"On the other hand, we need to be reminded in history books and by historical statues and markers of our shared past. "
Yes, we do. And I'll accept the Confederate monuments just as soon as there are some others erected which memorialize the slave markets, lynchings, and the injustices of the Jim Crow era. Perhaps any such monuments could include excerpts from the documents of secession which stressed the importance of slavery and the superiority of the white man.
"The man who was held, Alexandre Bissonnette, had a history of provocative views and antisocial behavior, according to a report in the Quebec newspaper La Presse."
"The authorities initially said that there were two suspects, but Quebec’s provincial police agency said on Monday that only one man was a suspect and that another man — arrested at the mosque on Sunday evening and identified as Mohamed Belkhadir — was only a witness. Mr. Belkhadir was released on Monday, as the authorities searched a house in the Cap-Rouge section of Quebec, where Mr. Bissonnette lived.
“For the moment, nothing indicates to us that there was anybody else involved,” said Chief Inspector André Goulet of Quebec’s provincial police agency."
"On the other hand, we need to be reminded in history books and by historical statues and markers of our shared past. "
Yes, we do. And I'll accept the Confederate monuments just as soon as there are some others erected which memorialize the slave markets, lynchings, and the injustices of the Jim Crow era. Perhaps any such monuments could include excerpts from the documents of secession which stressed the importance of slavery and the superiority of the white man.
"The man who was held, Alexandre Bissonnette, had a history of provocative views and antisocial behavior, according to a report in the Quebec newspaper La Presse."
"The authorities initially said that there were two suspects, but Quebec’s provincial police agency said on Monday that only one man was a suspect and that another man — arrested at the mosque on Sunday evening and identified as Mohamed Belkhadir — was only a witness. Mr. Belkhadir was released on Monday, as the authorities searched a house in the Cap-Rouge section of Quebec, where Mr. Bissonnette lived.
“For the moment, nothing indicates to us that there was anybody else involved,” said Chief Inspector André Goulet of Quebec’s provincial police agency."
from the New York Times
There is no recount in Minnesota; it's in Wisconsin. I realize that both are fly-over country, but still ...
I hate to quibble about a generally well-written and thoughtful article, but "hurdled abuse,"?