Months after Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing, Columbus police more emboldened than ever

<p>Since 2013, officers in Columbus, Ohio, have killed children at a higher rate than most other US police forces – but they lack any real accountability</p><p>On 20 April, millions held their breath as they waited for a judge to read the verdict that the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. About 20 minutes before the verdict, <a href="https://www.vox.com/22406055/makhia-bryant-police-shooting-columbus-ohio">Ma’Khia Bryant</a>, a 16-year-old foster child, was fatally <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/22/us/ohio-columbus-makhia-bryant-police-shooting/index.html">shot</a> by a police officer a few hundred miles away in Columbus, Ohio.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/18/police-killed-their-sons-missouri-mothers">Police killed their sons. Their unmovable friendship uncovered a system of lies</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/26/ma-khia-bryant-columbus-ohio-police">Continue reading...</a>