Monthly Archives: July 2016
White defensiveness
“Not all cops” and “blue lives matter” is just as stupid as “not all men” and “all lives matter.” It’s defensive deflection. It’s someone (usually of a privileged group), taking the fact that certain groups are disproportionately victimized, as a … Continue reading
Police as Executioners
In Baton Rouge this past Tuesday, police shot 37 year-old Alton Sterling as he lay on the ground with no weapons in his hands. The father of five was murdered. There’s no other way to describe it. He was physically … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Rights, Law Enforcement, Social Justice
Tagged Akai Gurley, Alton Sterling, Antonio Zambrano-Montes, Bettie Jones, civil rights, Dante Parker, Dontre Hamilton, Eric Garner, Eric Harris, Ezell Ford, Freddie Gray, Jerame Reid, John Crawford III, justice, Keith Childress, Michael Brown, Michael Noel, Police, police abuse, police brutality, police overreach, protests, Rumain Brisbon, Sandra Bland, Social Justice, Tamir Rice, Tanisha Anderson, violence, Walter Scott
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A Skewed Perspective 