| Less than 20 seconds. That's all the time it took last Wednesday for Minneapolis police to enter Amir Locke's apartment, wake him up and kill him. "He was not even suspected of committing a crime," writes columnist Eugene Robinson. "But he was a Black man in America in legal possession of a handgun, and that, as we know all too well, can be a capital offense." This latest unjustified killing is made all the more infuriating — if that is possible — by its similarities to previous killings. "As in the case of Breonna Taylor in 2020, the officers who fatally shot Locke were carrying out a no-knock warrant that allowed them to force their way into the premises first and ask questions later," Robinson writes. "Ending no-knock warrants as a common practice should be a no-brainer." And like the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, Locke had a firearm that he legally purchased — in Locke's case, for protection as a delivery driver. "The Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms clearly does not, in practice, apply to African Americans," Robinson observes. No wonder, then, that the only emotion left is anger. "How many times have we rolled this damn rock up the hill?" Robinson asks. "And how many times has it rolled right back down, snuffing out the life of yet another innocent Black victim?"  (Christian Monterrosa/AP) Amir Locke was killed in a no-knock raid that never should have happened. By Eugene Robinson ● Read more » | | | | Black history works, then, as a shelter from rough storms, and the head winds are particularly dangerous today. By Eddie Glaude ● Read more » | | | | I'm very familiar with the abuses Dear White Staffers has helped expose. By Melissa A. Sullivan ● Read more » | | | If the RNC is calling Jan. 6 "legitimate political discourse," what won't it justify? By Dana Milbank ● Read more » | | | | There is a tremendous public interest in knowing the resolution of any case involving a former — and possibly future — president. By Randall D. Eliason ● Read more » | | | | America is paying a high cost for listening to people who don't know what they're talking about. By Max Boot ● Read more » | | | Democrats like to say they "believe in science." Well, the science is in on GOP voting reforms. By Henry Olsen ● Read more » | | | | Biden said he'd fire anyone on the spot if they mistreated their workers. Turns out, maybe not. By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | This target was not casually chosen. By Michael Gerson ● Read more » | | | He continued breaking the law even after being repeatedly told he couldn't. What will he do if he returns to the White House? By Paul Waldman ● Read more » | | | | Let's see how far senators can go to prevent election chaos. By Jennifer Rubin ● Read more » | | | |
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