Tag Archives: violence

Murder on the Rise

BY: ROBERT HAJIR Let’s be honest: terms like the “Ferguson effect[1]” and the “ACLU effect[2]”[3] are racially prejudicial against young, African-American men. These terms insinuate that aggressive policing tactics are necessary to subdue this group into lawful obedience. Without enforcement, “Ferguson effect” believers think that young black men would commit violent crimes at a pace […]

The Case of Deven Guilford Reinforces the Need for Consideration of Meaningful Change

BY: LAUREN GERAGHTY The family of Deven Guilford, the Michigan teen who was fatally shot on February 28, 2015, during a traffic stop, filed a complaint in federal court on October 14, 2015.[1] The complaint names the defendants as both Eaton County (the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred) and Sergeant John Frost.[2] It further […]