socio-economic challenges for the remaining population, including poverty, crime, issues in education, unemployment and rebuilding its tax base. Wikipedia |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-11-26 07:42 |
| #2 See what you started? If you just gave sh*t away, none of this ever would have happened. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-11-26 07:34 |
| #1 He doesn't count. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-11-26 01:06 |