Bill Press: All eyes on Ferguson
For most Europeans, the failure of the grand jury to hold Wilson responsible, with resulting riots in Ferguson and other cities across America, was just further proof that a country that brags of its human rights record has a serious, continuing problem with racism.
On German television, a special program on racism in America opened with the chilling observation: “For half a century, the land of the free has been trying to overcome racism and discrimination — with doubtful results.”
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira summed up her impressions on Twitter: “Racial profiling, social exclusion, territorial segregation, cultural marginalization, firearms, fear, fatal cocktail.”
And, of course, nobody enjoyed rubbing our nose in it more than Russia. After years of the U.S. condemning the Russian government for its denial of basic human rights, this was its chance to get even. Russia’s foreign ministry, which dubbed the unrest a “color revolution,” cited the riots as evidence of “systematic shortcomings of American democracy.” Konstantin Dolgov, Russia’s ambassador for human rights, said the protests “once again testify to the extreme neglect of the problems of the vestiges of racism and violations of the rights of ethnic minorities in the U.S.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/bill-press/225649-bill-press-all-eyes-on-ferguson
We should be ashamed, very ashamed. I know I am.
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Straight and every Color under the Sun. Unlike Russia.
I am ashamed of those who are like these cops who are all too rampant in America's PD.. scattered all over.
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If this isn't an ugly version of white privilege I ain't sure what is
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And, so proud of people in American like State Senator Hughes of PA..
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Freshman Pa. Legislator Proposes Special Prosecutors in Police Deadly-Force Cases « CBS Philly http://cbsloc.al/1zeWKEl @thsherylralph
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CBS) — A newly elected Pennsylvania state senator announced today that he plans to introduce a bill requiring use of a special prosecutor in all incidents in which deadly force is used by police.
At a press conference today in Germantown, state senator-elect Art Haywood (D-Phila.) says his first action after he is sworn in to the Pennsylvania Senate on January 6th will be to introduce a bill that requires the state attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor whenever a suspect is killed by police
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Thanks to Bill Press for highlighting this.. never stop keeping our eyes on Ferguson, MO and all the miscarriage of Justice for Michael Brown.. same for NYC and everywhere Justice is not served.
Mahalo she
