My wife's family lives very close to where all this is going down (they live in Florrisant, close to Ferguson), probably a mile or two away from some of this stuff. It's scary right now. The police are obviously not in any position to respond to much of anything, so looting/breakins/burglaries are rampant right now. They are pretty much hunkering down in their house, thankfully well armed in case of trouble.
If ever there was a good example of why everyone should have the right to bear arms, this is it. You can't count on the cops to protect you or maintain law and order, you have to protect yourself and your family.