Over the past several years, there have been multiple instances of police officers killing unarmed black men in the Minneapolis area. In 2015, there was Jamar Clark, who, according to multiple witnesses, was not resisting officers at the time of his killing. In 2016, there was Philando Castile, who was shot and killed on video […]
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As protests spread over the murder of George Floyd, we’re once again reminded of the fact that we have the worst leadership possible to help us through this moment in history
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, Amish, Amy Klobuchar, arson, Atlanta, black lives matter, call to violence, COVID-19, Derek Chauvin, Donald Trump, George Floyd, Hafsa Islam, I can't breathe, Jamar Clark, Killer Mike, looting, Louisville, Memorial Day, Miami, Minneapolis, murder, pandemic, police brutality, protests, riots, Ruhel Islam 99 Comments
The Ypsilanti Police-Community Relations / Black Lives Matter Joint Task Force meets tonight
Last year, in response to high profile instances of police violence against people of color across the country, and the corresponding rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, our City Council established a task force to explore ways in which the Ypsilanti Police Department might evolve to better serve all the members of our community. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Alton Sterling, black lives matter, Citizen Review Board, racism, Ypsilanti police department 15 Comments
This is about more than just racist cops
I’d been working on something about the killings of Alton Sterling and Philander Castile. My premise was pretty simple… While it’s certainly appropriate to focus our anger at the police, I was going to suggest, we can’t lose site of the fact that there are larger forces at play. We can’t just blame the police […]
Posted in Civil Liberties Also tagged Alton Sterling, black lives matter, Obama, police violence 23 Comments