ferguson

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Quite simply, if there is civil unrest, your job is to stop it.

Tactics weren't changed because a militarized response wasn't called for, it's because they had an alternative.

Actually your job is to prevent it in the first place.

I'm pretty sure that the reaction in Ferguson had a lot to do with a a failure on the part of the Police due to a history of overly oppressive tactics.