I am appalled by the video that has surfaced on the Internet of a therapist who was shot by the Miami Police Department as he tried to comfort his autistic client. Apparently, someone called the police with the report that there was a man with a gun in the area. There was no gun and …
Social Media Standoff Stopping Cyber Bullies is an Easy Click Away: Leslie Jones Proved That! If you’ve been paying attention, you know that there are two things that Donald Trump has brought to the forefront in this presidential election: bullying (especially his candor towards Secretary Clinton) and the influence social media has on our society. …
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Police Officer Using Excessive Physical Force Each week, it seems like there is a new story about police officers somewhere in the United States using excessive physical, oftentimes deadly, force in a situation that just doesn’t warrant it. I was thrusted into this national debate last week and not just as a TV expert and …
My CNN Debate: Two Perspectives On Justice – One Path Forward After spending all week talking about the shooting deaths of Fernando Castro and Alton Sterling, I was up early Saturday morning after the tragedy in Dallas and heading back to CNN. This time it was a law professor named Dr. Carol Swain from Vanderbilt and …
Mourning in America I didn’t know Alton Sterling or Philando Castille. I didn’t know the five officers killed in Dallas, but I feel like I have lost family members. All of these deaths have hit me hard. As a mother, civil rights attorney and someone who talks on TV about race, politics and social issues, …