America Is Suffering from a Plague of Deadly, Unaccountable and Racist Police Violence @alternet

America Is Suffering from a Plague of Deadly, Unaccountable and Racist Police Violence @alternet: A year after Alton Sterling and Philando Castile's deaths, the state of police violence in the U.S. remains bleak. A year ago on July 5, Alton Sterling was wrestled to the ground by two police officers. Moments later, he was shot and killed. The next day, Philando Castile was fatally shot by Officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop. His death was witnessed by his girlfriend Diamond Reynolds and her young daughter, and its aftermath livestreamed to Facebook by Reynolds.