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LA’s Downtown Business Leaders Give ArtWalk Protesters the Brush-Off

Dan Bluemel: Rampant hooliganism will not be tolerated in downtown Los Angeles; it could interfere with commerce.

Rodney King Dead: How He Put Police Brutality on the Map

David Love: It is ironic that Rodney King died on the day that Rev. Al Sharpton led a march to protest New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s “stop and frisk” policy.

Stop and Frisk Policy Not Preventing Crime

By Bruce Reilly

Bruce Reilly: The NYPD is stopping more Black and Latino people than actually live in the city, harassing nearly 700,000 people last year alone.Statistics show that the more you Stop and Frisk, the less crime goes down.

Gays Unite with Blacks to Fight ‘Stop-and-Frisk’

By David A. Love

David Love: Meanwhile, a coalition of groups including the Human Rights Campaign and Empire State Pride Agenda are joining forces with NAACP’s Ben Jealous and Rev. Al Sharpton for a June 17 march to protest stop and frisk.

Police, Student Protesters, and Pepper Spray

By Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden: Unless meaningful action is taken immediately against relentless tuition hikes and the warnings of the Reynoso report, the university will continue disappearing down the path of policing to protect its privatizing.