By John GleissnerJustice is sought with regard to individual slayings of African Americans, most recently Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. When President Obama mentions those particular slayings, he at the same time mentions systemic disparate treatment of African Americans in the American legal system. Plenty of statistics show police stops, arrests, prosecutions, sentencing and incarceration are pretty tough on African Americans. What's not clear is whether this is due to systemic racism or higher rates of offending by African Americans. Each side in this debate marshals its own statistics. Progressives typically refer to Michelle Alexander's book, The New Jim Crow, which unfortunately does not contain any solutions. Conservatives prefer the simple statement of Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. when he recommends that we, "Stop trying to fix the police - Fix the ghetto!" Fixing the ghetto has proven almost impossible, and the War on Poverty made things worse.
The critical interface between suspects and the police generates the most publicity, especially when African Americans are shot by white police officers. This publicized interaction in cases over the last several years represents only the first juncture in the legal system. There are multiple later stages of the criminal justice system under criticism. Police shootings generate controversy which then includes all the later stages of the system. Discussion of perceived injustice in subsequent stages of the criminal justice system makes the statistical analysis impossibly complex for any use with the problem of police shootings based upon split-second decisions. As a result, critics place discontent of the entire system upon these split-second decisions. The slaying of African Americans becomes the mascot for all the perceived discrimination in the entire criminal justice system... and sometimes American economy. Uncertainty surrounds recent shootings until investigations, grand juries, trials and even sentencing conclude.
Lately, some have departed from the non-violence preached by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. With these great complicated questions under discussion, addressing the problem of police shootings has a simpler solution than the larger controversies make us believe.
Most of the publicized police shootings in the last few years might have been prevented had citizens obeyed all of the following accepted rules when stopped or approached by police officers:
- Obey the instructions and orders of the police - it's the law.
- Do not interfere with, or obstruct the police, as you can be arrested for it.
- Think carefully about your words, movement, body language, and emotions.
- Do not get into an argument with the police.
- Keep your hands where the police can see them.
- Do not run. Do not touch any police officer.
- Do not resist even if you believe you are innocent.
Out of respect for law enforcement and all lives, our leaders should educate the public about these common sense rules. This is what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have us do now.
John Dewar Gleissner is the author of the book "Prison & Slavery - A Surprising Comparison," host of the Incarceration Reform Mega-Site, an attorney and is a published writer on the subjects of prison, prison industries, judicial corporal punishment and slavery.
His articles are available for free at http://www.Academia.edu, http://www.Corrections.com, Incarceration Reform Mega-Site and other internet locations.
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I have nothing to say, I just like to know how do this idea works with the white communiy
To John Dewar Gleissner "Most of the publicized police shootings in the last few years might have been prevented had a police" not been militarized and/or america admit that it is a police state. the police ARE NOT always right and i could not have to relinquish my DIGNITY because of his authority. if the constitution equally applies to "all citizens", New Afrikans (People of African Descent) SHOULD NOT have to demean themselves in order to live "freely" in this society.
the Black Men & Women killed, most recently, by police DID NOT deserve to be executed because the police are afraid of Black People! Quit justifying the killing of Black People by victimizing Black People for white people's fear of Black People. Sadly, that fear is perpetuated and exacerbated by the militarized training and authority given to police officers.
THERE IS NO SIMPLE WAY TO STOP THE KILLING of Black People because americans are not ready to accept the TRUTH and be freed! Consequently, Black People are resorting to the biblical "eye4eye" doctrine, sense the Dr. MLK "non-violence" doctrine IS NOT acceptable to white america, in particularly the complete u.s. judicial system.
Good advice in this, but you need to know these pieces of information about the police in the USA:
https://theintercept.com/2014/08/14/militarization-u-s-police-dragg...
and
http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/police-state/rise-of-the...
Then, to top it off, see
http://www.truedemocracy.net/td2_4/73a-ac.html Read #33 in this link. It's about the police.
This link is my feature called America's Concerns. Scroll down half way until you see Stephen Ames: A Tortured Enemy Of The State.
Peace,
Arlene Johnson
Publisher/Author
http://www.truedemocracy.net
To access the rest of my work, click on the icon that says Magazine.
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