Captain Ron Johnson, the Missouri Highway Patrol officer who has been giving his all to bringing peace to Ferguson, Missouri, this week, gave a press statement at approximately 2:21 A.M. CDT this morning, Tuesay, August 19, 2014. Captain Johnson was visibly tired, and his emotions showed through clearly as he promised that, working together, we will make Ferguson, and specifically make the West Florissant/Ferguson Ave. neighborhood, whole again. He urged peaceful protesters to make their voices heard in broad daylight, so that their protests cannot be used as an easy cover for violent criminal acts. Many of Capt. Johnson's comments were specifically directed at the media, including those of us who fall into the "smaller media outlet" category.
I've put up a transcript of the press conference, on my personal blog, and here's a link to the video on KMOV-TV St. Louis.
transcript http://j.mp/...
video (KMOV-TV St. Louis): http://www.kmov.com/...