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Not Even in a War Zone: Police Brutality, Armed Conflict, and the Use of Violence

Not Even in a War Zone: Police Brutality, Armed Conflict, and the Use of Violence

by Joseph Nolla, SJ | Sep 7, 2020 | In the News, Justice, Race    ~ Approx. 3 mins

There is a tendency among some commentators to defend the police officers who commit acts of violence against unarmed black people by describing what is suspicious about the victim.  “George Floyd was a felon and intoxicated at the time of his death.”  “Jacob Blake...

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