"Interim" chase rules that take effect Friday will not prevent chases that can lead to deadly encounters, activists say. The public still can comment on the policy until July 15, and that input could be incorporated into a permanent policy.
The Lives and Deaths of Tony McDade and Malik Jackson
McDade and Jacksonâs tragically intertwined lives tell the story of a society that feeds on and maintains oppression through punishment, violence, and isolation. They also show us a way out. Malik Jackson and Tony McDade, illustrated by Richard A. Chance.
On the morning of May 27, 2020, two days after George Floydâs murder prompted an uprising against anti-Black state violence, thirty-eight-year-old Tony McDade was shot and killed by a Tallahassee police officer, after McDade fatally stabbed twenty-one-year-old Malik Jackson.
McDadeâs name rang out at protests across the United States last summer. He was even invoked by former President Barack Obama. McDade was a trans man, and LGBTQ+ activists connected his death to those of other trans victims. Still, his name faded in comparison with other victims of police violence like Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
In his senior year, he was captain of our high school football team and president of the student council. So, when he asked me, a lowly junior, to hang out with him and a couple of his buddies, I couldnât resist. Oh, and he was Black.
The evening started well. We cruised the town in his dadâs car, visited the usual hangouts. Talked about girls, grades, cars, college.
He and his pals were being recruited by big-time football schools. Life held promise. As the night wore on, we got a little giggly and threw a few water balloons at guys we recognized.