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I've been meaning to title a post like that for a week now, and just never had the right subject for it. I still dont, but I figure if I dont use it before week's end I'll end up forgetting. Inevitably, something pisses me off. Today I found this happy little article in the WashPo. I should preface...
Perhaps it is fitting that, having absolved American racists of all manner of crimes against others, Obama also holds them blameless for their assaults on himself. That's his prerogative, as long as he's the only one being assaulted. But Obama was also dogged over the long weekend by the ghost of...
16 years ago today... a few days ago... New York police acquitted in shooting of unarmed man
The acquittal of the NYPD murderers of Sean Bell brings a stoic sort of repose to the otherwise beautiful day. 31 shots from one "officer" alone? Around 50 shots fired in total? How can that be justified? I've not had half the training with a firearm that those guys went through, and I could have...
clipped from www.npr.org NPR.org, April 25, 2008 · A New York judge has found three police officers not guilty in the death of an unarmed black man who was hit by a barrage of bullets and died hours before his wedding. Justice Arthur Cooperman cleared two officers of manslaughter and other charges...
Really, this picture says it all regarding how a very large portion of America feels about the Sean Bell verdict. It shows how people feel. It also shows how people will react... which will be with temporary activity and anger, followed by incredible inaction. The woman is crying. She wrote this...
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