Why the Labor Movement Must Join the Anti-Racist Struggle To Make Black Lives Matter

[Rebkeh]

Here's a link to one of my posts in GD this morning,

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027749969

in case you have trashed General Discussion.

[Baobab]

1. The situation with police killing unarmmed people of all backgrounds is really way out of control

It seems to me that it is.



Killings of unarmed people, especially nonwhite people - because that seems to be much much worse statistically than any other aspect of it-
ALL killing of unarmed or fleeing or - really anybody who is not threatening a police officer with a gun-

is just so very wrong in so many ways.

Its a symptom of deeper problems in society that we all need to get out in the open and work on. I think Bernie Sanders suggestion that all deaths in police custody or killings of unarmed people should automatically trigger a Justice Dept. investigation is a good one.

Lethal force needs to be a last resort, not a first resort.

maybe we should limit the use of weapons by police in some way- I dont know how- Its really a problem all these people getting killed though. And it has to stop somehow.