First things first: Why on earth would cops need grenades, 40 mm rounds, tear gas, breaching rams, and TWO armored vehicles to apprehend....a petty thief?
Someone? Anyone?
More people should be talking about this case. It's a microcosm for the current discussion around police reform.
There was an intensely militarized presence with flash bang grenades & armored vehicles. There was a plain constitutional violation. And there is no accountability.
A SWAT team blew up this innocent family's home while in pursuit of a shoplifting suspect. A federal court ruled that the city doesn't owe them a thing.
Buried in this morning's SCOTUS announcements is that they will not hear the case.
My latest @reason:
https://t.co/JnWaUXXSSd
@phil30mccrackin @JupiterDreamCo "Gee whiz, the authorities have always treated ME very fairly, therefore that must be everyone's experience." This lack of understanding about how the system treats marginalized people is why gross inequalities in the system persist.