Ta-Nahisi Coates has the best commentary I’ve seen on the Justice Department’s report on the Ferguson police department. Even though Officer Darren Wilson was not charged, the report itself focused on something much bigger and more important, which is the systemic exploitation of the black community to raise funds for the city. As Henry Farrell wrote, Ferguson was being run like a racket. And, of course, this isn’t an isolated thing. This is going on in communities around the country. See also Charles Pierce.
Update:
Oy!
Now, we’re using the police departments to “tax” poor and minority people?
FSM, know the multi millionaires and billionaires can’t afford it.
But, the poor can.
There are more and more day every year, where I wished I was an ex-pat somewhere nice and sane, and laughing at this stupid country.
Instead, I’m stuck in this conservative and uber-Christian mental asylum with the rest of the sane people – who all wish that all that’s going around us, were just another idiotic “reality” show.
Oy………………
gulag — at least you’re in New York, not Texas.
maha,
And believe me, I am thankful for that every day.
I got the hell out of NC before Art Pope pooped on the entire state!
I’m going to be ordering your book today – FINALLY!!!
I can hardly wait to read it!!!