But-but peaceful protests…
Via CNN:
As police rounded up protesters at a federal courthouse in St. Louis on Monday, a top county official declared a state of emergency, saying violence had marred demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death.
“The recent acts of violence will not be tolerated in a community that has worked so tirelessly over the last year to rebuild and become stronger,” St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said in a statement.
Overnight unrest in Ferguson created “the potential for harm to persons and property, ” the statement said. The executive order puts St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar in charge of police operations in Ferguson and the surrounding areas, Stenger said.