Police Violence Persists, Though Most Media Have Stopped Paying Attention

October was an especially brutal month when it comes to the tally of people killed by police in this country, particularly for people of color. I emphasize people of color because my lifelong research on this topic tells me that their killings are not random, but rather are a result of dehumanization and the constant patrolling of bodies and communities of color, especially those of Native, Black and Brown peoples.

Unfortunately, this is not a new phenomenon. This pattern of killings with impunity has been ongoing since 1492. Regardless of whether the killings are random or targeted, the number of law enforcement killings in this country is unparalleled anywhere else in the “developed” world.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42588-police-violence-persists-though-most-media-have-stopped-paying-attention

Read also “Killed By Police 2017
2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016
Since May 1, 2013”: http://www.polizei-gewalt.com/killed-by-police-2017/#sthash.5vIAXoqU.dpbs