Tag: George Floyd
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The Anti-Police Narrative In Practice
On Tuesday, a police officer in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant as she was lunging to stab another girl with a knife. According to reports, Bryant was a foster-care child in the midst of an argument with two other girls when officers were called to the scene. Body camera footage shows Bryant…
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If Americans Could Just Resist the Mob, It Would Destroy Itself
This week, the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began with the process of jury selection. Opening arguments aren’t set to begin until March 29 but already three things are clear: The mainstream media coverage of the George Floyd killing influenced the public against Chauvin; much of the public has a preferred outcome…
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The Dirty Little Secret of Abolishing Police
With the tragic death of George Floyd has come a renewed interest in ramming through punitive policy to kneecap law enforcement in high-crime communities. These policy prescriptions are rooted in raw emotion rather than facts, and their support has been amassed through fear rather than sensibility. What initially began as a unified condemnation of police…
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Is There Enough Racism to Meet Demand?
There is a demand for racism in America. The reason for this demand is not because America is a racist country, or because American institutions or the American people, broadly, are racist. It exists because of those particular politicians and members of the media who seem to desire instances of racism which they can utilize…