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An epidemic of 'law and order'

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An epidemic of 'law and order'

Jonathan M. Katz
May 29, 2020
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Last night, the president of the United States called on the military and police to murder black residents of an American city.

Several journalists noted that the president’s most blatant words—“When the looting starts, the shooting starts”—were ripped off the late Miami Police Chief Walter Headley, who made it a personal slogan in the late 1960s.

This s…

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