I saw the headline -- an Associated Press story over at Huffington Post:
Christian Taylor, Unarmed 19-Year-Old, Shot And Killed By Police
http://tinyurl.com/...I didn't even have to click through to the story & photo to know the race of this shooting victim.
There is no other democracy on the entire planet where the police get away with this -- where it happens again and again and again with very few charges laid.
In countries where the politicians are not all bought and paid for by the billionaires it would be a national crisis and a national scandal -- heads would roll and politicians would be tossed out of office.
Too many American police departments have become sanctuaries and incubators for 21st-century Klansmen. They provide a warm and comfy workplace for racists. They provide a culture where it's normal and "natural" and "realistic" to think of black people as n***s who first and foremost need to be kept in line and need to be reminded who's boss.
If you are chief of a police department where officers shoot unarmed civilians -- especially minority civilians -- your leadership is so faulty you should be relieved of your duties and the department should be put into receivership.
Enough!
