Occupy Wall Street protests take a dark turn as police begin seemingly spontaneous mass arrests. Widespread reports of excessive force characterize the independent reporting from the scene and although mainstream sources also acknowledge the violence, they don't seem to go beyond reporting press releases.
Herman Cain wins a meaningless Florida beauty contest, while Mittens takes the pageant crown in Michigan.
Ann Althouse simply doesn't understand why people get upset over the death penalty, but not life imprisonment. I pays to remind people that she's a Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin. You'd expect her to be bright enough to understand the difference between life and death.
Also in fun with the death penalty news; NYT's Ross Douthat argues that Troy Davis was kind of lucky there's a death penalty.
Finally, one of those news items you really don't know which way to take; Saudi Arabia will allow women to vote and run for office. Of course, that doesn't mean all that much in a sham democracy.
