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BTRTN: "De-Gun the Police"... Is it Time for a Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty In Our Cities?
Born To Run The Numbers provides perspective on the recent shootings of Black Americans by police officers:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2021/05/btrtn-de-gun-police-is-it-time-for.html
Excerpts:
"It is incredibly ironic that our system of justice is designed so that it takes a two-week jury trial with a unanimous verdict to send a murderer in a police uniform to prison, but all it takes to end the life of an innocent Black man is one cop with one-tenth of a second to make an erroneous judgment."
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