Dressed to Kill

“These people drop four or five grand and dress up to look like police.” Tulsa reserve deputy Robert Bates has surrendered to police after being charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the killing of unarmed black man. The incident leaves us with the question: “Why was a 73-year-old insurance company executive playing cop?”

+ Sheriff Stanley Glanz defended Bates — his deputy, friend, and financial backer: “He made an error. How many errors are made in an operating room every week?” (People don’t get to operate on patients after making a donation to the hospital.)