The recent killing of Greensboro police officer Philip Nix at a Sheetz convenience store is still fresh in our minds. The crime scene was at Sandy Ridge Rd. near Colfax, but it technically occurred within Greensboro city limits. After the incident occurred, there was some official reaction: Gov. Roy Cooper […]
Category: Vilifying the Police
The New York Subway Incident
A few days ago, an incident occurred on the New York City subways. For those who are not familiar, a black male was somehow harassing subway passengers although the details are not entirely clear. This is not uncommon in New York City. It occurred with considerable regularity when I was […]
Now, She Understands
When I was growing up in New York, there was a fairly common refrain: “A conservative is a liberal who has gotten mugged.” History repeats itself. Patterns recur.
Al Sharpton in Greensboro: How My Cousin Handled Him
The Rhino Times reported yesterday that Al Sharpton was going to be in Greensboro today at the Civil Rights Museum. He was ostensibly to be there for a discussion about his book; but this was likely an opportunity for him to sell the book by building up the chatter about […]
What the Memphis Incident Means for Greensboro
It was absolutely striking. We heard about the police incident in Memphis, and about the fact that the black “victim” was attacked by five police officers. Nearly everyone presumed this was a racial incident; but it turned out that all the police officers were black. And the videos demonstrate the […]