LAW ENFORCEMENT IS POWER HUNGRY...
LAW ENFORCEMENT ABUSES THE LAW...
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS CORRUPT...
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS RACIST...
LAW ENFORCEMENT HATED...
George Floyd's death has caused a nationwide negative focus on law enforcement, some of whom have cause for a de-funding of their local police departments. And, while this is a movement fueled by misguided passion, it is still nonetheless underscoring the hatred that is felt for the police. It is also true that in some cases, police do, in fact, have to use extreme force in order to gain control over criminal activity; but,for some reason they do not always know when to de-escalate their behaviors.
While law enforcement is now under the public microscope, the real problem of RACISM is being overlooked in the sense that NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP RACISM... and, no one is willing to admit that dilemma.
We can FORCE people not to demonstrate RACISM at work, but after work, their racism CAN and DOES PERSIST.
I remember having lunch with a colleague at his home and while we were eating, he and his son were sitting on the couch watching TV and my colleague had a rifle pointed at the screen shooting black people.
How was his young son being influenced?
How can the government stop that from happening?
On the other side of the coin, if I am driving in my vehicle and see a police cruiser behind me, my first thought is have I been driving too fast... but, I am WHITE... if I were BLACK my first thought would more than likely revolve around the fact that I am BLACK... and, that is a different fear under which to live one's life...
Other scenarios that are going to be difficult to LEGISLATE AGAINST are the feeling that a WHITE person might feel at night if he/she is walking into a group of BLACK people standing at a corner. Or, making sure your doors are locked if you see BLACK YOUTHS walking around your neighborhood... even though they may be members of a local BLACK church. Or, a WHITE female walking by herself and notices a BLACK man that seems to be following her... even though all he is doing is walking in the same direction.
BLACKS make the claim that SLAVERY is responsible for their adverse treatment by WHITES... while WHITES make the claim that ALL VIOLENCE is caused by BLACKS and therefore they should be wary of all BLACKS.
HOW DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATE THIS MINDSET OUT OF THE MINDS OF BOTH BLACK AND WHITE AMERICANS?
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