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Second night of St. Louis protests turns violent after peaceful start

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They get to reap what they sow. Mayor calls the vandalism of her home “irritating” and “these aren’t the images we want to see of our city”. How about “criminal behavior is going to be punished”? They’re more upset about perception than the action.

What seemed to be a relatively peaceful second night of protests near St. Louis suddenly turned violent late Saturday when a small group of demonstrators refused to disperse, police said.

The demonstrators were reacting to Friday’s acquittal of a white former St. Louis police officer who stood trial in the 2011 shooting death of a black suspect.

Saturday’s confrontation took place in the Delmar Loop of the St. Louis suburb of University City — known for concert venues, restaurants, shops and bars.  Read more here.