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This officer has not been placed on administrative leave. After claiming he needed to, in order to subdue her, hit an 18-year old “woman” (Is that how she would be viewed outside of this traffic stop or if she weren’t Black? Would it be “girl” or “teenager”?). Even if you’re claiming that she “didn’t do everything right,” she still has rights. And a police officer with a gun and the weight of the state behind him should not be quick to anger. There should be high emotional intelligence standards for law enforcement. Get @reshare_app • @cnn An Arkansas trooper punched an 18-year-old woman during a traffic stop, prompting the woman to file a federal civil rights complaint claiming excessive force, violation of free speech and battery, among other accusations. Arkansas State Police say they are conducting an internal review into the use of force but have not placed the trooper on administrative leave.

Twelve years ago today, Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was shot and killed by a police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. After Wilson killed Michael, his body remained in the middle of Canfield Drive for four hours. What a painful image that was seared into our consciences and deepened the grief, outrage, and questions surrounding his death. Today, we remember Michael Brown. We remember his family, whose grief did not end after the headlines faded. We remember the Ferguson community and all those who have carried the weight of loss while continuing to pursue justice. Remembering is not about reliving the past for its own sake. It is about refusing to become indifferent to the taking of human life or desensitized to the conditions that continue to produce injustice. The King Center calls us to reject violence in every form, embrace the philosophy and methodology of Kingian nonviolence (Nonviolence365), and build the Beloved Community. #MikeBrown #MichaelBrown #TheKingCenter #BelovedCommunity