Governor Jay Nixon announced to the residents of Ferguson and the news media at the Greater St. Mark’s Family Church in north Saint Louis County.
Governor Nixon ordered an immediate curfew for the city of Ferguson to start Saturday night from Midnight to 5 am. The curfew will be enforced by the Missouri State Highway Patrol who has operational control of security in Ferguson. Are you freaking kidding me? The Highway patrol is going to ENFORCE a 12 midnight to 5 am curfew in Ferguson? I can’t wait to see this. What are they going to do? Write the looters tickets?
The governor also issued a state of emergency for Ferguson which should open up funding for the embattled businesses to eventually gain assistance in rebuilding.
Nixon stated the “Eyes of the world are watching”, as he local officials are working to calm tensions in the community and resolved the crisis in Ferguson since the shooting of Michael Brown one week ago.
Captain Ron Brown of Missouri State Highway Patrol, the commander for security over the protestors and demonstrators said, “The frustration that is in your home is in my home.” He further stated that “We will be in this together”.
Residents attending the press conference were upset that they didn’t any answers on the status of the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown and lack of security in the looting that occurred Friday night.
Governor Nixon ended the press conference by saying, “If we want justice, we cannot be distracted.”
Source Fox 2 in St. Louis