Thirteen women came forward to accuse former police officer Daniel Holtzclaw of misconduct. Why aren’t more people outraged?
▻http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a49050/daniel-holtzclaw-trial-oklahoma
His victims reportedly ranged in age from 17 to late 50s, but the unifying thread of his accusers is #race. Holtzclaw targeted African-American women.
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Despite the horrific nature of the allegations, and increased national attention and debate about issues of racially motivated police misconduct, the investigation of and subsequent trial for Holtzclaw remains largely under- and unreported in many major news outlets. In a historical moment in which campaigns to end sexual violence and to address racism at all levels of the criminal justice system thrive, a case involving an alleged serial rapist of black women has garnered far too little national outrage. Holtzclaw, a man accused of heinous crimes of sexual violation against both an underage girl and a grandmother, is not a household name.
