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The National Guard protects Ferguson’s police, not its people

Noted: National Guard deployment following the Los Angeles riots likewise resulted in a militarized police response that exacerbated the racial violence that had led to the uprisings. According to statistics compiled by University of Wisconsin?Madison sociology professor Pamela Oliver, of the 53 people killed during the riots, 41 were Black and Latino, with 11 of those dying at the hands of the police or National Guardsmen.