A poignant image from St. Louis captures the importance of video in prosecuting police shootings

A poignant image from St. Louis captures the importance of video in prosecuting police shootings

Protests took many forms in St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend, following the acquittal of a white police officer who fatally shot Anthony Lamar Smith in 2011. There were peaceful marches, a “die-in” in front of St. Louis police headquarters, marches through shopping malls, and protests that took a more destructive turn, ending with property damage…