No charges in Eric Garner chokehold case for officer(nytimes.com)

No charges in Eric Garner chokehold case for officer

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/nyregion/no-charges-in-eric-garner-chokehold-case-for-officer.html?smid=tw-share

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Not exactly tech news, but it may prove to be one of the more pivotal events in American society. I hope the reaction goes beyond police brutality to lead people to question the lack of accountability of the state. If we can't keep our local chips accountable, how can we do so for our intelligence/defense apparatus? I also hope it leads to an awakening of awareness of the conditions that have led to the devaluation of lives in the predominantly minority underprivileged parts of the nation.

If you connect the dots, we're seeing worldwide a new level of reaction against entrenched post-WWII power structures from the underclass, and counter-reaction to protect the status quo. Largely confined to the sidelines so far have been the traditional liberal intelligentsia, who have benefited from the class structure and failed to meaningfully address the injustices it perpetuates. Where this ends up is anyone's guess.