Black Ferguson Residents Protecting White-Owned Business

Posted by | November 27, 2014 20:00 | Filed under: Good News Top Stories

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At least one white-owned business in Ferguson is being protected by black residents out of respect for its owner.

The white-owned Conoco gas station has remained open, 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 white owner, Doug Merello, who employed them over the course of several years, reports Inquisitr.

“He’s a nice dude, he’s helped us a lot,” said one of the men who identified himself as R.J.

The men are not being paid by Merello, nor were any of the others that joined them on-and-off since the rioting began.

“We would have been burned to the ground many times over if it weren’t for them,” said Merello.

According to R.J., the men have chased away several groups of teenagers that were rampaging through the area.

Reuters reports they also had a run-in with the Missouri National Guard, who mistook took them for looters.  The guardsmen, with their rifles raised, had handcuffed one of the men before Merello came out of the store to explain that “the residents were trying to help, not hurt.”

 

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18 responses to Black Ferguson Residents Protecting White-Owned Business

  1. Anomaly 100 November 27th, 2014 at 20:06

    “…said one of the men who identified himself as R.J.”

    I wondered where R.J. was this evening.

  2. Anomaly 100 November 27th, 2014 at 21:06

    “…said one of the men who identified himself as R.J.”

    I wondered where R.J. was this evening.

  3. Tommy6860 November 27th, 2014 at 21:23

    Note how these guys simply care about the law, regardless of the racial tensions They are an example of the love and care for their community. Why aren’t there any of those Darren Wilson loving law abiding citizens coming over to protect those businesses as well? I know why, it’s just like this article posted earlier, those bigots weren’t interested in protecting businesses and the welfare of people. They were only there to promote their hate.

    #TheresNoRacism

  4. Tommy6860 November 27th, 2014 at 22:23

    Note how these guys simply care about the law, regardless of the racial tensions They are an example of the love and care for their community. Why aren’t there any of those Darren Wilson loving law abiding citizens coming over to protect those businesses as well? I know why, it’s just like this article posted earlier, those bigots weren’t interested in protecting businesses and the welfare of people. They were only there to promote their hate.

    #TheresNoRacism

  5. Pistol-Packing AKA "Susie" November 27th, 2014 at 22:44

    And all the talking heads keep saying “Who needs an AR-15″…

  6. Pistol-Packing November 27th, 2014 at 23:44

    And all the talking heads keep saying “Who needs an AR-15″…

  7. R.J. Carter November 28th, 2014 at 11:06

    And then there’s this heroic lady: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ferguson-dramatic-video-shows-woman-protecting-papa-johns-from-looters/

  8. R.J. Carter November 28th, 2014 at 12:06

    And then there’s this heroic lady: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ferguson-dramatic-video-shows-woman-protecting-papa-johns-from-looters/

  9. wesleyangun November 28th, 2014 at 12:23

    God bless them for their kindness. We need more of this.

  10. wesleyangun November 28th, 2014 at 13:23

    God bless them for their kindness. We need more of this.

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