GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Chicago police release dashcam footage of officer's shooting of Laquan McDonald
"Make no mistake, whereas these shootings of unarmed
individuals by what Slate terms “trigger happy” cops used to take place
primarily in big cities, that militarized, urban warfare mindset among police
has spread to small-town America. No longer is this just a problem for
immigrants, or people of color, or lower income communities, or young people
who look like hooligans, out for trouble. We’re all in this together, black and
white, rich and poor, urban and suburban, guilty and innocent alike. We’re all
viewed the same by the powers that be: as potential lawbreakers to be viewed
with suspicion and treated like criminals.
Whether you’re talking about police shootings of unarmed
individuals, NSA surveillance, drones taking to the skies domestically, SWAT
team raids, or roadside strip searches, they’re all part of a totalitarian
continuum, mile markers on this common road we’re traveling towards the police
state. The sign before us reads “Danger Ahead.” What remains to be seen is
whether we can put the brakes on and safely reverse direction before it’s too
late to turn back."
-Civil Liberties expert from the Rutherford Institute, John Whitehead
-Civil Liberties expert from the Rutherford Institute, John Whitehead
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