TWO VIEWS OF COPS VS. PROTESTERS: Julian Sanchez on this year’s crop of globonuts; the Old Oligarch on the 2000 protest season. Even though I didn’t come close to the actual rallies this weekend, the police presence was notably more imposing than I’ve ever seen it (and I’ve lived here all my life). I heard helicopters overhead literally all day Saturday–couldn’t look up without seeing one. I note that the O.O. is generally not fond of the D.C. police; I certainly don’t trust them to oh, say, find a body. I do wonder why anyone thought this might be a good idea.