Community Village‘s insight:
#NewJimCrow
See on blog.lib.umn.edu
Police Brutality
BREAKING NEWS: Held in Solitary Confinement for 42 Years, Judge Orders Herman Wallace’s Release
Last month The Atlantic article ‘Did the Wrong Man Spend 40 Years in Solitary Confinement?’ asked the question ‘ a sham trial in Louisiana says about the U.S. court system’. Andrew Cohen explains …
Community Village‘s insight:
Herman Wallace is dying, so he is not really free. His life is over.
How many European-Americans have been held in solitary confinement for anywhere near this long?
Solitary confinement is cruel and unusual punishment.
This story is further evidence that the U.S. does not apply punishment equally across racial lines.
In the U.S. we often hear about human rights violoations in other countries, but how often does the U.S. address our own human rights violations?
See on politicalblindspot.com
Police beating caught on video
A Long Beach Police officer seen beating an unarmed man remains on duty while the department looks into the incident.
See on edition.cnn.com
US says no charges for border agent who shot Mexican teen
“PHOENIX – U.S. authorities will not bring charges against a Border Patrol agent in Arizona who shot dead a rock-throwing Mexican teenager two years ago because the fatal injury did not occur in the United States, the Justice Department said on Friday.”
Community Village‘s insight:
horrific and racist
See on Reuters