The six officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray face a litany of charges that include second-degree depraved-heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, false imprisonment and misconduct in office.And now:
The officers -- three white, three African American -- represent a broad spectrum of experience on Baltimore’s police force....
Fox News has a new talking point #stayclassy pic.twitter.com/hIh0X5T1T2
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 2, 2015
And not just Fox -- here's Right Wing News:
Baltimore Police Officers Identified, 3 Of 6 Are BlackReally? I'm sorry, but black people been have been telling us for years that even black cops internalize the values of the system. Even your melanin-deficient correspondent remembers sitting in a theater watching Boyz N the Hood back in 1991:
This kinda erases the whole “it’s all about racism” talking point....
Melodramatic? Yeah, but it was obvious even to me that you wouldn't create a character like that if he wasn't based on real experiences. And a generation later, not much has changed.