BenDover Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 General background: unarmed black kid killed by police officer while fleeing with eyewitness, riots and peaceful protests following by local community, heavy-handed police response, character assassination of now dead black kid, and so on. At this point in time, the police officer who killed Mike Brown is protected while he is away on leave. The issue has garnered national attention, including a personal response from the president. Topics for discussion: militarization of police systematic racism specific attitudes and practices employed by police media portrayal of these incidents ongoing public and official reactions Major news sources: www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/14/ferguson-police-teargas-rubber-bullets-michael-brown http://time.com/3109154/michael-brow...ghts-ferguson/ http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/mis...-what-we-know/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EThatsMe Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Here we go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 This is not the forum for this type of discussion. Too volatile. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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