Protests in 90 US cities follow the announcement that a grand jury will not indict police officer Darren Wilson on any charges for his actions in the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year old African-American from Ferguson, MO.
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Legalizing State Police I do not normally praise the Nigerian government. But tell me: why should anyone not praise President Tinubu for taking measures to inaugurate State Police? To my amazement, the Nigerian House of Representatives has passed legislation to amend the 1999 Constitution, decentralize the Nigerian Police Force, and legalize state policing. The question is not why lawmakers took this important step. The real questions are twofold: Why would anyone with a working brain imagine that a centralized police ...