So a white twenty year old named Dillon Taylor was shot and killed recently in Salt Lake City, UT. Radio personalities and some bloggers want to know where all the outrage over his death is. It's with his friends, family, and neighbors, where killings like this (that really aren't all that rare) usually are. Why didn't it get bigger, like Michael Brown's death? Well, it's simple, really.
For starters, the officer was wearing a body camera, which captured the full incident. The tape hasn't been released yet, due to being key evidence in the killing, but will be after the investigation is concluded. The police department in question made that clear, and it really is standard practice.
The Police Department has not been releasing tidbits of information to indicate that Dillon Taylor had it coming, thereby not enraging a mourning community further than they are.
Protesters are not being treated to peace officers armed as if they are an invading force.
So why hasn't Salt Lake City blown up like Ferguson did? Because it's amazing the difference having a competent police department makes. It's also amazing what protesters are capable of when the powers that be treat them like people.
My political leanings tend toward the Libertarian end, but where my opinion differs from most Liberty-above-all types is in the use of cameras. No, I don't want them everywhere, but there are times and places where they do MUCH more good than bad. And on the police is one of those. Dash cams, body cams, helmet cams, whatever it takes to make sure the officer does his job right and that justice can be done to the best of the system's ability.
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