It is Long Past Time to Reimagine Policing in America
The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances were meant to control the free movement of people of color using minor infractions as … Read More
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The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances were meant to control the free movement of people of color using minor infractions as … Read More
The haze of preemptive violence “to save” rather than take lives is a common rationalization for police dynamic entry or sneak attacks in war. The mediated versions of explanatory narratives tell … Read More
Community policing can happen even if it’s been talked about for half a century against a backdrop of paramilitary enforcement and military intelligence. Sadly, the change must be serious and even … Read More
These two attempts of arresting a white man and a black say much. It shows vividly that different people get different levels of policing and the outcome is too often … Read More
Received this e-mail yesterday from U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D. NJ) re-election campaign: Since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, the calls for justice have … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Coons’ (D. DE) re-election campaign: People across our nation are hurting. After the brutal killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Yesterday, Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, in conjunction with the Congressional Black Caucus, announced sweeping legislation to reform policing in America. … Read More