Survived Car Crash. Killed By Cop. (UPDATED)

In the aftermath of the mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Randall Kerrick, the former Charlotte-Meckenberg police officer who shot and killed 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell in September 2013, you will inevitably hear law enforcement experts providing explanations about why the jury did not vote to convict Kerrick and possibly send him to prison for 11 years.  Many of these experts will be current and former police officers. This is what you need to know about these “experts.”

 

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Separate & Unequal: This is why political cartoons matter

Pulitzer-Prize-winning political cartoonist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution – and avid Daily Kos reader – Mike Lukovich has created an iconic political cartoon. In my view, it’s the most powerful, evocative visual representation of the injustices America has witnessed, and the black community has suffered, these past two weeks.
Here’s Separate, Unequal

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#Politics #HateCrime #Discrimination Tweets 8.22

#Politics #HateCrime #Discrimination Tweets 8.22

This Hijabi Uber Driver Just Went Viral for the Wrong Reason

Sonia Martinez of Denver, CO has taken the public by storm after reporting yet another case of racial discrimination. As part of the Facebook group “Uber’s Woman Driving Network”, Martinez was attacked by Rene Hunter, another alleged Uber client, concerning her identity as a Muslim Driver for Uber. Her post containing racist sentiments has gone viral, spreading across Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Reditt, and many other forums. Here, she shares her thoughts concerning the recent incident.

 

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#PoliceBrutality #DeathByPolice Tweets 8.21

#PoliceBrutality #DeathByPolice Tweets 8.21

Man killed by St. Louis police died from gunshot in the back #MansurBallBey

ST. LOUIS • An autopsy on Mansur Ball-Bey, whose death from police gunfire this week stirred protests, showed that he died from a single wound in the back, police officials said.

 

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#Politics #FederalPolicy Tweets 8.20

#Politics #FederalPolicy Tweets 8.20

Two Cops Charged with Murder After they Repeatedly Tasered a Handcuffed Man Until He Died

Two Georgia cops are facing murder charges after they tasered a handcuffed man more than a dozen times until they killed him.

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#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 8.19

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#SayHerName Tweets 8.18

#SayHerName Tweets 8.18