"They really do feel under attack — rank-and-file officers — and much of American police leadership. They feel that they are under attack from the federal government at the highest levels."

-William Bratton, New York City Police Commissioner on NBC "Meet the Press."

Can the federal government take over a local police force? They can probably do so effectively, by sending in the U.S. Marshalls; by investigating the conduct of a police department as Justice is now doing in Ferguson, Missouri. Obama and Holder ought not go wooly in the knees here. This is the time to keep the pressure on. Provoke these disgruntled cops into resigning. Provoke the police union into a work stoppage. Then Obama could take them over. NYPD is out of control. Fuck 'em good. Find some way of getting rid of all of them, invite some to reapply to a new NYPD, but get rid of this NYPD. Get rid of cops anywhere else who feel the same as these NYPD cops. Fuck the cops.