Laquan McDonald and the ‘System’
by Charles Blow
Nov. 30, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/30/opinion/laquan-mcdonald-and-the-system.html?comments#permid=16803460
"While police departments definitely have distinct cultures, in a way they are simple instruments that articulate and enforce our laws and mores, which are reflections of our values.
The only reason that these killings keep happening is because most of American society tacitly approves or willfully tolerates it. There is no other explanation. If America wanted this to end, it would end."
Mr. Blow, you are focusing your ire on the wrong group, the police!
That is the same as blaming the soldiers that go to war at the behest of ignorant politicians for all the killing that goes on in war.
Yes, there is prejudice and injustice in society, but the root cause does not lie with police, it lies with society in general and with the politicians who we elect to manage our society. Blaming the police for these broader ills in our society is completely counter productive - the veneer of civilization in all societies, even in the so-called "advanced" societies - is very thin. The police are the main guarantors of order, and that includes order within black communities.
The people who have taken over the "Black Lives Matter" movement want to exclude any discussion of black-on-black violence and murder from the discussion through the mechanism of political correctness. But if you really care about black lives, you would focus at least some of your outrage on the killings which are taking black lives daily through mindless violence.
The only reason that these killings keep happening is because most of American society tacitly approves or willfully tolerates it. There is no other explanation. If America wanted this to end, it would end."
Mr. Blow, you are focusing your ire on the wrong group, the police!
That is the same as blaming the soldiers that go to war at the behest of ignorant politicians for all the killing that goes on in war.
Yes, there is prejudice and injustice in society, but the root cause does not lie with police, it lies with society in general and with the politicians who we elect to manage our society. Blaming the police for these broader ills in our society is completely counter productive - the veneer of civilization in all societies, even in the so-called "advanced" societies - is very thin. The police are the main guarantors of order, and that includes order within black communities.
The people who have taken over the "Black Lives Matter" movement want to exclude any discussion of black-on-black violence and murder from the discussion through the mechanism of political correctness. But if you really care about black lives, you would focus at least some of your outrage on the killings which are taking black lives daily through mindless violence.
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