Twitter provided the earliest reports of the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson this week. It also provided the forum for invective, hate and partisan reaction. President Barack Obama used Twitter to condemn the shootings and conservative critics condemned Obama for relegating his response to … [Read more...] about Twitter explodes with invective, partisan comment after Ferguson shootings
Eric Holder
Minds open; don’t prejudge
In announcing that no federal criminal charges would be filed against Officer Darren Wilson, Attorney General Eric Holder said he recognized “the findings in our report may leave some to wonder how the department’s findings can differ so sharply from some of the initial, widely reported accounts of what transpired." He added that it “remains not only valid — but essential — to … [Read more...] about Minds open; don’t prejudge