The complicated calculus of calling the cops

Before you call the police, you have to do the mental gymnastics of the consequences of doing so, depending on the race of the accused and/or the victims.
What has not been talked about enough was that the victims of the Uvalde shooting were Hispanic, writes Erica Ifill.
OTTAWA—Last weekend, my friend ran a half-marathon in the Ottawa Race Weekend, coming in at just under 2:15.00. Well done. We went to Lieutenant’s Pump for drinks on the patio with some other friends. About an hour in, a large, imposing white man stood a few feet from the table and began to rac...

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