Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Since when are gated communities which own and maintain their own streets anything new in America?

The problem for this neighborhood in St. Louis was the gates weren't guarded by humans and there was no one to respond when the "protestors" (i.e rioters) crashed through them other than individual homeowners.

But this is what happens when the cops stop doing their job: vigilante justice. And we are going to have more of it. But IMHO there's no way those people who broke down a gate and entered private property can be called "peaceful" and I'd love to be on the jury when the St. Louis prosecutor tries to lable them such.