We had dead people. We had casualties and we had victims. We had more or less innocent bystanders. We had body counts and sometimes even photos in the newspapers of body bags, though many felt it was wrong to show them. We had ‘unequal health outcomes’. But, in America, all of these involved some culpability on the part of the dead. Wrong place, wrong time. Wrong skin colour. Wrong side of the tracks. Wrong ZIP code, wrong beliefs, wrong city. Wrong position of hands when asked to exit the vehicle. Wrong health insurance – or none. Wrong attitude to the police officer.
