Tyre Nichols's Death Raises Questions About Race and Policing - WSJ - 0 views
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it mistakes justice for right. Justice is only ever retrospective. It is the redress of a wrong. It can never right a wrong. Even if, as we hope, it can help deter future crime, it doesn’t even purport to address the causes and conditions that lead to criminal acts. For that we have to examine individual, social and institutional characteristics—and, if we can, correct them.
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There is still much room for uncertainty but I think the answer here is clearly yes.
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The right question to ask is: Would the Memphis officers have behaved as they did if the man they were pursuing had been white?
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