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The pattern of reform and fearmongering is the latest example of lawmakers weaponizing the age-old false connection between race, fear, and criminality.
The acquittal of Jason Stockley, a White former St. Louis police officer, for shooting and killing Anthony Smith — who was Black — served as yet another grim reminder of the elusive nature of justice in America. The facts generally fit an all-too-familiar pattern. A Black man, woman, or child’s life is interrupted by an encounter with a police officer borne […]