THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - “Mr. Hankins, as he earnestly sought out the assistance of police, was quickly reminded that Black youth are far more likely than their white peers to be perceived and treated as a threat by law enforcement,” said Alanah Odoms, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, in a statement.| By Nicholas Chrastil, The Lens Last June, Kevin Wheeler, a police officer who had been fired by the New Orleans Police Department in 2012 and subsequently hired by the Orleans Levee District Police Department, was working a paid off-duty detail for the Hurstville Security District in Uptown New Orleans when he was approached by three […]