
In October 2007, the Justice Department reported that during the three years from 2003 through 2005 police in the U.S. killed, on average, a person every day.
Tags:
Albert Hopkins,
Corcoran 8,
Deputy Christopher Long,
Deputy Dave Willard,
Emmett Till,
extrajudicial executions by U.S. police,
Gregory Boggs Jr.,
Harry Stern,
Jordan Swonger,
Justice Department,
Kathryn Johnston,
Michael Kan,
Michael Rains,
Oakland Riders,
Oscar Grant,
Peyton Strickland,
post-racial society,
Sean Bell,
taser,
William Bergin

There are those who fear this warrior for justice. They are afraid of the accountability that must be applied to the transgressors, no matter who they are.
Tags:
Eric Holder,
Gen. Zhukov,
habeas corpus,
Harry C. Alford,
Justice Department,
National Black Chamber of Commerce,
Nuremberg Trials,
President Barack H. Obama,
torture,
Wall Street,
waterboarding

This week, I released “Reining in the Imperial Presidency,” a 486-page report detailing the abuses and excesses of the Bush administration and recommending steps to address them.