Liam O'Mara IV, PhD<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThisDayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisDayInHistory</span></a> in 2014, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EricGarner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EricGarner</span></a> was murdered by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYPD</span></a> because they thought he was selling cigarettes. The excessive force used against suspects by US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> forces would shame any tinpot dictatorship. That we can't fix it is outrageous.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICantBreathe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICantBreathe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a></p>