Capt. Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol hugs Angela Whitman, of Berkeley, Mo., on West Florissant Avenue.David Carson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Photo
After four nights of heavy-handed police response, a missing-in-action governor and the general appearance of a war zone, things were much calmer in Ferguson, MO, Thursday night. Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald Johnson was put in charge, and he pledged to strike a more respectful tone with protesters. It showed in the images that poured out of the small town north of St. Louis and other rallies around the country, many using the #NMOS14 hash tag to honor victims of police brutality.
Tranquility amidst all the noise in #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/kh75uJwdjq
— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 15, 2014
A strange calm descends on Ferguson. My report from the ground for @newsweek http://t.co/aPTolvK6in pic.twitter.com/vlRyCt6UZN
— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) August 15, 2014
This is probably the greatest thing I’ve seen so far #NMOS14 pic.twitter.com/GBLaGMe4p5
— cody (@codyives) August 15, 2014
#Oakland protesters stand in solidarity with #Ferguson http://t.co/WRvLuvd8xr pic.twitter.com/K04tCnR2Ha
— SF Chronicle (@sfchronicle) August 15, 2014
How Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson is spending his time in Ferguson. If you want peace STAND for peace pic.twitter.com/mrAqMg7PEJ
— Miles Maker (@milesmaker) August 15, 2014
Downtown #STL Peaceful Protest! #Ferguson #RIPMikeBrown pic.twitter.com/Wes1YDgXXQ
— Mr. Make It Happen (@PhilDollaz) August 14, 2014
Death of Michael Brown, many others, hangs over Oakland vigil: http://t.co/6TvQTk24dr pic.twitter.com/HfdhLOhyfC
— SFGate.com (@SFGate) August 15, 2014
About 100 protestors are standing in silence at the #Ferguson vigil in downtown Seattle. #NMOS14 pic.twitter.com/C71rEjfdwX
— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) August 14, 2014
Candles lit for those affected by police brutality #NMOS14 #NYC pic.twitter.com/jgizxCcdIT
— RT America (@RT_America) August 14, 2014
