Killing in the name of
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses
Huh!
Killing in the Name Of — Rage Against the Machine
Okay, we see the mayhem that has erupted due to yet another murder of an African American at that hands of Law Enforcement. This time it was the murder of George Floyd. It is understood that policing in the United States is inseparable from the practice of hunting runaway slaves that spawned the industry. With origins like this, it’s clear white supremacy is a baked in artifact of policing in the United States, and leads to the extrajudicial murders of African Americans that have desecrated the ideals the United States is supposed to be striving for …
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
There are multiple injustices that need to be confronted to make the United States of America a more perfect union for African Americans, but one injustice that screams for immediate attention is addressing the proliferation of White Supremacists within US Law Enforcement Agencies at every level. This is one perversion of the criminal justice system that can immediately addressed through Congress. We need legislation that clearly states:
White Supremacy, being incompatible with a commitment with equal justice under the law, shall no longer be tolerated within law enforcement agencies within the United States of America. Any expression of support for, or affiliation with White Supremacist groups is disqualifying for a member of Law Enforcement.
Now, to be clear, I am not naïve. I understand there is no way to eliminate racism in American culture, as tragic as that reality is. We can, however, have a zero tolerance policy for members of law enforcement interfacing with White Supremacist groups in anyway, and can make such affiliation grounds for dismissal. I will go a step further, however, I believe that all members of law enforcement at every level should sign a legally binding oath that they are in no way, shape, or form affiliated, or interfacing with White Supremacists or White Supremacist organizations. Tie lying on the document to committing perjury, with further penalties under federal law.
We need to get this organized, racist vermin out of our law enforcement agencies, and we need a law to do it. It won’t solve all the problems with policing in the United States from an African American perspective, but it’s long past time we prevented White Supremacists from joining law enforcement agencies for the purpose of tormenting and killing African Americans in support of their racist ideology.
This should be a minimal reform to the criminal justice system from Congress we should expect in light of the murderous injustice against African Americans we are persistently experiencing.
