Police shooting and killing Black males is all but a centuries-old American tradition among law enforcement in the U.S. .br But the fact that this apparent rite of police passage is still thriving in 2020 and only seems to be gaining momentum instead of slowing .br should give any American citizen pause as an increasing number of Black people — especially males both young and old .br — continue to be added to a growing list of victims with what seems like a new shooting every week.