Hat tip to Racialicious for the update. The 17 year old who was punched in the face while interfering with an arrest has apologized to the officer. You can read about it here.
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Assalaamalaiki:
Margari in the initial post you mentioned the necessity of review panels. When I saw this review of the situation that took place between Henry Louis Gates and the police officer I thought of you. One thing that I think is crucial here is the review panel’s call for both citizen and officer to understand how to deescalate a situation. Here is the link:
Margari Aziza 
Assalaamalaiki:
Margari in the initial post you mentioned the necessity of review panels. When I saw this review of the situation that took place between Henry Louis Gates and the police officer I thought of you. One thing that I think is crucial here is the review panel’s call for both citizen and officer to understand how to deescalate a situation. Here is the link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_harvard_scholar_review
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