The police, meanwhile, who have a new chief and a new mandate for reform after a blistering Justice Department report came out in March, won praise from at least some observers for acting with restraint and employing de-escalation techniques during anniversary events.
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Larry Miller, 58, organizer of the protest group Ferguson Freedom Fighters, said it was clear the latest round of demonstrations was dying down.
Stenger said in a statement that the state of emergency has helped keep the peace. Appearing on MSNBC with a long beard, he has vowed not to shave until he feels justice has been served.
The shooting and a subsequent video of Harris – prone, handcuffed and wearing a bloodied shirt – on social media provoked new concern about turmoil in Ferguson, the scene of occasionally violent protests and National Guard deployments after the August 9, 2014, death of Michael Brown. He was not convinced much had been accomplished.
Louis. Some demonstrators threw water bottles and other debris at officers.
McGuire says protesters and officers talked throughout the night, and officers didn’t have to wear the riot gear of the past several nights or remove protesters from the roadway. Not only are African-American men more likely to be stopped and arrested by police for minor infractions such as loitering or traffic violations, they are also more likely to be charged by prosecutors and to receive more severe sentences than whites convicted of similar crimes.
Harris’ father has denied that his son had a gun.
“I commend the professionalism of our St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, our police department, and the outstanding work done by all officers involved in protecting life, property and peace”.
A state of emergency, declared on Monday, is still in effect, as protesters have been marching and staging acts of civil disobedience since Sunday, which marked the one-year anniversary of Brown’s killing by Darren Wilson, a white police officer.
St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri.
“It comes back to experience”, he said.
Jackson is one of a number of changes in the upper echelons of power in Ferguson since Brown’s shooting previous year. Louis County police spokesman Sgt. In addition, authorities said three police officers were injured, two after being pepper-sprayed and one who was hit in the face by a rock.
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Oath Keepers members previously showed up in Ferguson in November after a grand jury declined to indict Wilson in Brown’s death, saying they stationed themselves along several downtown rooftops to protect businesses from rioters and looters. “We’re starting to see the fruits of what happened a year ago”.
