A GHASTLY STORY: An East St. Louis 8th grade boy, who was recently featured in Sports Illustrated as a potential NFL star of the future, has been killed. According to his mother, he was hit by a stray bullet when a fight broke out at a party. May God give her strength.
I’m not the type to believe that the police can do no wrong. But the notion that the police are the most significant threat to the safety of minority youths is very wrong. Crime itself is a much greater threat.