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YoungDemCA

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35. Than you for this! If I may, here's my post in the other thread...

Fri Jan 23, 2015, 04:06 PM

Jan 2015

And (white) people-and I admit upfront that I am white-still wonder why African-Americans are often deeply suspicious of police officers and the criminal justice system in general.

Well, imagine if it was your child who was always on the receiving end of suspicion, judgement, harassment, bullying, and other forms of abuse and dehumanization-all because of the color of his or her skin. Imagine if every encounter your child had with a police officer was potentially fatal to your child-again, all because of your child's appearance.

Now imagine that you and your children were still expected-not just that, but legally obligated-by the society and country you live in to fully, 100% comply with those same people at all times: the bullies, the abusers, and the suspicious racists.

"To protect and serve." That is the stated purpose of police in this country. Yet, African-Americans and other people of color often feel that the real purpose of the police is to "protect" white America from African-Americans and other people of color.

And just to preempt any protests: I know that there are many police officers with good intentions. This isn't about that, though. It's about the systemic violence of the criminal justice system-of which the police are a part-as an institution, violence which is heavily directed toward African-Americans and other persons of color.

Anyway, K&R.

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