As police misbehavior goes, it was a small thing. No one was killed, or shot, or even arrested. But in a sense, that gives it all the […]
Tag: police brutality
What is going on in Westover?
While the Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020 put racism and inequity in the national spotlight, another key feature of the protests was highlighting police brutality […]
Qualified immunity needs reformed
by Ramesh Ponnuru Glenn Youngkin wants to talk about qualified immunity. Not many people know what it is — and even people who think they do often […]
‘Standard procedure’ is the problem
In the predawn hours of May 21, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded Chin Orih’s home, guns drawn. The sound of a deputy banging on their door woke […]
Impact of our war on police
by Jay Ambrose Suppose you’re in a battlefield with bad guys coming at you full force and you have the means of stopping them, but, while calling […]
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 […]
Police have a toxic masculinity problem
by Kyoko Thompson My partner says I make everything about gender. If I’m honest, he’s probably right. As a women’s health and rights specialist, I tend to […]
A better response to protests, overall
State, county and city leaders faced a big test in the aftermath of the tragic killing of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old man shot by former Brooklyn Center […]
Rally for Daunte Wright
The chants heard in downtown Morgantown Thursday evening were exactly the same as those that echoed through the same streets last summer. Black Lives Matter. No Justice, […]
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 […]
