Opinion from the desk of the Editor:

For decades the US has been this beacon of light and hope….that shining star of democracy where the people are free to voice their opinions and to gather for a demonstration against said government.

Our media has spent an amazing amount of time condemning and demonizing the ‘leade4rs’ that use force to quell any opposition……the ‘dictators’ use such tactics as no fly zones, arrest of journalists, prevention of assembly, curfews and the use of force against the people.

It has not been just the media solely…..no our leaders, our politicians and others have made an example of such countries as Egypt or Iran or Syria for their actions against their own people.  These people stand before the world and condemn any violation of the rights of the people and in turn demand that these leaders return the country to the rule of law……it is all just so damn silly.

There have been times that the US has been just as guilty of the violation of the people’s rights as any third world country…..and the most recent is the situation in Ferguson, Missouri.

Ferguson is now under police control….the people are being bullied by the police in their newly acquired military uniforms and using their newly acquired military equipment and ordinance.

The police force operating in Ferguson is clearly out of control. Even if you were to buy the official explanation that Brown’s shooting was the result of a physical confrontation with officers, every action taken by law enforcement in the aftermath of the incident has served to undermine their own credibility and destabilize an already volatile situation. The identity of the officer who shot Brown is still being withheld, an act the St. Louis Post-Dispatch rightly describes as a violation of “every principle of transparency recommended by law enforcement experts.”

An observation of Salon’s Simon Maloy……….

That’s insufficient. Right now, law enforcement in Ferguson is the biggest threat to law and order, and there can be no reasonable hope of “keeping the peace” while the residents of the city feel they are under siege from the people charged with protecting them. Someone with the political authority to intervene – be it local politicians or Jay Nixon or Barack Obama or anyone in between – needs to shoulder the burden and make clear that abuses like those we’ve seen over the last few days will not be tolerated. President Obama, in a brief statement this afternoon, said the local authorities have to be “open and transparent,” that there’s “no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protesters,” and that the police “should not be bullying or arresting journalists.”

This situation is disgusting………..it flies into the face of everything this country stands for……..sadly this is far from over….it may not be Ferguson….but this will happen again.