I am not criticizing all or even most officers but I read lots of stories like this
And again: THIS is what precipitates athletes to kneel during the National Anthem. A call for America to be true to its ideals. This sort of thing does not happen to whites. https://t.co/2uZKBNje4R
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) September 6, 2018
A young black man on his way home from church with his white grandmother was handcuffed by police in Wisconsin because two passersby thought he was robbing her. https://t.co/lW4pQelDqq
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 6, 2018
like this one
I keep thinking about this child. When I was little, I occasionally stuffed candy or other small things in my pocket when I was at the store. Kids make bad decisions. They’re kids. I can’t imagine being tased. Interrogated. Then blamed for redlining and racism in my community. https://t.co/s7rfhnzQaM
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) September 6, 2018