NYPD Scandals Keep Rolling In – Ta-Nehisi Coates – National – The Atlantic

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NYPD Scandals Keep Rolling In – Ta-Nehisi Coates – National – The Atlantic.

Over the long term, I hope we revisit how we've decided to police our communities. In short term, I have son to raise. There are numerous forces I seek to safeguard him against. The police are among them.

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