On water in a 100degree day in dallas, a state Police Officers badge was covered in black tape. I shared sympathy and got a nod of thanks. His colleagues lie lifeless in the morgue. In the Dallas Morning News, they wrote of the pall over north texas. Ill show with you the thoughts their readers awoke to. The sun rose over dallas, helicopters roared, Police Lights flickered, and numbed hearts which ached. Daylight brought gray clouds that settled above downtown, shielding the city from an unflinching sun that would have felt like too much, too soon. As the city awakened or rather emerged from a dark night in which many people did not sleep, the first memorials were born. Six tall candles and a decorative American Flag were propped up outside Dallas Police headquarters. White roses, a teddy bear, candles that pledged support and burned with chemical sweetness. Flags at city hall were lowered to halfstaff in the lobby. The dallas mayor, mike rawlings, and Dallas Police chief dave brown is