Looters threaten reporters with knives and Molotov cocktails; now they want police action [photos, video]

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500527282436714498

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500527793789468673

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/500544903613792256

As late Friday night/early morning wears on, the scene in Ferguson has degenerated quickly. Reporters have been tweeting about looters threatening them verbally and with assorted weapons.

Some people want to believe the thugs are really police.

@ByronTau @ryanjreilly I wonder if they are under cover cops initiating a violence. It's not unheard of. They did it during occupy protest

— Corrupt Nation (@Otiose_murders) August 16, 2014

But this is happening: Looters are grabbing liquor and lottery tickets by the fistful.

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500539782276317184

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500542079198838784

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/500541820691296256

Here comes a knife:

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/500543877200510976

Here comes a punk:

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/500545099936174081

Hey, hey, ho, ho, the lottery tickets have got to go:

Justice! Fairness! Lottery tickets and booze! those are all synonymous, right? https://t.co/ei0IEw8sdq

— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) August 16, 2014

Hello, Molotov:

https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/500542995947868160

https://twitter.com/TheMadHessian/status/500544479448023040

https://twitter.com/StLNetworkGuru/status/500533111407804416

https://twitter.com/petertinti/status/500527612326719488

Damned if they do, damned if they don’t:

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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/500547737440768000

This is what looting looks and sounds like. http://t.co/a2DzT4kaco

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 16, 2014

@mattdpearce call the police #Ferguson #911

— Sal (@SundevilSal) August 16, 2014

Young guys slipping into the Ferguson meat market again. This is still going. Cops haven't (apparently) budged.

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 16, 2014

@mattdpearce Cops can't be called criminals then be expected to act as heroes so swiftly

— Wear a mask! MSN-Ed, RN, EMTP (@emtchip) August 16, 2014

https://twitter.com/Sinixstar/status/500543982821076992

Tried to get to the police line to ask them what they're doing. Demonstration leaders begged me not to go further, to draw a crowd.

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) August 16, 2014

Touché.:

@mattdpearce I don't blame them for not speaking to the press.

— Alamo Nation (@Alamo_Nation) August 16, 2014

Well, @ShimonPro you journalists have been complaining about strong police presence for days, now you complain there is not enough?

— Mary Forbes ??✝️ (@MaryForbes14) August 16, 2014

Previous Twitchy coverage of Ferguson.