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According to the Washington Post's database, there have been 721 fatal police shootings in the United States so far in 2017. Out of these shootings, nine were unarmed black males. Only 32 total were unarmed.

The phenomenon of police fatally shooting an unarmed black man can simultaneously be fairly rare and a deeply troubling problem deserving of further effort to eliminate.

We know from video of the fatal shootings of Walter Scott in South Carolina and Philando Castile in Minnesota that there are cases of police officers fatally shooting unarmed black men for no justifiable reason. We also know this is not strictly a phenomenon of white cops shooting black citizens; think of the fatal police shooting of the unarmed Australian woman in Minneapolis ...

September 25 2017

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Our Sports-Talk-Radio-Caller President Jim Geraghty According to the Washington Post's database, there have been 721 fatal police shootings in the United States so far in 2017. Out of these shootings, nine were unarmed black males. Only 32 total were unarmed. The phenomenon of police fatally shooting an unarmed black man can simultaneously be fairly rare and a deeply troubling problem deserving of further effort to eliminate. We know from video of the fatal shootings of Walter Scott in South Carolina and Philando Castile in Minnesota that there are cases of police officers fatally shooting unarmed black men for no justifiable reason. We also know this is not strictly a phenomenon of white cops shooting black citizens; think of the fatal police shooting of the unarmed Australian woman in Minneapolis ... READ MORE Without fear or favor, &c. Jay Nordlinger Last week, I wrote a tribute to, and appreciation of, Martin Bernheimer. (Go here.) He is a friend and colleague of mine. Moreover, he is one of the best critics of our time. For 60 years, he... Bill de Blasio Is America's Most Irrelevant Mayor Kyle Smith Bill de Blasio Is America's Most Irrelevant Mayor ADVERTISEMENT Moore vs. Strange: Alabama's Curious Special Election Alexandra DeSanctis Anyone who wishes to analyze the strange effect that Donald Trump has had on the Republican party needs look no further than Alabama, where two Republicans are battling in a primary runoff to... The Refreshing Rees-Mogg: Parliament's Moral Conservative Won't Back Down Christopher Akers Jacob Rees-Mogg has caused outrage in the British media with a recent interview in which he described abortion as "morally indefensible" and restated the perennial Christian teaching on the... Trump Wants to Free Up Federal Lands, His Interior Secretary Fails Him William Perry Pendley Like a rookie agent in a spy thriller, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke went rogue in responding to President Trump's executive order to review and make recommendations regarding the... Our Radical Founders Jay Cost This month marks an important anniversary. It has been 230 years since the delegates to the Constitutional Convention completed their work and signed the Constitution, sending it off to the... ADVERTISEMENT Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War Ted Morgan 'Brings to life the climactic battle of Dien Bien Phu in a way no English reader has seen in four decades...This is a gem of a book. ' - John Prados, author of Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975 LEARN MORE Top Shots Mexico City Earthquake ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.