Students around Madison, Wisc. skip classes to protest local police shooting
The fact that the Wisconsin DA is biracial himself doesn’t appear to be of significance to protesters.
Students were after a “symbolic justice” today in Madison, Wisconsin after word came down yesterday that the (white) police officer who shot and killed (biracial) 19 year-old Tony Robinson would not be charged with any wrongdoing.
Perhaps the officer, Matt Kenny, wasn’t charged because back on March 6 Robinson was under the influence of drugs, had attacked people on the street, assaulted someone in an apartment, and then assaulted Kenny when he arrived to investigate.
The fact that the Wisconsin DA is biracial himself doesn’t appear to be of significance to protesters.
More...
Read next: DOJ Agrees to Settlement With Ashli Babbitt Family in $30M Lawsuit Over Capitol Police Shooting