I work in Clayton, MO - St. Louis County’s seat, and the scene of some of last year’s tamer “social justice” demonstrations. Earlier this week, I talked to the chief body guard of the (now-former) St. Louis County executive. Per the bodyguard (a St. Louis County cop privy - due to his regular proximity to the county exec - to personal and phone conversations not intended for the peasants), the decision to let Ferguson burn last November “came from way above the governor.” After a few seconds, I asked: “The White House?” “Yep,” the bodyguard replied. “Obama told the governor and the county executive to “let ‘em vent.” And that’s why we just stood by like fools and let them do whatever they wanted. Obama wanted to let ‘em vent.”
In Detroit, chief Craig’s strategy has been a zero tolerance policy and its working. It also helps that the city government stays out of his way.
There have been protests but he knows who the local agitators are and he knows who the outsiders are and he arrests them at the first sign of trouble. Says he’ll arrest them for littering or jaywalking if that’s what it takes and he can hold them for up to 72 hours.
The call did come from the Obama administration and Jerimiah Jay Nixon was made promises but after it went south he was left twisting in the wind.
There are others with first hand knowledge of this but they either have not come forward or have be silenced.
Nixon is a dirty rat bastard.
Nixon is/was directly responsible for the Missouri CCW records being sent to the DOJ against the Missouri law. The evidence was presented to the Kansas City Star and they (The Star) covered for him once again. The Star is a filthy rag as well.