Local Police Chief Ready to Crack Skulls at Peaceful MA Coal Protest

Ahead of a peaceful anti-coal protest planned Sunday at Massachusetts' Brayton Point power plant, Somerset Police Chief Joseph Ferreira has invested $30,000 of town funds in full riot gear. Click the link so you can see the accompanying picture - the chief had his officers pose for media looking ready for war while brandishing billy clubs.

You get the feeling that if the protest is as peaceful as its planners intend, Chief Ferreira will be disappointed.