By Kyle Wagner
Last Wednesday, we launched an impossibly ambitious project: cataloguing every police-involved shooting in America over the last three years. After one week, we’re further along than we could have imagined. Continue reading Deadspin #Police-#Shooting Database Update: We’re Still Going
August 17, 2014
Jesse Williams’ very eloquent thoughts on Mike Brown’s depiction in cable news shows:
I was irritated and distracted as I watched a panel discussion on CNN yesterday. What was the source of my irritation? Continue reading Cable News’ Depiction of Mike Brown | MSM and Ferguson
Congressman John Lewis – a recognized leader of the Civil Rights Movement – spoke out Thursdayon the police violence in Ferguson, Missouri, during an msnbc interview saying President Obama should use the authority of his office to declare martial law to “federalize the Missouri national guard to protect people as they protest.”
Continue reading @RepJohn Lewis Calls For #MartialLaw in #Ferguson | MSNBC
Police forces around the country have equipped themselves with surplus military equipment our DoD doesn’t need.
This is what Ferguson, Missouri looks like tonight.