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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Wed Aug 13, 2014, 05:33 AM Aug 2014

Nine charged with looting-related felonies in Ferguson

A total of nine people have been charged with felonies in connection with looting that took place Monday following protest over the shooting of Michael Brown, St. Louis County authorities reported.

The following suspects were charged with felony burglary for breaking into Princess Beauty Supply, 6911 West Florissant Road, for the purpose of stealing:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nine-charged-with-looting-related-felonies-in-ferguson/article_e6d5b21e-8385-51e1-9a75-996d73dd08a1.html

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Nine charged with looting-related felonies in Ferguson (Original Post) Sherman A1 Aug 2014 OP

That first day the police stood by and watched people loot. Sunlei Aug 2014 #1

I think they were smart to let the emotion to settle down some yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #2

They could have parked and stood in front of the store district, instead of in peoples faces. Sunlei Aug 2014 #3

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

1. That first day the police stood by and watched people loot.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 05:39 AM

Aug 2014

So many police and so many police cars, why didn't they choose a parking/standing place by the neighborhood stores not the homes?

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

2. I think they were smart to let the emotion to settle down some

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 06:29 AM

Aug 2014

The population of the city was very upset and wanted to show that. The police getting involved would have made it worse and possibly cause some deaths. Now that things have settled (SOME), now they can analyze everything and arrest those that looted the stores and homes.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

3. They could have parked and stood in front of the store district, instead of in peoples faces.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 06:39 AM

Aug 2014

Tiny, a couple of stores -15 districts of police- could have prevented 9 (NINE!) crimes.

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