Institutional inequality, racism, and the lasting legacy of slavery and genocide in America.
America's cops at their usual "finest." Today the Associated Press continues its outstanding investigative reporting on the brutality, bigotry, conspiracy, and serial assaults by Louisiana State Troopers. AP's dogged investigation began with the murder of Mr. Ronald Green by State Troopers, but has spread far beyond that one incident to at least 23 different assaults …
Continue reading Louisiana State Police: Racist bigots, animals and killers.
Let's review some of the established facts of Mr. Green's murder case. I'll give you a play-by-play while you read. Mr. Ronald Greene, who was murdered by Louisiana State Troopers in 2019. The State of Louisiana tried to cover the case up, deny it, and lie about it repeatedly in the years since, up to …
Continue reading Murdered by Louisana’s Finest: Ronald Greene’s killing, revisited.
This is a partial list of news stories about Greene's murder and the continuing cover-up by the Louisiana State Police, the state's AG, and the state's governor. Mr. Ronald Greene, murdered by Louisiana State Troopers -- who had an entire criminal-industrial complex working to cover up their many cases of racist brutality as well as …
Continue reading Ronald Greene’s murder coverup by Louisiana State Police: News Links.
But 21 cops participated in the melee. They were all caught on video. Here's the story: a guy drives his motor bike recklessly, and knocks a cop off of his bike. An entire herd of cops give chase. The video picks up as the lone suspect runs into a hotel lobby and is immediately apprehended …
Continue reading 5 Miami cops charged with gang-assaulting arrestee and bystander.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 On our 245th celebration of America's Independence Day, I put aside politics for the …
Continue reading Confederate flags: why the South really went to war
But reading it will require your objectivity and critical thinking skills. Today I'm publishing an essay from Politico Magazine. This is, hands down, the best lay person's explanation of Critical Race Theory (CRT) I've read. If you've read my bio notes in this blog, then you know I'm an anthropologist. Back in The Day, I …
Continue reading Critical Race Theory: the best primer I’ve read.
Pepper-spraying, assaulting peaceful protestors, depriving Americans of their civil rights, and lying on reports. But, hey, that's what pigs do. Meet Police Sgt. Traci M. Shaw, Officer Phillip Walls, and Sgt. Holly Kanode all of the Columbus, OH, Police Department. Each of these three smilin' White cops has been charged with criminal conduct during the …
The entire company of F-Troop -- 66 Louisiana State Troopers -- is being secretly investigated for a long history of brutality and racism. But the internal investigation is being conducted by their own employer. That's the same racist Law Enforcement Agency that already hid their 2019 murder of Ronald Green, for two years. Mug Shots …
Continue reading Louisiana State Police death squad under secret investigation.
A man walks into a train station. But this is no joke. In 1890, Louisiana passed a Jim Crow law called the Separate Car Act of 1890. The law required that railroad companies provide "equal but separate accommodations for white and colored races." On June 7, 1892, Mr. Homer Plessy, an African American, challenged that …
Continue reading June 7, 1892: the day that lifted Jim Crow to the stars.
Tacoma Police Department Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins have been charged with second-degree murder. Officer Timothy Rankine has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the case. A Pierce County sheriff's deputy is also under investigation. In the past 40 years, only three other Washington cops have ever been prosecuted for killing anyone. It's a …
Continue reading Three Tacoma cops charged with killing Manuel Ellis. So far.
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