Black Ferguson Residents Protect White-Owned Business...
Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth There are, from time to time, heartening stories such as the following. By Kathryn Schroeder - Amid the riots in Ferguson, one white-owned business has not had to close up shop—all thanks to a group of heavily armed black men. Since the announcement that white police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the shooting of black teenager Michael Brown , the streets of Ferguson have been in an uproar of rioting and looting. Businesses in a 2 square mile area outside of Ferguson have had to close and take measures to protect their property. The white-owned Conoco gas station has remained open, though, because a group of male black Ferguson residents are keeping guard. Derrick Johnson, a 6-foot-8 man, held an AR-15 assault rifle as he stood in a pickup truck near the station's convenience store entrance. Three other men joined Johnson, each armed with pistols. The men said they are protecting the store out of respect for the wh...