Frankly, I’ve been preaching about the spectre of (white) police killing black men so much that I’m beginning to feel like John the Baptist. Except that I fear there will never be a Jesus-like messenger to make my message more palatable. My ‘golden rule’ is that black men would survive 99 percent of these encounters… Read more.
Alton Sterling
Three White Cops Kill Two Black Men…
One cops a plea; Two walk scot-free. Hardly a week goes by these days without anti-Trump protesters taking to the streets. In fact, their protests so dominate public consciousness, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that anti-cop protesters were doing the same not so long ago – with the same regularity, but venting even greater outrage.… Read more.
Alton Sterling Latest Black Man Shot Dead … while (or for?) Resisting Arrest
The U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Wednesday into the videotaped police killing of a black man who authorities say had a gun as he wrestled with two white officers on the pavement outside a convenience store. Alton Sterling, 37, was confronted by police on Tuesday after an anonymous caller said he had threatened… Read more.