Another threat to the Republic® neutralized by Seattle cops


Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com, via Associated Press


An 84-year-old retired teacher, Dorli Rainey, was aided after being pepper-sprayed in Seattle on Tuesday. Bloggers are calling this a defining image of this week of Occupy unrest. That's milk of magnesia on her face, which is used as first aid for pepper spray.

The cops may have stepped in it this time, though. Ms. Rainey is a long-time political activist and a friend of the mayor. Oops!