[Jack Black]

Did anyone else notice the amazingly rag-tag look of the law enforcement people doing the checks. There are a bunch of them wearing baseball caps backwards, no sign of a uniform. Even worse several are wearing black "robber" masks. I can not understand why in the world there is any need for law enforcment professionals to hide their faces from their employers. It sickens me this is catching on as a trend. The male host on MS-NBC asked the on scene news babe "why the masks" and got a bubble headed answer.

Showing this now on MS-NBC.

[ThinkingMan]

This is just a guess, but they probably called in police that were not on duty, hence the civilian clothes. The masks (and this is a big guess) may be to hide the faces of those who have to do undercover work. They have probably mobilized the whole police force for this.

[Free Trapper]

Some of the Policemen might work undercover and getting their picture on TV or in the newspaper might not be healthy.

Self preservation for some.

[watchwoman]

Maybe the LE officers are wearing masks to keep the rain off their faces (its raining everywhere here on the East Coast.)