Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has taken action to prepare for the announcement of a potential ‘no true bill’ decision in the case of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson by declaring a state of emergency and calling up the National Guard. On the other side of the fence, “social justice” types and the race baiting community have announced their list of preferred protest targets via noindictment.org [h/t gatewaypundit.com]. The list is, to say the least, curious . . .
Here are the suggested protest sites:
- Robert McCulloch’s office
- St. Louis County Justice Center
- Stephanie Karr’s office
- Olin Corporation Headquarters
- Judge Maura McShane’s courtroom
- St. Louis County Police Department
- Governor Nixon’s Office (Wainwright Building)
- Clayton School District Office
- Department of Justice
- Dean Plocher’s office
- Ronald Brockmeyer’s office
- Dan Boyle’s office
- Thomas Flach’s office
- Regal III Market
- Canfield Green Apartments
- Ferguson Police Department & Jail
- West Florissant Quick Trip
- Missouri Botanical Gradens
- Powell Symphony Hall
- Monsanto Headquarters
- Peabody Energy Headquarters
- Anheuser-Busch Headquarters
- Emerson Electric Headquarters
- Steve Stenger’s lawfirm
- St. Louis Art Museum
- Gateway Arch
- Peabody Opera House
- Ritz Carlton
- Lambert International Airport
- Mayor Slay
- Boeing
- St. Louis City Police Department
- St. Louis Galleria
- Plaza Frontenac
- Six Stars Market
- Colonel Jon Belmar
- Senator Roy Blunt
- Senator Claire McCaskill
- St. Louis City Justice Center
- St. Ann Police Department & Jail
- Clayton City Hall
- GCI Security, Inc.
- St. Louis County Council
- Clayton Police Department & Jail
- Ferguson City Hall
- Lacy Clay’s Office
- Donors
- Husch Blackwell LLP
- Martin Insurance Group LLC
- Stone, Leyton & Gershman
- University Square Company
- Stone & Alter Real Estate
- Carey & Danis LLC
- The Law Firm of Thomas C Antoniou LLC
- Hammond & Shinners Law Firm
- Collinsville Acquisitions Inc
- Thompson Coburn
- Commercial Bank
- Sanctuaries
- Greater St. Mark Family Church
- Veterans for Peace Office
- St. John’s Episcopal Church
- Hospitals
- St. Louis University Hospital
- SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
- SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
- Barnes Jewish Hospital
- St. Alexius Hospital
- Kindred Hospital
- Southwest Medical Center
The list includes a number of obvious targets of pre-planned rage such as St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch’s office, the St. Louis County Police Department, Ferguson City Hall and Governor Jay Nixon’s office. Even the airport.
But why are hospitals in general and seven specifically-named hospitals, including tiny St. Alexius on the city’s south side? Why? And one of three children’s hospitals in the city? Were sick and injured toddlers somehow complicit Michael Brown’s death? A selection of some of the city’s largest law firms? The Clayton School District offices (miles and a world away from Ferguson)? The Missouri Botanical Gardens? Monsanto, Boeing and Anheuser-Busch headquarters? The Veterans for Peace office? The Ritz Carlton, but not the Four Seasons?
There’s definitely (at least some) method to this apparent madness. The organizers are intent on causing the city’s residents and as many elites the most possible inconvenience for the longest possible time period. The question is, how much disruption will local authorities, police, the Guard and St. Louisans in general put up with before it results in a (possibly violent) backlash.
Given the palpably increasing level of anxiety here in the Gateway City, as well as warm-up protests this past weekend and again on Monday, organizers have succeeded in changing the subject from a crime – whatever the facts of the case – to the death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer. Prima facie racism. Obviously. It’s almost as if Al Shapton has been involved in all of this. Oh, wait.
The National Guard will be there and virtually every police officer in St. Louis City and County will be activated once the announcement comes down. That will look to the cameras and agenda-promoting media types and all the world like an occupying army arrayed against plucky protestors. Just as they want it to. And what are the chances that all of those protests will be peaceful?
The current betting is on an announcement Friday, but no one really knows for sure. Everyone is hoping the reaction, assuming no indictment will be less intense than everyone’s worst fears. We’ll see. Soon.