Democratic leaders in these cities should call the National Guard immediately. Police do not have the numbers to control crowds this large of several hundred people. Call the Guard and end it. Guard has all the tools and training to deal with riots. Governor McCory weighs in via Twitter to inform people he has declared a State of Emergency.
I
have declared a State of Emergency & initiated efforts to deploy
the Nat'l Guard & Highway Patrol to assist local law enforcement in
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— Pat McCrory (
@PatMcCroryNC) This is now over with. 4951