A Cop Who Gets It

Richmond California Police Chief Chris Magnus drew the ire of his police union recently when he joined a rally in protest of the New York City grand jury decision to not indict the officer who killed Eric Garner and held a sign that read ” Black Lives Matter “. Magnus was featured recently in an…

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That’s a lot of people

Check out this time lapse video of the Millions March in New York City;  people marching against police violence in communities of color. That’s a whole lotta folks.  

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A progressive solution to police violence

Below is an article published recently in CounterPunch. It’s so good I thought I’d post the entire thing rather than link to it. Please share far and wide.   December 02, 2014 Pre- & Post-Ferguson Real Police Reform Takes Root in One California City by STEVE EARLY In the wake…

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” He’ll be looking down the barrel of a gun “

A couple of  years ago when my wife and I were visiting my parents in the tiny southeastern Minnesota town where I grew up ( population roughly 1,000 ) my dad told me a disturbing story that I couldn’t get off of my mind for quite some time. The recent events…

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