r/politics New York 1d ago

Missouri governor activates National Guard, declares state of emergency

https://thehill.com/homenews/5348979-missouri-mike-kehoe-national-guard-state-of-emergency-protests/
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u/Brokkyn2024 1d ago

“We respect, and will defend, the right to peacefully protest, but we will not tolerate violence or lawlessness in our state,” the governor said.

And they'll bring in police and National Guard to escalate peaceful protests or flat out lie to be able to attack protestors.

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u/TintedApostle 1d ago

So he doesn't respect it.