HOT OFF THE PRESS: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights just released a report entitled “Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern Policing Practices.” My individual Commissioner Statement is here.
My main point: In the Jim Crow South, the biggest problem was that many in law enforcement didn’t take crime in African American neighborhoods seriously. We’ve come a long way since then. But if modern reformers aren’t careful, their actions will end up encouraging police officers to offer less protection to African Americans.