according to the times acounts, some had automobiles denting the cars. several thousand officers blocking traffic in both directions. and the uniformed officers on site did virtually nothing to control the crowd. as recent as 2011 new york police officers rallied from ticket fixing to attempted robbery. the officers carrying signs, chanting slogans against the district attorney and then police commissioner ray kelly reportedly blocking and emp shoving members of the press. that s mr. lynch right there who you ve seen in the headlines recently. all of which gave the unfortunate impression that officers held themselves above the law. this context strikes me as pretty important. it s more the norm than an anomaly. that s right.