JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The cost of security for protests in Ferguson and the St. Louis area following the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer is estimated to be more than $12.5 million.
State budget director Linda Luebbering on Wednesday released updated cost estimates for the Missouri National Guard and State Highway Patrol’s work.
Nixon activated the guard and increased the highway patrol’s presence in the St. Louis area ahead of a grand jury’s Nov. 24 decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
State figures show the guard had $7.1 million in costs, including for salaries, meals, fuel and supplies as of Wednesday.
The patrol had more than $5.3 million in expenses.
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That will nothing to the millions it will cost you on civil lawsuits and penalties
They will have to lower taxes on the rich to pay for it.
Well if the police dept wants to blame someone they need look no further than in the mirror. They handled this in an atrocious manner and escalated this by coming at the protesters in a militarized fashion which just exacerbated and increased the anger. Gee who could have seen that happening? A lot of people need to lose their jobs. For a start the top cop and the prosecutor both need to go.
So, just exactly how much is Michael Brown’s life worth?
You damn worthless dogs.Shut up and send the bill to Darren Wilson and when he says he can’t pay, lock him for being a vagrant. Maybe next time you won’t let a ignorant untrained hillbilly carry a gun and a badge.
Oh, and Merry Christmas!
If the death of Michael Brown finally causes white Americans to understand that racism still exists, then just maybe the cost in dollars is money well spent. If they want to send the bill somewhere, just look up the address for DA McCulloch. He’s as much to blame as Officer “I feared for my life” Wilson.