We’re here again. Another senseless police killing. Another Black person needlessly dead, another devastating video documenting the violence. We’ve been here too many times. And reactions are mixed, as usual, between those who think these killings are isolated events, and those who see them as part of a pattern that needs more attention. We seem stuck in a perpetual tug-of-war between efforts to directly address racism in policing, as well as its history in this country, and inevitable backlash against those efforts. …
Since 2015, my organization, PRRI, has occasionally asked a question about police killings: “Do you think recent killings of Black Americans by police are isolated incidents or are they part of a broader pattern of how police treat Black Americans?” CONTINUED
Natalie Jackson, National Journal
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