Alton Sterling

[heaven05]

Father of 5, slaughtered by 2 New Orleans 'peace officers' in 2016 are allowed to walk free from this murder. As a father of 5 and a friend of the store owner whose store Sterling was selling his CD's in front of was hustling to keep food on the table I would presume. Inside of 5 seconds upon arriving after an anyomous complaint, the police had his gun at the head of Sterling say, "I'm going to kill you bitch". Quote from the Guardian story. The next day Philando Castile was slaughtered by Minneapolis police, he walked free. God bless AmeriKKKa, oh, I forgot a fundie told me that God does just that, well?????

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And it seems to be getting worse, not better. Sacramento, proof.

[GaryCnf]

2. I don't know if I would say "getting worse"

As much as I would say IT'S NOT GETTING BETTER.

Acting like this is the result of the calamity Americans in general face on other fronts whitewashes the fact that this is a systemic problem that we have faced ever since the Middle Passage with only moments of abatement.

[GaryCnf]

3. K&R for visibility n/t

[laserhaas]

4. By allowing those that slaughter non-whites, to get off

'Scot Free'...they status quo of making minorities fear the police - continues.

[spicysista]

5. These stories need to be a part of the debate.

If people are going to talk about putting more officers in schools, as a proposed measure to "harden schools", then police reform must be a part of the conversation. Extra law enforcement around may make our white brothers and sisters feel better, but our experiences need to be discussed too. I've posted a cnn segment featuring Symone Sanders (a while ago) that gets at this very point. Our allies need to hear this. I'm going to keep posting things from my perspective and I hope that you continue to do the same.
We must keep saying the names.
Alton Sterling
Philando Castile
John Crawford
Tamir Rice
Stephon Clark
Terence Crutcher
Sylville Smith
Ramarley Graham
Amadou Diallo
Anton Barrett, Sr.
Walter Scott
and too many more.

[thucythucy]

6. Excellent point.

And one I haven't yet heard in all the discussion about "hardening" schools.

[heaven05]

7. "and too many more"

:banghead