Maddow is live,

[madamesilverspurs]

picking up from Chris Hayes.

[NYC_SKP]

1. Looks like police state hell is breaking loose.

sigh.

[flamingdem]

2. All hell breaking loose

Tear gas and people throwing it back, LRAD on again, Chris Hayes beginning to feel the TG

[ChisolmTrailDem]

3. All hell just broke loose. Police firing tear gas and flash grenades. nt

[fishwax]

4. looks like the night is breaking apart again

[pinboy3niner]

5. Picking up WITH Chris

She's anchoring, he's reporting on-scene.

[fishwax]

6. Chris Hayes putting on the gas mask, as the tear gas reaches his position

[bullwinkle428]

7. Yeah, tear gas the media, assholes!

See how that works out!

[flamingdem]

8. So much for the National Guard guiding things

They don't seem to be that involved.

[Cleita]

10. It would be nice if they removed the local and state police to

protect the citizens of Ferguson from them.

[pinboy3niner]

12. NG is there to assist police

The MO State Police are still in charge.

[madamesilverspurs]

9. "defensive position" --

that's what the police say they are holding. The obvious question, since they have all the heavy armaments, what are they defending against?

What, exactly, do they think would happen if they stood down?

[Egnever]

11. Seems to me the answer is fairly obvious

if they stand down the city burns.

I understand the outrage from people over the murder but the idea that that anger will just go away if left alone is silly.