By Dr. Herukhuti They said he was big for his age of 12 years. Too big. That he wore oversized clothing. It was reasonable for a grown man, a police officer with a gun, an equally armed partner and the power of the State to shoot him within seconds of meeting him. Tamir Rice wasContinueContinue reading “Policing Black Male Bodies: Tamir Rice and Odell Beckham Jr.”
Tag Archives: Tamir Rice
Tamir Rice Murder Was Justifiable and Christopher Columbus Has Holiday
By Dr. Herukhuti A 12-year old Black boy, plays with a toy gun in a park. Police arrive to the scene in response to a report that a man is threateningly brandishing a gun in public. Within seconds, one of the police officers shoots the boy, killing him–no warning or opportunity to establish the circumstances. Later,ContinueContinue reading “Tamir Rice Murder Was Justifiable and Christopher Columbus Has Holiday”