Missouri governor declares State of Emergency, mandatory curfew in Ferguson

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Protesters raise their hands as riot police close in on them. Ferguson, Missouri, Aug. 2014. (Source: AP Photo / Jeff Roberson)

FERGUSON, MO — Governor Jay Nixon has issued an executive order declaring that Missouri is under a State of Emergency; thereby granting extraordinary police powers to law enforcement accompanied by a suspension of ordinary civilian freedoms.

Nixon’s Executive Order 14-08 was issued today, August 16th, 2014, ostensibly to deter nighttime looters that have been causing chaos each evening for the past week.

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Effective immediately, the Superintendent has declared that the curfew will be in effect from 12:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m.

Police now have the power to arrest individuals just for being out in public during curfew hours.  The governor claimed in his accompanying speech that there was no easy way “to separate those who hurt from those who help,” which led him to restrict freedoms for everyone.

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