'I can’t help but juxtapose the outcome in the Rittenhouse case to that of the high-profile case of Julius Jones in Oklahoma,' writes LZGranderson. Read the whole column:
to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed over his death by police. It is said to be the largest police settlement in its state’s history. The 23-year-old unarmed McClain was stopped by police as he walked down the street.on the body camera video. The slight, 143-pound McClain was placed in a chokehold. He passed out. Paramedics injected him with 500 milligrams of ketamine, an amount appropriate for someone north of 200 pounds. He fell into a coma. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
with counts of manslaughter and negligent homicide. Had it not been for weeks of protests following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, charges may not have been brought.Or is the $15-million settlement acknowledgment that justice doesn’t work for everyone? Hours after the verdict, I received a fundraising email blast from “Free Kyle USA” that read, in part, “please, take all that positive energy I know you’re feeling and make an urgent donation to help us close this very ugly chapter in our lives.”
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