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FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)tblue37
(65,357 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)tblue37
(65,357 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)on amazon on African-American history. I'm glad people are protesting. I pray for justice.
There are gaps in many people's understanding of police brutality and racism in the USA. If anyone can suggest books or read some of them, that's great. We all benefit from learning more.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-African-American-History/zgbs/books/4867
tblue37
(65,357 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Autobiography of Malcolm X too. Fortunately people can find so many great books and movies now at the touch of their fingers. I'm reading a great history of the Black Panthers call Black Against Empire. I also recommend the movies Selma and Malcolm X. And the documentary Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners. I hope others will keep recommending books and movies. It's a really entertaining way to learn!
chervilant
(8,267 posts)is a must.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)deurbano
(2,895 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Thanks deurbano.
The book:
http://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Prize-Americas-Rights-1954-1965/dp/0143124749/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1433830930&sr=8-3&keywords=eyes+on+the+prize
The documentary:
http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Eyes-on-the-Prize-America-s-Civil-Rights-Years-1954-1965/70131907?strkid=1419347862_0_0&strackid=22548d80b2bb5bd_0_srl&trkid=222336
marym625
(17,997 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)I love it. Thanks.
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)Some of us are old enough to remember the summer of 1967 when several cities in the United States were engulfed in turmoil, especially Newark and Detroit. LBJ commissioned this report on the root causes. It, more than anything else, made me open my eyes. I grew up in rural Nebraska and had little contact or knowledge of any culture other than white Christian farming communities.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)It looks like very interesting reading.
http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Riot-Commission-Report-Disorders/dp/B000E1A52S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433893706&sr=8-1&keywords=Kerner+Commission+Report
byronius
(7,395 posts)vive la commune
(94 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Here's the trailer.
It's also available via amazon, google pay & Independent Film Channel.
tblue37
(65,357 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)murielm99
(30,741 posts)for some justice. Maybe some black lives will be saved. (How can there be black lives and white lives? Aren't there just lives)?
Thank God for social media and cell phone videos. These are making a difference.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Learn more. Be a part of the struggle. I don't mean to sound simplistic or dismissive in the least. I mean that we all should keep learning as much as we can about how this is far more than a few isolated incidents caught on video. We need to understand the history. We need to understand how it relates to mass incarceration. Here's a book called The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness. I haven't read it yet but it's getting excellent reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/New-Jim-Crow-Incarceration-Colorblindness/dp/1595586431/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1433822591&sr=8-8&keywords=black+history+books
tblue37
(65,357 posts)PDs and the entire legal system, police officers shooting unarmed blacks, many of whom are not doing anything wrong or even suspicious, are simply acting out the lynch mob mentality.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)it's been perpetuated and institutionalized.
We must work together to end it.
It's a lifelong struggle. That struggle will continue long after we're gone.
Those looking for quick or easy solutions aren't approaching it the right way, imho.
One never stops learning. Never stops struggling. And that struggle is a part of history and will always be a part of it.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)for a civilian police force in this country. This year alone over 400 American citizens have been murdered by the police, even AFTER the exposure of police brutality starting with Michael Brown whose death at the hands of a cop finally brought some attention to the problem.
They are more like an occupying force than a civilian police force.
Candidates for that job should be thoroughly screened before they are even allowed to begin training.
But then again, maybe this was the plan, because it's hard to believe that such massive abuse of power, could go unnoticed by those in positions to do something about it.
It is simply shocking to see the extent of the racism, the brutality of so many of these cops.
They are hiring THUGS to police this country, and I am wondering if that is no accident at this point.
As for America's prison system, it is worse than prisons in third world countries.
And there is no accountability, none. Again, I am wondering if that is no accident or some kind of lack of oversight, either
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)From both the top down and imo from the bottom up and from the middle and every angle possible, lol. There's a lot going on at local levels. Here in New Mexico, Albuquerque has been the subject of a lot of action. Police have killed so many unarmed people that the federal government is investigating and will probably force a consent decree similar to the one that was forced in Los Angeles. Locally, that also means running and electing city council members, district attorneys, judges and every single possible person who recognizes it as a huge issue and is in favor of reform. Get the incumbents who let it slide out of office. Retire them so they can't do any more damage. It also means marches and public protests, informing ourselves and talking with our friends and peers, etc.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)I can't see any other way to start rebuilding this country into the democracy it was supposed to be. With an occupying force of morons with histories of racism, and the cult like culture that has developed over time, nothing can change that other than throwing the whole thing out and starting all over again.
tblue37
(65,357 posts)FBIs warning of white supremacists infiltrating law enforcement nearly forgotten
Because of intensifying civil strife over the recent killings of unarmed black men and boys, many Americans are wondering, Whats wrong with our police? Remarkably, one of the most compelling but unexplored explanations may rest with a FBI warning of October 2006, which reported that White supremacist infiltration of law enforcement represented a significant national threat.
Several key events preceded the report. A federal court found that members of a Los Angeles sheriffs department formed a Neo Nazi gang and habitually terrorized the black community. Later, the Chicago police department fired Jon Burge, a detective with reputed ties to the Ku Klux Klan, after discovering he tortured over 100 black male suspects. Thereafter, the Mayor of Cleveland discovered that many of the city police locker rooms were infested with White Power graffiti. Years later, a Texas sheriff department discovered that two of its deputies were recruiters for the Klan.
In near prophetic fashion, after the FBIs warning, white supremacy extremism in the U.S. increased, exponentially. From 2008 to 2014, the number of white supremacist groups, reportedly, grew from 149 to nearly a thousand, with no apparent abatement in their infiltration of law enforcement.
This year, alone, at least seven San Francisco law enforcement officers were suspended after an investigation revealed they exchanged numerous White Power communications laden with remarks about lynching African-Americans and burning crosses. Three reputed Klan members that served as correction officers were arrested for conspiring to murder a black inmate. At least four Fort Lauderdale police officers were fired after an investigation found that the officers fantasized about killing black suspects.
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sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)more after reading that, the current 'Civilian Police' forces here in this country CANNOT be 'fixed', they need to be disbanded and rebuilt based on democratic principles, and mostly on the knowledge that they work for the people. And this 'thin blue line' BS needs to GO.
If a bad cop is found in any department every other cop there should be free to report him/her and have them removed from the job as quickly as possible.
And no more 'internal investigations'. A civilian review board that constantly changes so that no one gets comfortable or begins to identify with the cops over the people, must be part of any reform.
Most of all Community policing is a must.
The NYPD eg, is filled with outsiders from the suburbs who view minorities as a problem that needs to be 'dealt' with in that city.
And while we're at, every case of a cop killing over the past number of years should be reopened and justice done and get these killers off the streets.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)and it's going to get worse before, if ever, it gets better.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)...him
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)and a few other of his buddies. That's certainly what set it off. But these conditions are all around us, throughout the country. I'm glad people are getting outside and protesting. It's better than being inside.
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)I've got a lovely bridge to sell you. Only been used once too boot!
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)This is due do the prevalent racism in Texas and most of this country.
I'm glad to see some focus put on Texas.
azureblue
(2,146 posts)you may find an explanation. And here it is: The other two cops were outranked by the stupid cop. He was a lieutenant.They were following rank rules, but they were trying to calm the jerk down, but the cop wasn't about to do that. Sure, they should have stepped in and physically restrained the jerk, but he is their superior and that could blow back on them in a big way, should the jerk be found (by internal investigation) to be "Acting in accordance with rules and regulations - blah blah etc.BS BS "
I <think> as soon as the jerk took off, one of the cops uncuffed the girl.
uponit7771
(90,339 posts)... his weapon but should've stepped in before that
Solly Mack
(90,767 posts)gordianot
(15,238 posts)That cop was out for blood and it came that close.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)White guys make lousy cops.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Recent events shows some support from police that are minorities if you are black or brown your life is in danger when facing a white cop, but the blue line is a color that should not be ignored.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)gordianot
(15,238 posts)....and at least one is not white or male. I will always believe Wilson and Ferguson was essentially racially motivated up the line to city government. Some of the others are ambiguous.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Scared white cop acting like it was a race war.
ALL black people were GUILTY as far as he was concerned.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)The photographer was white standing among a group of African American kids all were forced to sit down but him. The photographer feels it was racially motivated.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)gordianot
(15,238 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)If pool party incident had happened a couple years ago, it would have been met with more silenced type of rage but now in post-Ferguson world people go instantly to the streets which is how it should be. Actually it should be more and bigger response but this is a good start.
Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)This protest pictured did occur in McKinney, right?
Stardust
(3,894 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Lobo27
(753 posts)There were white teens with their black friends holding signs and hands.
byronius
(7,395 posts)Glad to hear it.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)psychmommy
(1,739 posts)and seeing people automatically blame the victim. No matter the alleged crimes that folks have committed, they don't call for the death penalty. I am so happy at DU there is support and understanding. Even though campaign wars are about to begin-there is no other place I would rather be than here.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Amidst the arguing there can be some good discussion too. If you haven't checked out the groups here, there's some really great ones.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)a whole bunch!
BeanMusical
(4,389 posts)TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)I hope it was at the local LE office, and not in the neighborhood.
And it looks like the LEO who deserved to go, is gone!
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)It started with the white racist woman in the neighborhood.
TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)Last edited Tue Jun 9, 2015, 11:20 PM - Edit history (1)
And an entire neighborhood gets protested?
I suppose you also think everyone was racist because they didn't let all the teens ito the pool who didn't have a right to be there.
Craig Ranch rules: Two guests per family. Twenty guests per family with a hefty deposit.
The party was "advertised" on Twitter under "dimepiececookout" by a 19 year old young woman who threw the event. She and/or the production company are already "advertising for another party in Plano, Tx. Good luck with that. I'm sure no neighborhood is going to let them in after this fiasco. By the way, if you don't believe me, you can follow them on Twitter or Instagram @_ttwinzz_
I can't believe you think that an entire neighborhood deserves this. A nineteen year old woman "mistakenly" advertises a pool party on Instagram, and the entire neighborhood is supposed to take the blame?
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Dr. Xavier
(278 posts)Texas. This young lady should have told the officer, 'I'm a Bandido Ol' Lady' (she's 14, so she would be the right age), then and only then would the officer have treated her with respect. Good Lord, thank you to my Granny for moving her son to LA, when he was seven, I hate Texas.