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We have a charity partner that does great work, but it’s not good timing and we want to be sensitive.

Nick Whitmoyer, one of the business partners behind Washington, D.C.'s annual “Cops and Robbers Run” where participants dress up as either police or criminals. Organizers canceled the event after complaints arose about insensitivity given the shooting in Ferguson, Mo.

Nick Whitmoyer, one of the business partners behind Washington, D.C.'s annual “Cops and Robbers Run” where participants dress up as either police or criminals. Organizers canceled the event after complaints arose about insensitivity given the shooting in Ferguson, Mo.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.