#CultOfCompliance – How a White Guard Decides It’s Funny to Fake-Frisk Black Boy with Down Syndrome

Yesterday, in something of a rage, I wrote the story of an African-American boy with Down syndrome who was heading to his first day of school in Syracuse. His parents were with him and, as they entered the school, they paused to take a picture. A white security guard intervened and pushed the boy against … Continue Reading#CultOfCompliance – How a White Guard Decides It’s Funny to Fake-Frisk Black Boy with Down Syndrome

#CultOfCompliance – Thought Crime and Involuntary Commitment

Today’s stories about compliance take a different spin. Thankfully, no one is being shot or tasered by the police in these examples. Two men have, however, been involuntarily committed for what they might do in the future. One is an English professor. His case has not made the news but he was involuntarily committed and … Continue Reading#CultOfCompliance – Thought Crime and Involuntary Commitment