Highway Patrol has taken over from the police in Ferguson, Missouri.  The difference is profound:

Highway patrol captain Ron Johnson leading protesters:

Ryan Reilly notes the differences between the Highway Patrol and police handling of the protests:

Finally.

I hope the protesters will be able to exercise their constitutional rights without incident and that the media will be allowed to tell the story of what has happened in Ferguson.

Sadly, since the murder of Michael Brown, two more unarmed black men have been shot by police.

(incidentally, the ‘terrorism’ tag for this post is due to the actions of the police and SWAT teams in Ferguson.  The actions they undertook against an almost overwhelmingly peaceful protest, as well as the reporters attempting to document the story  were very much terroristic.)