City council meetings have been unusually packed with people concerned about race relations and Champaign’s use of force policy since an African-American teenager was killed by a police officer’s gun. The city of Champaign has been in uproar since the policy was introduced. The use of force policy was released on Oct. 1 and shortly after, on Oct. 9, Kiwane Carrington died by the weapon of Police Officer Daniel Norbits. This incident has caused a mountain of controversy in the Champaign area concerning race and the police. (more…)
