Minutes after reports of tear gas being deployed in Ferguson hit Twitter, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon issued a late night tweet asking Ferguson to “show the world that we can protest peacefully and passionately.” The message was, obviously, received too late by those demonstrators hurling bottles at police.
.@GovJayNixon Directing this at the militia with sniper rifles and sound cannons?
— Michael P. Anton (@mdotanton) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon u are an idiot!! call off ur goons!! worthless excuse of a human!!
— Occupy Rosario (@Occupyrosario1) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon Yes, let's show the world…by not firing on peaceful protestors.
— nola (@nolapfau) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon stop acting like your helping. You act like the National Guards have been leading these protests.
— a known gay (@gaysquib) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/occbaystreet/status/501580105710186496
@GovJayNixon how about you pull your abusive corrupt cops out of there #Ferguson
— Adam (@AIElite34) August 19, 2014
Man GTFOH RT "@GovJayNixon: Let's show the world that we can protest peacefully & passionately. Let's keep #Ferguson safe tonight"
— big b ?? (@busyxb) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon after the curfew you enacted – your words are hollow.
— I am George Floyd. (@the_jizzle) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon Get your moron army out of there!
— wormbolt (@wormbolt) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon r u not watching!!! Hello where the hell is the national reserves we have reports of gun fire & rocks yet ur still foolish wow
— Jen MM Brown (@montague7275) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/dannyboi965/status/501580216943132675
@GovJayNixon Oh STFU. Jesus.
— The Lisa of Wines (@omyword) August 19, 2014
@GovJayNixon You make me ashamed to be a Democrat.
— The Lisa of Wines (@omyword) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/edengodbee/status/501580279987707905
.@GovJayNixon The people of #Ferguson’s safety rests squarely on your shoulders and you are failing. The world is watching.
— Aimee Giese (@Greeblehaus) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/allanbrauer/status/501580724546187264
@GovJayNixon Please get a grip on your police so your citizens can continue to be peaceful. The world is indeed watching.
— TinyFrighteningWoman (@Baba_Lilith) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/allanbrauer/status/501580424330498048
Speaking of goons …
CNN showing protesters putting a dumpster, portapotties in the street as police crack down by the QuikTrip. #Ferguson
— Patrick deHahn (@patrickdehahn) August 19, 2014
Lighting a building on fire
— Alice Speri (@alicesperi) August 19, 2014
https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/501582226677833728
Update:
St. Louis County police official says officers are facing 360 degree gunfire. No police wounded. 3 others said to be hit by gunshots.
— ChuckGoudie (@ChuckGoudieABC7) August 19, 2014
"Get in your car and please leave. There were shots being fired." — Officer to the media #Ferguson
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) August 19, 2014
#BREAKING: Police advancing on crowd. Guns drawn. Media ordered to stay in taped off area. #Ferguson #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/dYm16HNksR
— Eli Rosenberg NBC10 Boston (@EliNBCBoston) August 19, 2014