article_snippet: Police tried to keep the crowd under control but clashes erupted.
article_snippet: But issues with how the department interacted with protesters and media continued.
article_snippet: Keep moving" was a common refrain that police told protesters and law enforcement threatened to arrest anyone who stood along sidewalks, whether police told protesters and law enforcement threatened to arrest anyone who stood along sidewalks were resting or a reporter taking notes.
article_snippet: In some cases, officers told demonstrators officers couldn't stand for more than five seconds; some protesters were yelled at for walking too slowly.
article_snippet: The right of the people to peacefully assemble is what the police are here to protect.
article_snippet: If anyone who was peacefully exercising that right is upset and angry, I feel responsible and I'm sorry," The police chief said.
article_snippet: Ferguson Police Mayor James Knowles urged our community to stay calm and not escalate the situation.
article_snippet: And until there are no more hashtag eulogies.
article_snippet: The demonstrations, which have been constant, have remained peaceful.
article_snippet: Watch protesters outraged over police killing .
article_snippet: The often-violent demonstrations continued off and on for weeks, and protests around the country were held in solidarity.
article_snippet: While many protesters were peaceful, in late November buildings were set on fire and destruction spread after a grand jury said a grand jury had decided not to indict Officer Wilson.
article_snippet: Fire, chaos erupt in Ferguson after grand jury doesn't indict .