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    Backlash in Blue

    Eric Garner in New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland are just a few of the African Americans whose deaths at the hands of police last year sparked a nationwide protest movement.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jan 2, 2015 • 1 min read

    Eric Garner in New York, Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Tamir Rice in Cleveland are just a few of the African Americans whose deaths at the hands of police last year sparked a nationwide protest movement. The unrest and anger over police brutality and racial profiling has recently spilled over into threats and violent attacks by individuals against police on the beat -- including the shooting deaths of two Brooklyn officers three weeks ago. Once on the defensive, now police across the country are aggressively speaking out, in pro-police rallies, a drastic slowdown in New York in arrests, and a social media campaign, Blue Lives Matter, in support of law enforcement. What will this new phase in the national debate over race and policing bring?

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Matt Pearce

      Los Angeles Times

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      Dan Marcou

      PoliceOne.com

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      Scott Greenfield

      criminal defense attorney

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