How Tan Was My MRAP
With police accountability very much in question, the easy and flippant lip service of “at no cost” and “find a way to use it” are grossly irresponsible
Tagged: Policing
Altering the Policing Paradigm
Neither of those is literally what anyone wants to have happen, but they fit on a protest sign and can be chanted during a march. So what are the details?
Police Keep On Policing Different People Differently
Those who defend the police insist that perceptions made in the moment matter most of all and should trump all other concerns and criticisms. They are onto something.
NFL Owners To Force Players To Stand
The NFL had to choose between its black players and its conservative white fans. It, very predictably, went with its conservative, white fans.
When The Same Explanation Justifies Execution And Exoneration
Magdiel Sanchez had a very good reason for not following the orders that Oklahoma City Police were giving him. That reason did not save his life.
Michael Bennett’s Treatment Was (Un)Justified
The inability to recognize another person’s humanity is how it is that Michael Bennett ended up being handcuffed on the ground, after having been threatened.
