Matthew Yglesias Voxsplains that cops in Ferguson are itching for a huge riot

thisistwitchy | 9:10 AM on August 19, 2014

The police in Ferguson, Mo., have shown remarkable restraint during the past week. If anything, they have shown too much restraint.

Remember, this is what they are up against:

And this:

Cpt. Johnson: four police officers were injured by rocks or bottles tonight. No bullets were fired by police. 30+ arrests.

— David Johns (@davidjohns11) August 19, 2014

And this:

Molotov cocktail seized by police pic.twitter.com/4sR7jRsGEJ

— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) August 19, 2014

And this, this, this, and this.

Meanwhile, the Left’s anti-cop narrative is falling apart as the truth about Michael Brown and the circumstances in which he was shot begin to emerge.

Of course, none of that matters to liberal writer Matthew Yglesias, who views local law enforcement — not the rioters, not the looters — as the blood-thirsty villains in Ferguson:

https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/501588614346989568

When you’re a liberal, it’s always — always — the cops’ fault.