Police in Miami Beach used a taser to kill Israel Hernandez-Llach, a promising 18-year old artist. According to this report in the Times, the reaction of one citizen, Miguel Gonell, a 67-year-old Cuban exile, really says it all. He called the police “armed cowards” and compared their actions to the worst of Fidel’s tactics. “How can they kill a boy for being an artist?” Mr. Gonell asked. “This is worse than Cuba!”

In honor of Israel’s life and art, prior probability is reposting this reproduction of one of his paintings: