By I'm Morrill, Sept. 24, 2016, The Charlotte Observer
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have postponed scheduled visits to Charlotte after a televised plea from Mayor Jennifer Roberts and, in the case of Trump, a request from Gov. Pat McCrory.
Clinton had announced a Sunday morning visit, likely to an African American church, after her campaign conferred earlier Friday with city officials.
And Trump had earlier announced a Tuesday appearance, which would have been his first following Monday’s first presidential debate.
Both visits could have come during the state of emergency that has followed Tuesday’s police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and the violent protests that followed.
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By Lindsey Ellefson, Sept. 22, 2016, Mediate
It’s not exactly radical to say that people care about their communities, whether the community is a physical region or a group of people with something in common. When a black person is killed by the police, black citizens of the town served by the cop’s precinct and their allies often protest. It makes sense.
Large-scale demonstrations, though, tend to attract others. Sometimes, the people who come from beyond the region are there because they believe in the message or mission of the protests. Other times, they see an opportunity to act up, get violent, or otherwise cause a scene. Because they aren’t from the community,...
