There is indisputable evidence casting 

a very real and harsh light on police 

brutality. For many people of color 

there is a very thin dehumanizing 

line between life and death.

With the enormous attention given to street crimes, one 


would think that street crimes are the costliest and 


deadliest type of criminal activity... which is not true. 



White collar crimes of the elite, i.e., wage theft, strings of 


fraud charges, insider trading, labor racketeering, 


embezzlement, cybercrime, copyright infringement, 


money laundering, identity theft, forgery, conspiracy, 


unauthorized banking transactions, ponzi schemes, 


bribery, and committing other heinous crimes and 


pinning those crimes on fictitious black people has been 


going on for eons! That still doesn't make it right.



White collar criminal lying, cheating and stealing are far 


more costly and harmful to society than blue collar or 


street crimes. As quiet as the media has kept it, the FBI 


estimates that the white collar crimes costs the US 


economy more than $300 billion a year and can have 


serious impact on people's lives.



How is this justifiable? 



According to the FBI, the annual cost of street crime is 


$15 billion compared to nearly $1 trillion for white collar 


crime; yet, the white collar criminal is treated with more 


respect and leniency. If they are sentenced... the time they 


serve is disturbingly short. Juxtaposed with the harsh 


sentences black men receive, 19.1% longer sentences than 


white men for similar crimes, this is a walk in the park... a 


slap on the wrist. 



The broken legal system has been guilty of unfairly 


treating the politically elite crimes committed in office 


buildings, with mostly middle-aged caucasian white


 collar offenders who are gainfully employed with middle 


class backgrounds, respectfully and humanely. The legal 


system seems to have a tendency to always find a way for 


well off white people to receive preferential treatment.

Is it truly justice when race and class 


determines how a defendant is treated?

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, 

"Justice isn't blind, it's 

bought".

The majority of people in the system are 


disproportionately poor, black and Latino. They are rarely


if ever treated with kindness, leniency or compassion. 

Many, in our multi-racial and 


multi-ethnic society are deeply


 concerned over the unequal police


enforcement, the unnecessary and


 often excessive use of force, racial


 profiling and militarization, 


especially... against people of color. 

It has been reported that during training, police recruits 


spend 58 hours... almost two and a half days on firearms 


training. This is seven times longer than they dedicate to 


de-escalation training.

Do the police use one set of strategies 


with white people and another with 


people of color?



Does one's socio-economic status have 



anything to do with who is targeted by 


police?

Black people are disproportionately targeted, over-policed 

and more often than not... searched after a stop and 

arrested for simply asking why? 

Who wouldn't ask "why" especially 

when there has not been a stoppable 

offense?


Black people are often approached by police officers who 

are yelling, cursing, threatening with gun drawn and will 

possibly get body slammed face down into the ground, 

on general principle. 

In many cases, the aggressiveness is totally uncalled for. It 

is almost like they have been trained to aggravate and 

agitate. It is a stark reminder of a new day "Buck 

breaking". 


Who trains police officers?  


What are they training

 these people to do?


To purposely create trouble, when no offense has been 

committed is not the brightest or most effective route.

 Perhaps better people skills could de-escalate many of 

the encounters and people can calmly yield to the officer's 

demands. Apparently it works because people skills

 are used when they have encounters with caucasians.  

When the live police shows were broadcast, before  

George Floyd's murder, it was very noticeable how 

officers courteously and politely approached white drivers 

or white homes versus black drivers and black homes, etc.

 Bottom line, to aggressively storm black people, without 

cause, is an absurd and half-witted strategy... especially 

when there has been so many unnecessary police killings 

of unarmed black people.
 

Could it be that socio-economic status 


is used to maintain systemic racism?


Police agencies are operating more 


like adrenaline fueled occupying


 soldiers than community protectors.


Institutionalized racism, also referred 


to as systemic racism, is inequality 


based on race within an organization. 


Systemic racism has been defined as


 those established laws, customs and 


practices which systematically reflect 


and produce racial inequalities. It 


negatively affects the bulk of people 


belonging to a racial group.



Institutional and cultural practices 


can perpetuate race inequality.


Systemic racism has brutalized  


multiple generations of black people! 


Systemic racism is much like a new 


spin on "Jim Crow". It can be enacted 


individually or institutionally.



The term "Institutional racism" describes societal patterns 


and structures that imposes oppressive, prejudiced-


ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping or 


otherwise disadvantaged conditions on certain groups of 


people on the basis of race or ethnicity. 


Institutionalized racism is the underbelly of the subtle


 jabber or double-talk of 


"Greatness".



There is indisputable evidence of the indignations, the 


dehumanization and police brutality black people are 


subjected to, on a regular basis, in the United States of 


America, 2020!

 

African Americans still face significant discrimination in 


the labor market. Blacks are statistically less likely to get 


employed or call backs... less likely to get housing... less


likely to get justice... and more likely to be racially


 profiled, pulled over, falsely accused, unfairly targeted


 for suspicion, physically abused (with deadly force),


 verbally harassed without cause... arrested, shot or killed 


by police.

has been committed.


Struggles between African American 


communities and the police have 


existed for centuries. The roots of 


racism run deep.

Cases against police officers with these deeply embedded


 biases have been extremely difficult for the victims to 


win. Cases have been, in some instances, sabotaged


because witnesses were usually fellow officers who 


remained silent or were actively involved in the 


"No snitch" buddy system.



Unfortunately, some do not speak out when their fellow 


officer(s) either use excessive force or unnecessary force.


 Some have been known to fabricate police reports either


 by commission, omission or assent.


,

.

The psychological impact of bad encounters with police 


can have lifelong consequences. One can leave a bad 


experience with an officer and associate policing with 


potential hurt, harm or danger.

There is a stark difference in the way blacks are treated


 when pulled over by a biased officer as opposed to the 


way most whites are treated.

 In many cases, once a black person exits their vehicle,


 they may be tried, sentenced and executed without real 


justice being served in a courtroom. 

Even when a person is clearly not a threat... they can be 


racially profiled and violently restrained.


A disproportionate number of Blacks


have been stopped, agitated and 



arrested for trivial reasons by the



police who are abusing their power.



Many individuals who have been 



pulled over have yet to see justice



served. 

There are still some officers who will go out of their way 


to disadvantage entire groups of people on the basis of


 race; however, with technology being so advanced, many 


longstanding inequalities and racism are now being


 captured on video. 



Cellphone video has made it possible to expose the bad


behavior, racism, discrimination, and other unsettling and


 upsetting incidents which could have been reported with 


different spins.


Citizens are now better equipped to inform the proper


 authorities and get justice with their eyewitness reports


 and real-time video footage... which we would hope is 


sufficient evidence to back up their claims. Citizens have


become the sidewalk journalists. They are now able to 


capture bad behavior as it unfolds.


Blacks are disproportionately targeted and subjected


 to biased and corrupt police bullying.

Statistics indicate that some officers are using excessive 


force against African American people seven times more 


frequently than against whites. 

Some would rather believe that blacks excessively


contribute to the high crime rate. They never consider


 the fact that their statistics are influenced by the 


disproportionate rate of biased arrests and 


convictions of blacks. 



The over-focus on demonizing blacks may very well be 


camouflaging the critically high crime rate that could very 


well be within the white populace.

.

If a black person and a white person each commit the 

same crime, more often than not, the black person is

likely to be arrested. 

Black people, for the most part, live in urban areas that are 

more heavily policed. In more heavily policed areas, the 

discrepancy could be driven by overt racism which could 

lead to a greater number of accusations, illegal searches, 

higher suspicion and rougher treatment of black people.

In the suburbs and rural areas, the approach is much more 

humane. The person may be as guilty as sin, but may only 

get a slap on the wrist and/or a warning.


Why?

Could it be that police are more inclined to act as if they 


have a license to kill because they have impunity?



Impunity exempts an officer from punishment or harm.


This, unfortunately, means one can carry out their evil and 


sometimes deadly schemes with impunity. This means an


exemption or immunity from punishment or any kind of 


unpleasant consequences.

Policing is playing a key 



role in sustaining 



inequalities.



According to recent studies, there is clear evidence which 


shows black Americans are at a higher risk of being killed


 based on biased judgments made by some police officers. 



Equally distressing are the responses and reports written 


by some officers who know they can avoid responsibilities 


and accountability, for their conduct, by deflecting blame


 on others for causing disturbances, etc. Rather than 


acknowledging the fact that they are the ones who 


dispense corporal punishment at the scene and/or  


play a key role in fanning the flames... they, instead, flip 


the script on the African American who is just trying to 


"Be" in America. 


In many cases... over-zealous officers responding to non-


violent offenses are sometimes responsible for situations, 


unnecessarily, spiraling out of control. These controllers, 


manipulators and/or abusers seem to lack insight into how


 they should engage others. They tend to create certain


 scenarios and write reports that make themselves out to 


be the victims...while condemning their victim. 


Some officers are relentless in pursuing what they want 


and have little regard for who gets hurt along the way


 and/or how an encounter with them can destroy the life 


of another.

When the constitution was written, the time between 


sentencing and execution could be measured in days or 


weeks. Some trigger happy vigilantes, hiding behind the 


uniform, have drastically cut that time frame down to


minutes. They become self-appointed judge, jury and 


executioner.

Many of these unconscionable contemporary police 

killings and/or misconduct are reminiscent of lynchings, 

mob killings, black shaming and/or buck breaking. 

One might wonder, just how many times has one dressed


 in police uniform... hidden behind the badge and


committed heinous crimes, i.e., maiming or taking the 


lives of unarmed black Americans... then destroying  


evidence and evading justice?

The question becomes, could the problem be over-zealous, 

trigger happy officers with hidden agendas and little or 

no regard for human life?

.


Buck Breaking Hidden, 


Untold, History

Among us, live courageous protectors of the public. They 


believe the oath “To Serve and Protect” means more than 


a slogan on a shield or the side of a patrol car. These brave 


souls are representatives of law enforcement who stand 


for more than just that slogan. 


Some refuse to accept the status quo.


The concept of “Internal Affairs” stands for more than 


protection of those in power. Policies and Procedures 


Manuals demand accountability. 

What a major discredit and disappointment to the upright 


and dedicated police officers who serve, protect and build 


trust. They would never betray or dishonor their 


profession. It would be beneath their dignity to betray


 their badge or public trust. 

There are, indeed, police officers who hold themselves


accountable for their actions. They would not even 


 consider stooping to the level of brutes. 


Upright officers protect with courage, serve with 


compassion and are respectful to all. Their words and


 actions are guided by an internal sense of honesty, 


decency and morality. They are sincerely committed 


to serve, protect and improve the quality of life for all 


citizens and the agency they serve.

There are many good, honest, hardworking, personable, 


intelligent, courageous, reasonable, trustworthy police 


officers who go above and beyond the call of duty. They 


are good decision makers, who tend to handle pressure 


well. They are knowledgeable and tend to deal well with 


uncertainties. They are objective, determined, dependable, 


resilient, flexible and they have integrity. They perform 


many random acts of kindness... we never hear about! 



These fine men and women put their lives at risk to 


protect citizens, enforce the laws, patrol assigned areas, 


observe suspicious activities, respond to disturbances, 


monitor and maintain good traffic conditions, prevent 


crimes, have good communication and people skills and 


are able to mediate disputes.



They are not cowardice, self appointed "wannabe


 terrorists" who hide behind uniforms and badges to wreak 


havoc by performing egregious... evil deeds!

Is this policing, or is this 



personal and criminal?

Today, the thought of honor and accountability appears to 


be the most lacking measures in the system. Citizens must 


demand accountability. The system just doesn’t seem to 


understand the concept.

"Protect and Serve" are the words we see on the side of 

many police cars and it is the catch-phrase of many police 


forces. 


To "Protect and Serve" defines the mission of the police. 


This means to "Protect" citizens and "Serve" the public. 


However, it has become increasingly clear that with some


biased officers... those words are beyond the bounds of


recognition and realization, particularly for many 


blacks. 


For many black communities, "To protect and serve" 


means, to protect officers who use excessive force and 


intentionally violate policies and procedures which in 


many cases has resulted in targeting citizens and 


senselessly bullying, demeaning (non-verbally and


verbally), falsely accusing, antagonizing, 


incarcerating and/or causing severe injury and/or death. 


This should be a crime!


There is no real accountability because... a "No Snitch" 


buddy system defends the "Dirty little secrets" and 


corruption of racist criminal officers and allows 


them to pursue goals that serve their own dark and 


sometimes criminal agendas.


This is a gross miscarriage of justice!

Most perpetrators consider themselves


 to be racially superior and others...


inferior. 

This is a 15 year 


old teen!


Far too many bad police officers routinely hurt and maim 


black people. 


How would you feel if the police and the justice system 


treated you or your family member as they treat blacks?



YOU WOULD BE 


OUTRAGED!

Is this law and order or disorder? The blue lights, police 


cruisers and uniforms gives us the illusion of protection... 


security. This scene is more like... mob style justice!

Hate crimes and/or death sentences, initiated by 


people with hidden agendas, should not be the fate of 


blacks just trying to live in America. 



Black mothers, fathers, sisters and/or brothers should 


not have to be troubled of what appalling development 


the morning may bring.



Black people are being subjected to cruel, cowardly, 


torturous, gruesome, racist and angry people disguised as 


police officers... hiding behind the badge. 

Contrary to what some may believe... 


Black people are also a part of God's 


amazing creation. 

Could it be that some unchecked lawbreakers are 


actually... aggressively scared officers who intentionally


escalate incidents so they may create an opportunity for


wild justice and fear mongering? 


Could it be a convenience for one to incite and/or 


escalate crimes, in a classic bait-and-switch, which would 


allow them to scream, 


STOP RESISTING...  


to someone who is not resisting?


Could it be that some are creating non-existent scenarios, 


even if someone is sleeping in a drive-through or stopped 


for a tail light outage, to blow things out of proportion, 


draw guns and have power over people which they would 


not have the courage to do in civilian attire?



The murder of black people seems to be dominating the 

headlines and many of those murders have yet to see 

justice. 

 

Why?


In far too many cases, a traffic stop, by the wrong officer, 


could turn into a prelude to wrongful incarceration or a 


death sentence, very quickly.



We can no longer sit idly by and allow a few bad officers 


to create double standards and systemic racial profiling 


in our system of justice. 



We cannot allow fear-mongrels to put on uniform, with 


hidden agendas to terrorize the lives of innocent people. 


This is a disgrace before God!


What should "Serve and Protect" mean to the black 


community? 



How can our black communities be assured that when they


interact with officers... the interaction will not take on new


meanings?


One might wonder, just how many times has an officer 


put on their uniform and the clothes affected how they 


acted. The crisp uniform of the police officer conveys 


power and authority. When a police officer puts on his or 


her uniform the officer is perceived in a very different 


way by the public.



Some have misused and abused the uniform and


committed heinous crimes, in plain sight. Some become 


inebriated with power and maim and/or take the 


lives of unarmed black Americans. Many have learned 


how to tamper with or destroy evidence, thus, evade


 justice.

Research supports the idea that many are turning a blind 


eye and are refusing to challenge this brutal, inhumane 


status quo which deprives black people of justice and 


equality.



Most would agree, we can no longer


 deny the realities of implicit bias and


systemic racism anywhere in this


world! 



So much has to change. Mistreating 


people of a particular race is 


racism. Using tactics like intimidation


and threats when blacks are seeking to 


exercise their rights is devilish.


Black lives are at risk. Blacks are twice as likely to be 


hurt, arrested or killed by an officer. It is said that there 


are more black Americans in the United States justice 


system than there were slaves in 1850. 

Let us be honest, many whites have unearned advantages 


over blacks, and when it is brought to the light... some 


tend to deflect, dismiss, misunderstand and read into it... a 


whole different meaning. That is cruel and selfish. It 


is time that we all look through a more righteous lens 


and stop deflecting the real issues minorities have to face 


when they interact with bad officers.

Let us not miss the point, black people are being murdered 


and brutalized by police who in many cases get a slap on 


the wrist. These are real lives that are being taken. These 


are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, sons


 and daughters of people who are left in mourning. 


These are lives that have been ripped away from their 


loved ones either through wrongful incarceration or tragic 


acts of violence. How is this acceptable?

Black lives matters denounces systemic racism and police 


brutality that is, on a regular, excessively used against


 black people. 



When people say black lives matter, it does not mean blue 


lives, white lives, red lives, yellow lives and brown lives 


don’t matter. All lives matter is an accurate statement, but 


this is not a matter of devaluing or comparing lives. 



When black people have encounters with biased people 


within the judicial system and police officers, it becomes 


very apparent to black people that they can't or won't see 


the humanity in black lives. Black lives have been grossly 


undervalued and to try to rationalize the horrible injustices 


black people have experienced is just wrong and mean-


spirited. 



How would you feel if the police patrolled your 


community the way they patrol the black community?



How would you feel if the shoe were on the other foot and 


this was your experience in the United States of America?



How would you feel if every move you, your child, your 


brother, sister, mother or father made had to be made 


with severe consideration for their life being threatened or 


taken by those who are hired to preserve law and order?



Whether all humans accept it or not... black lives really 


do matter and should not be subjected to blatant injustice,


 treated with contempt and/or regarded as subhuman, that 


is the point.

How can one say that they love God


 and treat people who were made in


 God's image with such disdain?



God makes it clear, in His Word, that 


no man is superior to another. The


Scriptures do not condone, but 


actually condemns this kind of 


behavior.


There has been growing attention to what many


 characterize as systemic racial disparities in how the

 

police in the United States of America do their jobs. Far 


too many are operating outside of the law. Far too many 


lack sufficient ethical and professional standards, and they

 

are like loose canons without boundaries!




Is it possible for law 


enforcement to start 


focusing on what is 


preventable?

Today, the thought of humanity and accountability appears 


to be the most lacking measure in the system. Citizens 


must demand accountability. The system just doesn’t seem 


to understand the concept.


It would behoove our country to take 


major steps to overhaul a policing 


system that facilitates and even 


encourages human rights violations. 



Our system is dysfunctional, abusive and there are far too 


many loopholes to police accountability. Our system is in 


a dangerous state of disrepair. These are perilous times. 


Our democracy, civility, truth within the system and the 


gross lack of accountability is broken. It's time that the old 


methods of abuse, threats and loopholes are deconstructed 


and reconstructed to hold police accountable for abuses 


and build a professional, rights-respecting police force. 


Police officers who commit human rights violations, 


regardless of rank, should face appropriate punishment.


It is relatively commonplace...


customary for police to get a lot of 


legal latitude to use force without fear 


of punishment.


These legal standards give 


law enforcement a license to 


kill innocent or unarmed 


people, based on a split 


second decision!

Dysfunction, Abuse and Impunity in the US Police...


documents a range of human rights violations committed 


by police, including arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, 


false reports and extrajudicial "Mob justice". 


These kinds of heinous, unreasonable acts, 


execution/killings/lynchings, 


should be prosecuted and convicted... 


it's criminal.


Deconstruction starts with


 the realization that all of reality

 

is constructed by flawed human

 

beings. 



Deconstruction entails the honest and responsible process 


of taking apart and reassembling something that is not 


working in an upright manner. It means rebuilding with 


God as our firm foundation.

 


Deconstructing means reassembling so that we all may 


truly realize a system that honors and is under God, 


indivisible, with liberty and justice for all!



Deconstructing means reviewing, revising, dismantling, 

wiping out and/or eradicating ungodly doctrines, dogmas 

and biased rules which may not be based on truth and 

righteousness.
 


Deconstruction is important because it helps us uncover, 


expose and better understand unrighteous hidden agendas, 


the underlying layers of oppression, the mind games and 


the abuse of power. 



Deconstruction is not 


destruction.



Deconstruction is for the betterment of all mankind. This 


re-assembling will help us all to leave this world much 


better than we found it. 



Deconstructing and reconstructing 


will help future generations realize a brighter tomorrow. 


Ask any great builder.

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