it s like gangster racket at the end of the day. you mentioned that the notice about an arrest. you hope it will have a positive outcome on the elections held next month. the new york times reports that for years local leaders in ferguson ran unopposed in the elections which drew about 12% of local residents. of the eight candidates four were african-american. if you put that into context, that s a pretty big change for ferguson. potentially a very big change. one of the complaints of residents is the lack of representation in the city government. this is now an opportunity to turn the page on the past of ferguson to elect hopefully progressive black candidates who are about reform and they have a tough task in front of them if they get elected of figuring out how to transform the city s policing practices and the city s revenue collection practices and a range of transportation and housing.