Missouri police officers have been prepping for the upcoming grand jury decision on whether or not to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the death of an 18-year-old African-American teen in the suburban community.

Reports revealed that law enforcers in the embattled state have been stocking up riot gears to prepare for any violent or non-violent demonstrations that may be ignited by the grand jury decision on Michael Brown's shooting on Aug. 9 involving Police Officer Wilson.

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Based on the history of suburban Ferguson, protests are likely to happen especially if the grand jury would decide to acquit Wilson from any charge of murder as most protesters want him indicted for the crime.

Some legal analysts believed that a recent leak of information about Wilson's statement to investigators during a grand jury proceeding, which is known for its confidentiality, might be considered as an effort to prepare the public for the possibility that the law enforcer may walk away from criminal liabilities.

"It appears that it may be calculated to soften the blow if there is no indictment," Washington University Law Professor Peter Joy explained.

However, Joy also speculated that the leak might be a ruse to gain public sympathy for Wilson. It was noted that the leak might have come from the law enforcement officials themselves. However, Wilson's legal counsel had repeatedly denied being the source of the leak.

Meanwhile, whether or not protests will again plague the streets of Ferguson is based solely on the grand jury's decision that would be announced within the following month.

"The moment I learn that there is, in fact, a non-indictment, then there's going to be an organized protest," St. Louis lawyer and human rights activist Eric Vickers told the Associated Press.

Learning from their mistakes in recent clashes with protesters, authorities have sent over 350 state troopers and police officers from St. Louis for tactical trainings, and spent more than $300,000 for better "civil disobedience equipment."

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