So riddle me this...

[Blue_Tires]

Every cop in the city mobilized, almost every national guardsman in the state, over 100 imported FBI agents, etc. and Ferguson STILL imploded last night??

Of course what the media will never mention is that keeping order, and protecting lives/property was never their true objective; it was just to make sure the chaos was controlled and contained without spreading to the so-called "decent" neighborhoods...

So what message is sent here? "We're more than happy to sit and watch you burn your own neighborhood to the ground in front of a national TV audience, but once you break the boundary all bets are off!"

[handmade34]

1. "their objective...

... was just to make sure the chaos was controlled and contained"...

NO... more like their true objective was to trigger the chaos and then just make sure it didn't spread to the "so-called "decent" neighborhoods"

[Cleita]

2. My opinion is it was deliberate in the timing.

The PTB wanted riots and destructive behavior. They announced at night so it would happen and they moved in ever so slowly to put out fires and prevent unlawful behavior. They knew there would be provocateurs in the the crowds maybe not even residents of Ferguson. It was all orchestrated to make the community of Ferguson look bad. That would make he police department look like victims.