Two news items should give us pause about how we are teaching and learning civics. Item No. 1: American eighth graders’ civics scores have declined for the first time ever, […]
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The myth of ‘serve and protect’
by Tony Norman When even white people have begun noticing the paradoxes in the criminal justice system, then the contradictions have become too blatant to chalk up to “the way […]
The cop culture of violence and silence
The Dominion Post reported Monday that Westover’s insurer settled two lawsuits alleging police brutality. The suit on behalf of William Cox — who says he was kicked, punched, pepper-sprayed and […]
Trial of 3 officers is latest test of American justice
Police abuse of power often involves not only the abuser but also other officers who enable the abuse through inaction and silence. They are virtually never prosecuted, meaning that a […]
Yes, we should still talk about ‘defunding the police’
by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington Millions of people have celebrated former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd as a validation of the Black Lives Matter […]
Beware of police reforms
Some changes could make things worse by Jay Ambrose Protesters in Minneapolis, and, for that matter, throughout the country and across the seas, signaled through shouting, jumping, carrying signs and […]
An officer’s view of George Floyd’s murder
by Marcos Bretón Many times in recent years I have wished Rick Braziel was still the chief of police in Sacramento. Now 61 and eight years retired from being Sacramento’s […]
‘A riot is the language of the unheard’
“The anguish we are suffering cannot translate into violence.” So said Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey last week in the wake of yet another police killing of yet another unarmed African-American […]
Va. traffic stop echoes George Floyd
by Dahleen Glanton Months after police killed George Floyd on a busy street in Minneapolis, Army Lt. Caron Nazario had a dangerous encounter with police in rural Virginia. Nazario, who […]
The Derek Chauvin trial cannot vindicate America
America is on trial. Or at least, that is the conviction of many observers as Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, faces judge and jury in the death […]
