Milwaukee police didn’t just assault a basketball player, they damaged the hopes young people of color have of a better lifeSterling Brown: Milwaukee police apologize to NBA playerAnother day, another black man violently assaulted by five rogue police officers for the ever-increasing crime of BWB (breathing while black). This time it was NBA player Sterling Brown. In January, the Bucks rookie was confronted by Milwaukee police at Walgreens for a parking infraction, which resulted in a compliant Brown being wrestled to the ground, handcuffed, tased, arrested – and given a parking ticket. The recently released police body-cam footage was called “disturbing” by Milwaukee’s mayor. Particularly in a city that Bucks president Peter Feigin once called “the most segregated, racist place I’ve ever experienced in my life”. The officers involved have since been disciplined. Now what? Bygones? Related: After my experience with Milwaukee Police, I have to tell my story | Sterling Brown Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/26/sterling-brown-taser-milwaukee-police-american-dream