Quote of the Day 1/27/2014

The sad thing is I think people have become so … desensitized to hearing that kind of thing that it doesn’t bother them as much as I think it should. I think if it bothered people more we’d have more done about it.

-Former Tulsa police officer Marvin Blades Sr., on a report that Oklahoma ranks fifth highest in the nation for the rate of black homicide victims (Source: http://bit.ly/1i3yqtX)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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