The racial grievance industry and its media allies have a new tool to whip up resentment and fear of the police among African Americans.  Call it the “Ferguson effect.” A law firm suing the Hammond, Indiana police has circulated to the media video of officers smashing the window of an SUV and dragging an African American man out of the car after tasing him, as children in the back seat, recording the incident, scream. The video was taken from the backseat of the SUV  by one of the children. Cut down to a few seconds, as shown repeatedly on TV this morning (even on Fox News), the video looks just awful – an unprovoked attack by police on an African American family. But there is more to the story, and much yet to be seen. The police have their own video taken from a squad car but have not yet released it. The Chicago Tribune (registration required) has a good account of some of the issues involved. Quinn Ford, Liam Ford and Cynthia Dizikes...(Read Full Post)