Time reporter fangirls over Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol

Friday morning, Elizabeth Dias of Time magazine posted a series of tweets fawning over Captain Ron Johnson, the Missouri Highway Patrol officer who expressed his appreciation for the Black Panthers yesterday.

https://twitter.com/elizabethjdias/status/500314656649793538

https://twitter.com/elizabethjdias/status/500318080032309249

https://twitter.com/elizabethjdias/status/500318730157834240

Less than 24 hours later, Ferguson, Mo., was besieged by rioters and looters after police stood down at the request of the Missouri Highway Patrol.

#newhero.