When citizens are arrested on the petty whims of a despot, that’s a dictatorship. For decades Americans told us they needed guns to resist tyranny. The US is a nation of botched facade.

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairsPresident Donald Trump had blamed "sick" vandals, and a former Olympian had been charged, but prosecutors now say contractors caused the damage.www.bbc.com