Homicides and disrespect fed the fury of Ferguson

Police cannot by themselves fix broken families and neighborhoods, provide good schools and job opportunities, rid cities of firearms or convince hardened criminals to stop killing people.

But they can put well-trained officers on the street who understand the value of respecting citizens and forming relationships. Ferguson, with a serious racial imbalance in its police force and a history of racial profiling, seems not to have comprehended that.

Yes.