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Time for a ‘tectonic shift’ in policing, says former Seattle chief
Imagine a peaceful day in Ferguson, Missouri, two years ago this summer. Officer Darren Wilson stops 18-year-old Michael Brown and
Carol Poole
Carol Poole is a psychotherapist and writer who lives in Seattle.
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The Amanda Knox obsession: all about us
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