When a notification comes up on my phone and I see “Eric Adams” as the headline, my first thought is “What stupid thing did he do this time?” Well, this time it was introducing a 398 pound crime fighting robot to the busiest platform of the New York City subway […]
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Stop-and-frisk should be reinstituted in Chicago
Photo courtesy of Dave Conner, Flickr In a speech to law enforcement leaders last week, President Trump suggested Chicago ought to bring back the controversial police tactic known as stop-and-frisk to dissipate violent crimes within the city. He went on to describe the violence in Chicago as a “terrible blight” […]
Peter Liang Controversy May Detract from More Concrete Cases of Police Brutality
Photo courtesy of Cezary Piwowarsk, Wikipedia Generally speaking, mainstream media has a tendency to seek a scapegoat to subsidize public unrest over a specific issue. In fact, the media always plays a vital role in cornering the scapegoat. Police brutality, specifically police brutality against African-Americans, is a highly controversial issue in […]