Missouri Governor Declares State Of Emergency, Curfew In Ferguson

[Missourian]

12:28 AM
Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche
Police: "The line is advancing as we are pulling back." #Ferguson

 

[Missourian]

12:29 AM
Rory Carroll @rorycarroll72
#ferguson defies curfew amid thunderstorm + lightning. 'Fuck tha police.' Cops watch from distance. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvN45A8CcAAB5P3.jpg

 

[Missourian]

12:30 AM
Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche
Dozens of police officers are walking toward Ferguson Ave and West Florissant Ave vine.co/v/M3MtOUOnzIB

 

[Gracie]

Shoot 'em.

 

[Missourian]

12:32 AM
Alice Speri @alicesperi
"What's happening in #Ferguson is not your typical protest situation, this is very different" says legal observer

 

[Missourian]

12:31 AM
Danny Wicentowski @D_Towski
Cops withdrawing from positions, moving back to staging area at Ferguson ave. #Ferguson

 

[Missourian]

12:33 AM
Danny Wicentowski @D_Towski
Man shouts "They scared! They scared! They armed, we armed!" #Ferguson

 

[Gracie]

12:33 AM
Danny Wicentowski @D_Towski
Man shouts "They scared! They scared! They armed, we armed!" #Ferguson

And that is it in a nutshell. They scared. We win. Let's loot. Fuck michael brown and fuck the cop. We want STUFF!

 

[Missourian]

12:36 AM
Julie Bosman @juliebosman
Crowd begins moving up West Florissant, chanting. "No justice, no curfew." Police seem ready. #Ferguson

 

[Gracie]

I wonder how many Black Panthers are leading the charge.

 

[Missourian]

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  12:40 AM
  Alice Speri @alicesperi
  Police tanks moving up #Ferguson
  
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  12:40 AM
  Jon Swaine @jonswaine
  Police advancing in Ferguson
  

 

[Missourian]

Well, now we know why St Louis Police are militarized.

 

[Missourian]

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  12:42 AM
  Julie Bosman @juliebosman
  Police announce through speaker that protesters are subject to "arrest and/or other actions."
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  12:41 AM
  Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly
  Trooper warning journalists they will be arrested if they cross out of zone. #Ferguson
  

Reports coming too fast to read now.

 

[Missourian]

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  12:43 AM
  Alice Speri @alicesperi
  If you don't leave you face arrest "and/or other action" #Ferguson
  
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  12:43 AM
  Julie Bosman @juliebosman
  Too many cops to count. One just ordered "Prepare to move forward!"
  

 

[Missourian]

12:44 AM
Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly
Police moving forward very slowly #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvN8cUUIMAEdkuy.jpg

 

[Missourian]

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  12:45 AM
  Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly
  There are approximately 70 officer moving forward now putting on gas masks #Ferguson
  
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  12:45 AM
  Julie Bosman @juliebosman
  Police shout "Gas! Gas! Gas!"
  
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  12:45 AM
  Matt Pearce @mattdpearce
  "GAS! GAS! GAS!" Here we go.
  
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  12:45 AM
  Alice Speri @alicesperi
  "We have the right to assemble peacefully" "Fuck the curfew" #Ferguson
  

 

[Missourian]

Looks exactly like before State Police were in charge...same tactics deployed.

 

[Missourian]

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  12:48 AM
  Matt Pearce @mattdpearce
  There's the gas, three canisters.
  
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  12:48 AM
  Umar Lee @STLAbuBadu
  Tear gas fired #Ferguson
  
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  12:48 AM
  Jon Swaine @jonswaine
  Gas fired
  
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  12:48 AM
  joelcurrier @joelcurrier
  Some people now hopping in cars and tearing outta here. #Ferguson
  
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  12:48 AM
  Trymaine Lee @trymainelee
  Police just fired tear gas
  
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  12:48 AM
  Danny Wicentowski @D_Towski
  Police fire tear gas #Ferguson
  
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  12:48 AM
  Julie Bosman @juliebosman
  Tear gas.
  

 

[Gracie]

Arrest the whole lot of them. Journalists as well.

Buncha losers.

 

[Ibentoken]

Bust some heads.