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Sunday, July 17th, 2016

Sorry Conservatives, New Research from Harvard Shows a Profound Amount of Racism by Police…Not Less of It

Author:     Chauncey DeVega
Source:     Alternet
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Link: Sorry Conservatives, New Research from Harvard Shows a Profound Amount of Racism by Police…Not Less of It
Stephan:   Here, I believe, is a real picture of racism and policing in the U.S.. The issues are far more complex and subtle than the usual bumper-sticker arguments I hear on both sides.

 

 

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Philando Castile was killed by a Minne-apolis-area police officer while giving him his identification. Like so many other black men, Levar Jones was also shot by a white police officer while fully complying with his commands. Eric Garner was choked to death while screaming “I can’t breathe.” John Crawford III was killed in a Walmart by police because he was carrying a toy gun that he wanted to purchase. Jonathan Ferrel was killed by a white police officer while seeking help after a car accident. 12-year-old Tamir Rice was street executed by the Cleveland police in less than 3 seconds.

Stories and personal experiences of police thuggery and violence are so common in the black community that they constitute a type of collective memory and group trauma.

Thus, it is a type of common sense fact that America’s police are more likely to use lethal force against black people than they are whites. But what if this […]

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