“The Tamir Rice Story” by Sean Flynn

November 7, 2016

 

Sean FlynnOn this episode, I talk with Sean Flynn, author of “The Tamir Rice Story: How to Make a Police Shooting Disappear”  The story appeared in GQ Magazine in July.  The story looks at the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland on November 22, 2014, and how the system failed to hold police accountable for his death.

Sean Flynn is writer for GQ.  He has also written for Boston Magazine, the Boston Herald, and Parade.

Next week: check out Fear of the Light by Amanda Petrusich, about how it is increasingly hard for most of us to see the night sky.