Wait...What? Tamir Rice Still Not Buried?

Let's see if my memory or a quick check of the internet leads me back to another tragic day in American racial relations? A twelve year old boy, Tamir Rice, was shot and killed by a rookie Cleveland police officer on November 22, 2014. To date, a mere 5 1/2 months later, his body has not been released to his parents to bury because "the official investigation" has not been completed? You gotta be kidding, right?

Sadly, especially for the Rice family, their son's body has not been released to them to bury and to grieve and to begin the necessary healing process that has been delayed for an extraordinary amount of time.

I am certain that the family of any slain US police officer, would not be told "the body cannot be released until the completion of a 'thorough' investigation". The shooting, or whatever kind of homicide, perpetrated against a sworn police officer is always investigated swiftly and charges filed post haste!

Yet, the Rice family is forced to endure not only the loss of their son but also the uncertainty about of how to move forward in all of their lives. And no, they cannot move forward without being able to bury their son.