All of us would like to live in a world where people always do the right thing — without anybody looking over their shoulder. But that world doesn’t exist and never will. So every society on our planet has penalties. You break the rules, you pay a price. But penalties only work if the wrongdoer…
Two police officers were shot outside the Ferguson Police Department headquarters early Thursday morning, local authorities have confirmed. Both officers are in what was described as “serious condition,” though their injuries were reported as “not life-threatening.” The shootings took place just after midnight as a protest outside the station—described later by St. Louis County Police…
Ferguson, Missouri city manager John Shaw, who was named in the U.S. Justice Department’s report last week as a key player in creating a racist and unconstitutional policing and municipal court system, resigned Tuesday night. The announcement came during a city council meeting with the council voting 7-0 to approve a “mutual separation agreement” from…
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced that it will not prosecute former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. However, an internal probe by the federal agency also released Wednesday charged that the Ferguson Police Department (FPD) is itself guilty of racism as well as…
Image Credit: Dave Id/Indybay.org Thousands of people took to the streets on Monday rebuking what they say is the “sanitized” version of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and calling to restore the legacy of a man whose protests, like their own, were never “convenient.” The nationwide actions marked the birthday of the civil rights leader…
Police body cameras could be coming to South Bend in the near future, although a time frame for implementation, the precise cost and how the city will pay for the purchase of the technology is still up in the air. The South Bend Common Council unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on December 6 calling on…
Medical students at universities across the United States held dramatic die-in protests on Wednesday to show their solidarity with a growing protest movement against police brutality and other forms of systematic inequality taking place in low-income areas and communities of color nationwide. Dubbed #whitecoatsforblacklives, the coordinated demonstrations allowed students to add their unique perspective to…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was elected to change how New York City operates. His platform included an end to the city’s discriminatory stop-and-frisk policy, addressing the city’s increasing income inequality, and improving the quality of life for all New Yorkers. Today, he delivered an honest assessment of the state of the nation’s…
I very strongly feel that at the root of everything that is happening, there is a young man — a young man with hopes, fears, dreams, accomplishments and demons — a young man no different from you or me. He was unarmed, and was shot six times. At least two of those times as he…
A grand jury in St. Louis County, Missouri has dismissed charges against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri police office who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. The grand jury first convened on August 20. The 12 members of the grand jury were tasked with finding if probable cause existed to charge the police…
