Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Orders More National Guard Troops To Ferguson

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2014 file photo Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks in Ferguson, Mo., following the police shooting of Michael Brown. Nixon drew some criticism in the days immediately after the shooting for keepin... FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2014 file photo Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon speaks in Ferguson, Mo., following the police shooting of Michael Brown. Nixon drew some criticism in the days immediately after the shooting for keeping a low profile, but he soon moved to the forefront, putting state police in charge of security and then calling in the National Guard to help quell the violence. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) MORE LESS
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on Tuesday ordered additional National Guardsmen to help maintain order after the violence that erupted in Ferguson, Mo, the Associated Press reported.

The chaos broke out after prosecutor Robert McCulloch revealed that the grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for his fatal shooting of black unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the AP reported.

Monday night’s violence resulted in more than 80 arrests and several businesses being set on fire.

Nixon announced that he was calling in more National Guard troops to supplement the efforts of law enforcement, but he didn’t reveal how many additional troops would be called in or how long they would stay in Ferguson.

Chief Jon Belmar of the St. Louis County police said that he would like an additional 10,000 officers.

“I don’t think we can prevent folks who really are intent on destroying a community,” Belmar said.

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  1. Dude wants 10,000 troops??? That’s like…enough to stop ISIS. Damn he must really be afraid.

    BTW,

    Is ISIS still beheading people? We kind of forgot about Iraq and started focusing on our own problems. This is the exact reason why we should not be meddling in the affairs of Middle Eastern governments.

  2. “I don’t think we can prevent folks who really are intent on destroying a community,” Belmar said.

    What makes me want to laugh, cry or both is that I honestly don’t know whether he means the rioters or the cops.

  3. And what he really should be afraid of is some young National Guardsman losing his cool and pulling the trigger.

    Go ask the governor of Ohio from the 70s. Having the National Guardsman gunning down civilians in the street is horrible for political futures.

    But I can easily see a “we spend X dollars on these guardsman, and we only killed 4 of the SOBs” comment emerging from this, just like the governor of Ohio let slip after Kent State.

  4. Which proves he cannot handle the situation .

  5. Jesus. If the protests were in Jay Nixon’s neighborhood, they’d be shooting people already.

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