“There are far to few instances of the local media holding the polices accountable, especially compared to how slavish local media is when an officer is killed, wounded, or does something that helps people.
I mean how many times do we have to hear about the release of the wrongfully convicted before we pay attention to the beginning of the process?
Here WBEZ has done a stellar job, not only looking at the the police, but also the complicity of local media in their lack of holding the police to any public accountability.
We need more in-depth local reporting like this. But we need it consistently, not just when an event like the Laquan McDonald killing.
I’m kinda saddened by the lack of prescriptive solutions to police misconduct though.”
WisdomSeed via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/31/18