The justification for executing this guy has been known for years. He was bad. The police were doing the right thing under those conditions. Nothing new here.
RE: He was bad. The police were doing the right thing under those conditions. Nothing new here.
Does the photo deserve a Pulitzer?
Yep, I know the back story but went most of my life without knowing it. It’s remarkable how lies and misinformation can persist once they’ve been released into the wild and gained some traction. I wonder if Showalter is just now learning of the context of the pic?