Not cool, Hegemon, not cool

A beautiful California-native has just brought this totally unacceptable news story to my attention. A 35 year-old American was shot between 10 and 12 times by Long Beach police officers, despite the fact that he was unarmed, and the officers did not identify themselves.

I think this quote from lawyer Brian Claypol sums it up:

"The word tragedy suggests this was an unavoidable event," Claypool said. "It was not a tragedy; it was an ambush. This young man never had a chance."

You can read more about this story here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/12/man-carrying-water-nozzle-was-shot-10-to-12-times-by-long-beach-police-familys-attorney-says.html
Seriously? This is the country we're all looking up to? What makes it worse is that this story has apparently only gained media attention because the victim in question was white. And even more horrific, cases like this actually have a name. What is going on with the world?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_white_woman_syndrome