Thanks—some really good ideas here, and I suspect in particular that a form plus a public signup spreadsheet might be the best way to go. We're figuring this out, and already hearing from some smart researchers and academics, so probably what we settle on for the data collection will be a lot different than what we…

This is a great idea, but can I make some suggestions on your data collection that will make this way easier to work with down the road?

Unlike civilian deaths by cop, death in the line of duty are tracked by several groups . (odmp.org)

FYI, the viral fundraiser I started for Debra back when her story first hit is in its last day today: http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbo…

I started babysitting at 11. I would do stuff by myself all the time. No 11 yo needs a babysitter unless they are special needs.

I just had this argument with my ex husband. Our daughter will be 11 in November and I think she is old enough to walk home alone and stay by herself for a few hours until someone gets home. He said that was insane and dangerous. I don't get it. I remember doing that in the fifth grade. Am I crazy? Do kids need 24…

If this mother stayed home with her child, she'd be blasted for not having a job.

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At the age of eight, I rode the city bus - by myself - to school every morning and then was trusted to walk to the public library after school where I would (usually) go, finish my homework and then read for pleasure. Occasionally , if I had cobbled together a dollar or so, I would walk to Graziano's Pizza, eat a…

This entire case is such bullshit. Debra Harrell deserves a public apology from everyone involved.

I suppose we'll have to add "Parenting While Black" to the list of offenses that warrant having your whole life turned upside down.

The transcript of the cop talking to her makes me SEETHE with rage. Fuck you, buddy.

Lock your kids inside the house so they can sit on their asses and get diabeetus.

Do a google search and find out how many police homicides there were in other westernized, affluent nations on earth. Do some simple math and work out the ratios. Report your findings to the class.

He would have had more than enough material to have constructed this article weeks, months ago. And that is a tragedy.

the analogy the author made -successfully, is that black children are being killed by those who are, at a societal level, supposed to be protecting them. I agree completely with the rest of your comment about the fuckhead zimmerman

It makes me pretty happy that the blog that I used to visit for dick jokes and sports gossip is now also publishing provocative opinion pieces on racial oppression in America.

I wouldn't go outside period. Amazon drone delivery to my door can't happen soon enough.

great article. look at that picture, cops wearing camo and fucking boots like this is a war zone. I don't know what it will take to stop this, but the people need to retake the streets from the police. there's clearly a racial element to this issue, but it's even deeper than that and it affects people of all races.

I agree that it will make a valuable statement, but we're asking the black community to put themselves at great risk. I would never go outside with a gun if I were a black man, particularly after reading this article.