Daily Links: 12/08/17 – Arizona cop acquitted over execution of unarmed crawling man

Philip Mitchell Brailsford

• In 2016, a Mesa, Arizona officer ^[pictured] ordered a man to crawl on the ground towards him, then shot him anyway execution-style. The man was unarmed; police had been called over what turned out to be a pellet gun. Yesterday, the shooter was acquitted.
  (via @cjciaramella; RT: @Popehat)

• Important privacy/civil liberties win in Canada as the Supreme Court rules text messages should be considered private in most circumstances, even after being sent.

• The modern Republican Party: Where you can say America was last great during slavery and outright embrace White supremacy and be cheered for it.
  (via Joe.My.God. & Joe.My.God.)

• Walter Scott’s killer is going to prison. But his case is an anomaly.

• Finally, it’s no surprise Republicans are convinced voter fraud is a real problem, since they’re always the ones committing it.
  (via Dispatches From the Culture Wars)

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