The vast majority of law enforcement officers are well 


behaved and follow the department's guidelines. They 


show up focused on serving all and try to decrease the


 scope or intensity. They don't rush into situations 

 

fearful with hostile, "Shoot first and think later", viciously 


combative mindsets which threatens constitutional rights 


and public safety. These mature men and women realize 


and understand the value of de-escalation skills. They 


have the common sense and decency to know that de-


escalation has, can, and will avert gross misconduct and 


abuse which could become deadly tragedies. 


 Good police officers are exceptionally reasonable, decent, 


fair, egoless and upright professionals who play an


 important role in our communities, by maintaining public 


order. These law professionals have the ability to relate to 


all people who are going through unresolved issues 


and incredible hardships. When they find themselves in 


the midst of tragedies and chaotic moments of people's 


lives they faithfully engage in their duties to prevent and 


solve crime. 


They show compassion and tend to empathize, while still


 remaining professional. They are men and women who 


are focused on keeping our communities safe, thus,


 allowing society to thrive. The general public tends to 


respect those who have not lost the human touch and view 


them as strong authority figures. 


Many sworn police officers are well-intentioned, 


noble, and prefer to be seen as heroes... the good guys, not 


the bad guys with a gang-like mentality, no accountability 


and evil, brute-like hidden agendas. 


Many police officers desire to protect and serve all people,


 but that doesn't mean they are not fraught with and 


are not susceptible to acting on implicit biases, racism, 


prejudices and the unnecessary use of force protocols. 

Unfortunately, people can become jaded... influenced by


 their environment and misled via their training,


supervision, reviews, and little to no accountability or 


disciplinary repercussions, as it relates to racial profiling,


systemic biases, abuse of power, excessive use of force, 


brutality, corruption, coercive interrogations, witness 


tampering, and other extreme misconduct.

Police and urban community relations are incredibly 


complicated. Over 100 African civilizations were 


destroyed by the European invasion. Most of the historical 


buildings and monuments were destroyed. The Europeans 


brought in diseases, i.e., smallpox and influenza, which 


spread and killed many African people. The invaders 


plundered, raped (men and women) and executed those 


they felt needed to be executed.


Millions of Africans were scattered and faced horror and


 death as they were forcibly taken from their African


 homelands, arrived on American soil and enslaved.

By the start of the Civil War in 1860, there were 

approximately 4 million slaves of African ancestry in the 

United States. 

Even after the Civil War, Slavery and its despicable racist


 rationalization that African Americans were sub-human...


resulted in America experiencing a long, shameful and 


inexcusable mangled history of exploiting and meting out 


harsh and inhumane punishment on African Americans. 


The scars and impacts continue, to this


 day, and cannot be ignored. 


Dehumanization is racism on steroids. It is driven by the 

worst atrocities that human beings have perpetrated 

against one another, i.e., genocide, war, and racial 

oppression.

The traders/enslavers captured slaves for revenue. The 


enslaved Africans performed all of the labor and the 


enslaver prospered from their toil. The enslaved were 


denied a rightful share in the economic, social and/or


 political progress in the United States. 


The traders/enslavers thought it was important to keep the

 Africans in check, after all... the enslaved were exploited 

for their labor and financially profitable to the enslaver. 

As quiet as it was kept, many of the enslavers were fearful

 that the Africans would become rebellious and develop 

into a threat to the economic status quo... especially since

they relied on the toil of the Africans to financially benefit 

them. As plantations began to grow and slaves were 

becoming necessary, slave trade grew popular. This 

caused others to compete for control of the slave.


Slaves began to rebel against the treatment and labor they 


received. Africans ran away or plotted rebellions against 


their owners to escape the harsh conditions in which they 


lived. Slaves who were tired of their work began to rebel 


against their owners.


The local government officials, initially, gave white people


 the right to assert control over Africans and place Africans


 under arrest, castigate the, beat and send the Africans


 back to the enslaver/trader's home, if they were thought to 


be wayward. 


Later, the government, with its coercive power, mandated 


that other citizens were to apprehend any slave who left 


the enslaver/trader's property without permission. This 


was for the express purpose of controlling the slave 


population and protecting the interests of slave owners.


According to Sally E. Hadden, author of, Slave Patrols: 


Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas, the Slave


catchers would mount and arm themselves with whips and 


guns and ride in groups on horseback, at night, in an effort 


to chase down and terrorize the slaves into submission.  

Physical and psychological violence took many forms, 


i.e., the brutal beatings, purposely dividing families, 


depriving the enslaved of food, etc. This kind of brutal, 


terrorizing, "law and violence" policing imposed on


 enslaved Africans was a means of dominance and social 


control. 


Fear was used as a weapon to render 


the African American men docile and 


weak before the insecure white men.

The militarization of policing in America has grown 

exponentially, transforming an already troubled culture in 

many parts of law enforcement into an occupying force. 

The result of this militarization, the public is both less safe 

and less free. Black people who encounter militarized 

police, in their daily lives, are far more likely to end up

 dead or injured as a consequence of an officer’s 

militarized mindset.

American policing started with Slave 


Catchers who armed themselves and 


controlled minorities through terror 


and brutality.

Slave patrol was one of the earliest forms of policing and 


their influence lives on. In fact, it set the tone for modern 


day policing. Just take an honest look at the sickening 


consistency of atrocities in our society with law


 enforcement and African Americans.


Could it be that the oppressed and marginalized has a 


special place in God's heart?

According to Jeremiah 49:12, God says to Edom: If 


the innocent must suffer, how much more must you! You 


shall not go unpunished! You must drink this cup of 


judgment! 

The kinship between the Slave patrols and American 


policing are very discernible. The institution of slavery 


and the control of minorities were two of the more 


formidable historic features of American society shaping 


early policing.


The legacy of slavery and racism did not end after the 


Civil War. It can be argued that extreme violence against 


people of color became even worse. Vigilantes, the Ku 


Klux Klan and/or lynch mobs were notorious for 


assaulting and hanging minorities first... and asking 


questions later.

Far too many police officers are permitted to treat people 

inhumanely simply because they are African American.

Sally E. Hadden argues, there are distinct parallels 

between the legal slave patrols before the war and 

extra-legal terrorization tactics used by vigilante groups 

during Reconstruction, most notoriously, the Ku Klux 

Klan. She claims, after the Civil War, police departments, 

in the south, carried over aspects of the slave patrols. 
Slave patrol was the predesessor to 

to what we have come to know as 

modern day policing.

Just as Black men were lynched for transgressions that 


would not be considered crimes at all, had a white man 


committed them, African Americans, today, are two-and- 


a-half times as likely, if not more, as their white 


counterparts to die at the hands of the police.

Only one percent of police have been 

charged.
Some police union contract provisions

 impede effective investigations of

 police misconduct and shield

problematic officers from discipline.
"Mass incarceration is, 

metaphorically, 

the New Jim Crow".


"A stunningly comprehensive and well 

disguised system of racialized social 

control that functions in a manner 

strikingly similar to Jim Crow".


"The primary targets of (the penal 

system's) control can be defined 

largely by race."


"A racial caste system", a type of 

stratification wherein people of color 

are kept in a inferior position.

Michelle Alexander earned a J.D.

from Stanford Law School. 

She is an archaeologist, writer, civil 

rights advocate, and visiting professor 

at Union Theological Seminary (New 

York City). Alexander claims that

 people of color are disproportionately

labeled as "Criminals", this allows the 

unleashing of a whole range of legal 

discrimination measures in 

employment, housing, education, 

public benefits, voting rights, jury 

duty, and so on.
~Michelle Alexander

It is a fact that blacks have high arrest and stop rates and,


per capita, are much more likely to be injured or die at 


the hands of biased police who may believe that all men 


were created equal, except for blacks.



Dr. King dreamed of a day when police abuse and racial 


violence would be things of the past. “We can never be 


satisfied as long as black Americans continue to be the 


victim[s] of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” 


Yet, here we are again, almost 60 years later, faced with 


the same or maybe even greater discriminatory policing


 practices that Dr. King personally faced.



Regrettably, injustice lives on and "Justice for all" 


remains far from being realized.



In 2020, when a Black person is killed by police, we learn 


more about the black victim's criminal past than the police 


who killed the victim. If the victim does not have a 


criminal record, we hear demonizing, twisted, ignorant  


remarks about the victim once driving with a broken tail 


light or talk about when the victim was seen jaywalking.


If the victim has ever been arrested, and far too many have 


been arrested without cause, they will find mug shots of 


the victim or a bad looking snapshot that makes the victim 


appear threatening. Then they will juxtapose it with a 


flattering portraits of the killer, with the American flag in 


the background, crisp uniform decorated with things most 


of people associate with honorable.

The masses are not ignorant. It is ignorant to 


underestimate the intelligence of people. Most are very 


well aware of all the subliminal and antagonistic


 messages, psychological warfare and white supremacist 


systems plaguing and harming our friends and families. 


That is disrespectful.

This 17-year-old was accused of killing two protesters and 

injuring another in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during protests 

over the shooting of another black man. 

Kyle Rittenhouse was recklessly endangering the the 

safety of many; yet he can be seen walking toward 

responding police vehicles. Police drive past him. He

then approaches a squad car before walking away. He 

was apprehended the following day. 

We are in the middle of a pandemic! This young boy is 

from Illinois. He recklessly possessed a dangerous 

weapon and is under 18. 

Why was he there? 

He does not appear to be an innocent kid, especially 

seeing that he announced what he was going to do, online, 

and intentionally carried and used a rifle!!!
  

Unarmed black men are getting killed by police. Armed 


white boy walks past police and is apprehended the 


following day. He was not slammed to the ground. His 


face was not slammed pounded into the sidewalk, his neck 


was not held down with a knee. He was treated as if 


nothing had just happened.


WHERE IS THE 


JUSTICE???

Without transparency, there will not be 


any kind of accountability.


Should being a police 


officer give license to maim 


or kill anyone anytime


with minimal reason?


How is it okay to associate black with guilty and not have


 equal rights to a fair trial?

How many cases of police 

cover-ups, brutality and 

murders have we NOT seen?

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?

Cases against police officers with deeply embedded biases 


have been extremely difficult for the victim to win. In


 some instances, cases have been 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 fabricated police reports either by


commission, omission or assent.


There are still some 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 backs up their claims. 


Citizens have become the sidewalk journalists. They are 


now able to capture bad behavior as it unfolds.


Assault is assault!


Let us be honest, behind the badge and 


beyond the uniform is a human being 


with behaviors that could be criminal.

 

An individuals thoughts and actions speaks volumes about 


the individual they come from more so than the person 


they targeted. One can tell a lot about a person by what 


they choose to think and how they choose to treat another.


It is a fact that blacks have high arrest and stop rates and, 


per capita, are much more likely to be injured or die at the 


hands of biased police who may believe that all men were 


created equal, except for blacks.


There is indisputable evidence casting
 
a very real and harsh light on police 


brutality and irreparable loss of life to
 

African American victims and their 


families. 


For many people of color there is a 


very thin dehumanizing line between 


life and death when interacting with 


racially biased police.
Police misconduct refers to illegal or inappropriate actions 

taken by an officer. 
Excessive use of force, brutality, corruption, coercive 

interrogations, witness tampering, or racial profiling can 

result in physical harm or death, false imprisonment, and 

violation of constitutional rights.

Police Misconduct?


Dehumanization is the denial of full humanness in others 

and the cruelty and suffering that accompanies it. 

Dehumanization spawns from racism 

and hatred and is the very foundation

 of injustice.
  
Dehumanization is every act or thought that treats a 

person as "Less than" human and a technique in the

incitement to genocide.

Oppression, domination and 

dehumanization... this kind of 

policing has gone on far too long!
 

It has to stop! 

We cannot treat human beings this way and think 

it is okay. 

How would you feel if someone treated your family 

member or friend this way?

 These vivid pictures of oppression and dehumanization 

should invite us to consider oppression in all forms. Not 

only does God not wish oppression on anyone, God 

abhors oppression.

Most perpetrators consider themselves to be racially 


superior and others... inferior. Some would rather believe 


that blacks excessively contribute to the high crime rate.


 Biased and slanted reports from mainstream media, 


serving their own interests, can further warp unsuspecting 


viewers, listeners and readers... without producing any 


reliable evidence to support their claims. 


Some people never consider the fact that statistics 


are influenced by a 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.

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.

People, in the United States of America, are being


terrorized, traumatized, brutalize and killed by violent and 


aggressive officers who were sworn to protect and serve.



How would you feel if this person was your child, your 


sibling or parent?



Please help us to understand or see the humor in this 


dehumanizing photo?


Research has found that both systemic and individual 


racial biases operate against African Americans and other 


people of color in police departments nationwide. Studies


have found that police officers use force against African 


Americans seven times more often than against whites 


who were engaged in behaviors very similar to their 


counterparts.

In 2011, Paul R. Allen, 55, of Oakton, Virginia, was 


sentenced to 40 months in prison after being convicted of 


fraud for participating in a $2.9 billion scheme that caused


 the mortgage and lending firm Taylor, Bean & Whitaker 


to go under. 

Two years earlier, Roy Brown, 54, a homeless African-


American man, was sentenced to 15 years hard labor 


without the possibility of probation, parole or suspension 


of sentence for robbing a bank in Shreveport, Louisiana. 



According to reports on the story, Brown, the homeless 


man, only took $100 from the three stacks of money 


handed to him and returned the stacks back to the teller. 


He told the teller he needed it because he was homeless,


 hungry and needed the money to stay at the detox center. 



After feeling remorseful, he voluntarily surrendered to the 


police the next day and told them his mother didn't raise 


him that way. He received the 15 year sentence.


The CEO was given a relatively lenient sentence of 


months for his involvement in a multi-billion dollar fraud


 scheme versus the homeless man who only took $100


 from a bank... 


where is the justice for all?

With the enormous attention given to street crimes, one 


would think that street crimes are the costliest and 


deadliest type of criminal activity... 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 


deflect those crimes on fictitious black people. This kind 


of behavior has been going on for eons! That's evil.



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 who 

immediately fuel a stop with anger, yelling, cursing,

 threatening and body slamming face one's down into the 

ground, just on general principle. 

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

is almost like they have been trained to 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.


Part of the problem is the self-image of police as a

 “paramilitary” organization. The core competency of the

 army, stated crudely, is “kill people and destroy property

 to achieve a political objective.” 

Many people — including some cops — believe they are

 like the military, since they have a military-like command

 structure, a code of honor and military-type uniforms. But

 the job of the police is the exact opposite: Their job is to

 prevent the killing of people and the loss of property. The

 problem is that the public, even more so than police,

 doesn’t understand the difference.


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.

Civil Rights in Selma, Alabama 1965. Attempt to register to vote. Rev. C. T. Vivian of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC, is telling the Dallas County Sheriff Jim Clark (a staunch segregationist) that by not letting them into the courthouse, he's breaking an injunction. He continues to berate him and says that he (sheriff) is trying to intimidate them by making the marchers wait in the rain when they just want to register to vote.

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. 

The cell phone has been a great tool to stymie the rate of 

people brutalized and killed by police. The proliferation of 

hyper-vigilant citizens video-taping arrests and police 

encounters is helping to combat many of the blatantly

abusive encounters African Americans know all too well.

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. 

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 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. 

Not all police officers are bad guys, but camaraderie, 


brotherhood, and institutional pressures from chain of 


command can affect even the noblest officer.


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. The police have the potential to be a force for good.


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?

Some would rather believe that blacks excessively


contribute to the high crime rate.


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.

For those who may not know, 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. 

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.

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.



Most perpetrators consider themselves


 to be racially superior and others...


inferior. 



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.


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.