In America, we hold our freedom of movement, expression and free speech in high regard. So high, that these principles are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. However, what has been happening in Ferguson, Missouri, can be defined as an ‘unconstitutional’ police action by state and local forces. The government is exercising rigid and repressive control over the social, economic and political life of the people of Ferguson. By definition, these conditions describe what is known as a police state. Rolling out is on the ground in Ferguson as the Missouri National Guard deploys in the city:
