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THE WALL
A False Accusation, A 130-Yard Chase, A Dead Child—And Nobody's Responsible?
A jury has found Rick Chow not guilty in the 2023 shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton, closing the criminal case but not the broader debate it reignited. The case centered on a false shoplifting accusation, a 130-yard chase, and a disputed final moment in which Cyrus was shot in the back. While the defense argued self-defense, prosecutors maintained the pursuit should never have happened. The verdict has left a community divided and a family still seeking accou
reignitedtheseries
Jun 34 min read
San Diego, White Nationalism, and the Dangerous Myth That Only One Community Is Under Siege.
Three Muslim men were murdered outside a mosque in San Diego, and almost immediately the conversation shifted away from the forces that helped make it possible. This article examines how anti-Muslim violence is repeatedly framed as isolated tragedy instead of the predictable outcome of years of white nationalist rhetoric, demographic panic, and selective institutional empathy. Different city. Different victims. Same pipeline.
reignitedtheseries
May 215 min read
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