But these protests have gone on far longer than most other occasions of citizens taking to the streets, and I’m fearing that there will be an equal and opposite reaction to the fortnight of demonstrable marches. When we’re talking about human behavior, as opposed to physics, the reaction does not have to be exactly equal and opposite. But it will be characterized by significant force and will run counter to the movement that spawned it.
Category: Police
Creative strategies that could have worked in aftermath of George Floyd Murder
It did not work well in Ferguson, MO in 2014; it certainly is not working well now in Minneapolis and a host of other cities. Are there other ways to deal with citizen concerns besides massive displays of armed power?
Bad police behavior in STL draws protest letters from ACLU, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In St. Louis, bad behavior by police responding to protests about…previous bad police behavior—has sparked another form of protest: the publicly published protest letter.
DEA says “no” to Trump’s remarks on rough treatment of suspects
The acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA] is not pleased with Donald Trump’s remarks to law enforcement officers, telling them not to
Happy Birthday
In a few weeks, I turn 20. People keep telling me how young I am— how my life is just beginning. But today I
We need police officers who are also social workers
What would have happened in Ferguson on that hot August afternoon had a social worker come upon Michael Brown on Canfield Avenue? What
What Obama and Sanders can do to keep “the Bern” alive while helping Clinton
President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders met on Thursday, June 9, 2016 to discuss “where do we go now” following the primaries
The Ferguson dilemma: When keeping up appearances is not enough
A recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that described the way that the small St. Louis County municipality of Pagedale was condemning inhabited,
Black power can only do so much to solve our racial problems
One of the interesting differences between the discord following the deaths of unarmed black men in Ferguson, MO and Baltimore is to what extent
I’ve lost my handgun virginity
Last week, I fired a handgun for the first time in my life. And for those of you hoping to learn that my experience