The Violence Inherent in the System

Mic Check Radio

Eric Garner, killed by a cop in Staten Island, NY. John Crawford, killed by a cop in Bevercreek, OH. Michael Brown, killed by a cop in Ferguson, MO. Tamir Rice, killed by a cop in Cleveland, OH. Is there some sort of racist-cop trend that has cropped up recently around the country or is there a larger issue here? If we have a half-asses compulsory school system in this country that barely educates the masses, then what happens when a certain portion of those masses become cops? In this episode we look closely at a recent Department of Justice investigation into the Cleveland Police Departments' 'use of force policies' over the past few years and how the findings within that report apply to most police departments across the country. What happens when poorly educated, poorly trained people are armed and given military weapon hand-me-downs and told to go police the streets of America? [Click to Listen]