On Friday night, a wrought iron fence served as the only physical barrier separating several hundred protesters and the revelers of St. Charles' annual Oktoberfest, bringing clashing perspectives and surging blood alcohol counts to the latest demonstration following the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley.
It's been one week since a judge found Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of Anthony Lamar Smith. Demonstrations have swelled to thousands, at times swallowing downtown streets.…