St. Louis County Police ordered protesters at the St. Louis Galleria to disperse this afternoon — and when the protesters didn't, the cops began making arrests. Twenty-two people were ultimately detained, county police say.Before police moved in, the protesters shouted the now-familiar refrain of "no justice, no profit," which has featured prominently in protests in and around malls and shopping centers in the St. Louis area in the last week.
The protests are a reaction to the acquittal of former St. Louis cop Jason Stockley, who had been charged with first-degree murder.
But while last weekend's mall protests concluded without incident, police at the Galleria this afternoon quickly became confrontational.…