Ferguson

 I've known and liked and respected a great many police officers. But the country has a problem now. An unarmed black teenager was murdered by a police officer in Ferguson. A year ago a 13-year-old Latino in my county was shot seven times and killed because he was walking along with a toy assault rifle. The boy, Andy Lopez, had the right to bear arms but not toy arms, a death penalty offense. A few years back a white teenager was shot to death here. 

This is what I think--some police officers are trained to use revolvers the way pasta cooks use tongs. You use them to protect your hands. A revolver is a problem solver, and you don't need to exert yourself, maybe pull a muscle or split a knuckle or get your handcuffs dirty. If you beat up a kid, you might get blood on your uniform. Keep well back, shoot from a distance and end your shift looking trim.