Well, the Kochs must be delighted with this little fiasco!

They couldn't have planned it better.

LOOK, FOLKS, WE'RE FIGHTING THE WRONG ENEMY.

STOP IT!

So police departments across the country are buying up BLACKWATER Riot Gear.

And they're looking to try it out! (Who could blame them? They're like kids with shiny new toys they just found under the tree.)

Apparently, they were told, "Not yet."

Guess all the cities in America aren't armed yet. Ferguson played their hand too soon.

The following two paragraphs are from a letter I just received from the ACLU.

BE AFRAID.  BE VERY AFRAID!

Dot Calm

The scene in Ferguson is tense; the presence of what looks like a military force doesn't seem to be helping. When did "protect and serve" turn into "us versus them?"

"Bring it. You f***ing animals, bring it," one police officer was caught on video telling protesters. In Ferguson and beyond, police officers are waging war through racial profiling and hyper-aggressive tactics. And the sad truth is that the scene isn't much different than the 1950s, with police using fire hoses and billy clubs to beat back civil rights protestors. The weaponry has changed, but the targets are still the same.