Ferguson, Mo., police — who had been accused earlier this week of responding to rioters in an overly aggressive manner — decided to back off last night and early this morning. The result was entirely predictable:
This is what a looted store looks like. @FOX2now #ferguson pic.twitter.com/4ZNGExzqLQ
— George Sells (@GeorgeSells) August 16, 2014
#breakingnews looters destroy #Ferguson Mkt; no police responding; MO St PD ordered STL Co: stand down @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/8RnNWIsKT0
— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) August 16, 2014
Damage-looting at #Ferguson beauty supp and Ferg Mkt & liq. State PD drove by without stopping @FOX2now owners livid pic.twitter.com/e42pv7azM4
— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) August 16, 2014
The cellular phone store looters took over #ferguson pic.twitter.com/OtPt7y8lmw
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014
Where were the cops during all this?
.@MichaelCalhoun: 20+ people out of hand at McDonald's, no police response. Maybe if there were reporters there, they'd move in? #Ferguson
— Gloria Lloyd (@glorialloyd) August 16, 2014
Have been here for over an hour and there has been absolutely no police engagement at all. #Ferguson
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014
Sam's Meat Market owner tells @FOX2now: he saw his store being looted on TV, 911 shrugged him off. No response. #Ferguson (1/2)
— Gloria Lloyd (@glorialloyd) August 16, 2014
This is supposed to be America land of the free. Where the cops at he says to protect us. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/Rsr1VwbcTg
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014
Store owners showing up to find there stores damaged. They're not happy with police not stopping looters #ferguson pic.twitter.com/OfjcdabBzF
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014
Owners of SAMs Meat Market defending their store because they say police won't. @FOX2now #ferguson pic.twitter.com/TTG2eaCw5d
— George Sells (@GeorgeSells) August 16, 2014
In #Ferguson, police are turning around armored vehicles
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 16, 2014
“We were just waiting for them to leave” Looter in #Fergurson celebrating the police turning around.
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 16, 2014
Sign at #Ferguson Mkt after looters ransacked the store, with police driving by, not responding via @andybankertv pic.twitter.com/AQKsHksS2f
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) August 16, 2014
By the time I arrived, the police were gone, as were the tear gas and smoke. Based on previous nights, that seemed strange. #Ferguson
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 16, 2014
This was posted at 5:26 am, presumably long after the looters returned to their homes.
Police checking on store owners. A little too late they say. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/yPPKceVFN3
— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014
On the bright side, at least nobody was complaining about militarization of the police last night.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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