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1. That first day the police stood by and watched people loot.

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 05:39 AM

Aug 2014

So many police and so many police cars, why didn't they choose a parking/standing place by the neighborhood stores not the homes?

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Nine charged with looting-related felonies in Ferguson [View all] Sherman A1 Aug 2014 OP

That first day the police stood by and watched people loot. Sunlei Aug 2014 #1

I think they were smart to let the emotion to settle down some yeoman6987 Aug 2014 #2