" Such public outrage and judicial action appears to demand a specific set of circumstances. The victims must have a spotless record. The must not be involved in any altercation that might attract the police. Ideally they should not drink or smoke and should be straight and devout. The circumstances of their abuse and demise must be especially heinous. Disturbingly, we seem more able to respond to victims who, while Black, are not African American. Yet even when these circumstances are in place, the deaths at the hands of the police will likely go largely unnoticed and unpunished. "

― , Police Brutality: An Anthology