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• The Oath Keepers are challenging the order in court. The authorities "claim that they had a St. Louis County ordinance that prevented anyone from securing a building or conducting a security operation without a St. Louis County license," one of the group's organizers, Sam Andrews, tells KTVI. The Oath Keepers intend to argue that the regulation restricts businesses, not volunteers.

• The rooftop patrols have not ceased entirely. There are a number of retired cops in the Oath Keepers, and they're still on the roofs. "They're exempt from local regulations about security," Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes explains to Vice. "[But] you shouldn't have to be a cop to do the right thing by your neighbors."

• The group is about to try its hand at community organizing. More from Rhodes: "When I get [to Ferguson], my main goal is going to be to organize the community and encourage them to start their own neighborhood watches. They don't need outside help. They should be able to do it themselves. We're going to offer assistance in training them."

http://reason.com/blog/2014/12/02/the-oath-keepers-in-ferguson-three-updat

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