The Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic

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July 14, 2016

Law officers stand on a street during protests in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., July 10, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RTSHAI9

By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing.

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