Can somebody do a tl;dr on this thing? I know a cop shot a kid, protest, burned down a QT , but now, WTF is going on? Are cops there under the guise of "protect property", etc?
this is as of today
-two Washington Post reporters get arrested for the crime of illegally assembling in mcdonalds and further breaking the law by ordering mccafes
-ferguson people (mostly black) protest (mostly) peacefully
-STLPD responds with a complete media blackout and orders people to turn off cameras as they kettle protesters in a residential area
-STLPD uses ear-splitting crowd control devices in a neighborhood, fires rubber bullets, tear gas, smoke grenades onto people's lawns
-most updates are now coming through social media and police scanner activity
-multiple councilmembers/aldermen reportedly arrested
-d scott just ordered a roast beef sandwich, tweet imminent