Between police and Black communities

Power-Nowlege-Obedience

Tha toxic interplay between police and Black communities have at least two reasons why it shouldn’t be so. Reason number one is necessity. Black hostages in urban war zones can’t unilaterally harm, kill nor imprison reigning criminals without incurring swift arrest and prosecution. Necessity dictates transcending mutual mistrust to become partners against those endangering residents and ( first ) responders.....When partnerships become tha norm, complaints, law suits and federal consent decrees cease to proliferate. It also spurs inner city culture change where hostility and even assault upon officers are customary. By necessity, Black stakeholders and police are actually allies against tha same violent opposition.opposition. Tha second reason is similarity. Police and American Blacks are minorities, relative to tha general population. Tha blue (or other color) uniform of law enforcement sets one apart from peers. It subjects one to heightened scrutiny, potential criminal sanction and prosecution.American Blacks have also experienced heightened scrutiny, potential criminal sanction and prosecution. It’s ironic how similar claims of discrimination sound when said by police unions and civil rights groups. Black activists and police advocates both feel targeted and unfairly treated by society.Embracing this overlooked similarity can end old hostility and build new community between factions whose contentious dynamic sets the tone of civil liberties and public safety for everyone.Black folks and police have a lot more in common than is apparent at first glance. When each side applies necessity and similarity to tha other, they inevitably realize they’re on the same side.....