"While a person’s race may be important if it fits the description of a particular crime suspect, it is impermissible to subject all members of a racially defined group to heightened police enforcement because some members of that group are criminals... "The Equal Protection Clause does not permit the police to target a racially defined… Continue reading If ‘stop and frisk’ is wrong for the NYPD, it’s wrong for the NSA
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America’s inescapable specter of violence and racism
"...they aren't all valedictorians. They weren't all brought in by their parents. "For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds — and they’ve got hands the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert..." - Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), referring to DREAMers, in an… Continue reading America’s inescapable specter of violence and racism
Looking under the hoodie
The exposure is stark, high contrast, black and white. The last time this country cared even near this much about a person in a hoodie was that infamous sketch of the sunglassed Unibomber, Ted Kaczynski. But wearing a hoodie doesn't make one evil, threatening or a gangster, despite FOX News showman Geraldo Rivera's bizarre assertion… Continue reading Looking under the hoodie
Prose and Thorn 