“The call came out as a young man, 10 to 12 years old that was passing out a gun. And the description fully matched the individual that they stopped.” That is Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson defending his department’s decision to handcuff an innocent 10 year old black child. Stop it! He’s a child, a boy, not a young man. He fit the description? Really! Is this still happening? Is the police listening?
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested after a neighbor saw him attempting to enter his own home when he was locked out. Remember, his “neighbor” didn’t think Gates was the homeowner and placed the call. Continue reading
