How would public discussions have been different if Michael Brown and Eric Garner had been white men and the police officers that subdued him before he died had been black men?
Fox and every other conservative and outright racist media outlet would have been enormously angered and made proclamations about a coming fascist state and the extinction of whites. (Yes, Fox is openly not just racist but white supremacist, with numerous racists as commentators, O'Reilly, Hannity, even Rivera being used mostly to make racist pronouncement.) Recall, for example, how conservative and racist media celebrated these men. Now imagine if they had been killed while not armed or threatening violence, but killed over misdemeanors. Recall also the racial double standard. A Black teen can be killed for wearing a hooded sweatshirt, allegedly reaching for their waistband, or simply being a big guy, and many will defend their killings and make excuses for the police. At the same time, some conservatives argued that crowds of whites should be able to carry AK-47s and AR 15s in public or threaten the overthrow of the gov't or murder of police.
In the Michael Brown Darren Wilson situation, what are solution that can begin the healing and create radical change?
Should $3 billion dollar a year (America gives Israel $22 Billion a year) be invested in fixing the infrastructure of the inner cities. Should adequate schools be built in inner cities and stop schemes like Special Education, Alternative Schools, putting kids on psychiatric drugs, stop practices of 2nd hand education Current SATANIC solutions that are failing is criminalization, building private prisons, militarized police training, and gentrification to exploit inner city communities Pan Africanist and school psychologist Dr Umar Johnson has a movement called “Invest in Black, and America will prosper 10 folds” to return Black owned businesses, black money, black middle class back in the inner cities. Ever since the creation of Welfare in the mid-70's, public housing, the crack epidemic, massive poverty, crime, drug addiction poised the Black community. With no jobs, kids in the inner cities were expose to crime, violence, and fit the attributes of the so-called thug because their environment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCQ9gh8EcY8 What is the disagreement in Umar's Johnson proposal “Invest in Black to renovate the Black community by investing in renovating infrastructures, education, giving mass incentives to black owned black money businesses. Get rid of Special Education, school Psychiatrist, Alternative schools, and privatized juvenile detention centers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNY6DdqRDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64OSkGYFpQ
Why have there been so many cases of police brutality reported in the media recently?
Because it sells news papers! It really is that simple. There are plenty of pages on social media like Facebook belonging to organisations such as cop block. They will exploit every story for their own agenda. The media have reported even the most minor of confrontations (stuff that wouldn't have been seen 19 years ago). Now, every time the police arrest someone, there is someone there filming it on their mobile phones and screaming police brutality regardless of what is happening. This hysteria us picked up by the media and they are not prepared to let the truth get in the way of a good story! If you believe everything that's written in the press then you are a worse puppet of the government than any law enforcement officer. Don't be a sheep be a wolf! Ask yourself "if all of this were true then why aren't cops being suspended, arrested or jailed for all these incidents?" I'm not suggesting that police officers don't get it wrong but they are far more accountable than you would imagine. Remember these are ordinary people doing an extra ordinary job. All they want is to serve the public and go home to their loved ones at the end of their tour of duty. They earn a decent living and usually a good pension. The majority do not want to jepordise this.
Have you detected a change in public opinion of the Michael Brown shooting?
Many sources now say officer Wilson did not have a broken eye, and there was no physical altercation with Michael Brown prior to the shooting. Now, the ACLU has reported that the Ferguson police report on the issue is heavily redacted and violates Missouri open records laws. http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-releases-... Do you detect a change in public opinion?
Do you think the killing of Michael Brown (August 2014) is a big deal?
In isolation it's not a big deal, except to his family and the community. It's sad, but would not be a "big deal" more than any other of many deaths that day.But it's not in isolation. It's one of thousands of incidents and policy decisions that indicate a huge deal. Broadly:White people with power are afraid of black people.The life and/or freedom of a black person is not worth the price of a box of cigars, a hooded sweatshirt, a pack of cigarettes, or a whole bunch of other things."Riot" is the collective noun for African-American who have legitimate complaints. Murder of crows, gaggle of geese, herd of buffalo, riot of angry black people.When in doubt, many police officers consider their own safety far more important than the safety of those around them.Even when not in doubt, the police department would rather malign a victim than just admit that an officer made a mistake and apologize for the loss of life. The life of a black person is certainly not worth the price of a cop's pension.When enough people are angry at the government, the government would rather roll tanks onto the street than listen to the reasons they're angry.Tanks (and other weapons and armor better than what we give to our soldiers in war zones, as far as I can tell) are easily available to local police departments, just in case there's a horrific terrorist attack...or (what I'll call for the sake of striking a nerve or two) some uppity black folks need to be put in their places, which is apparently worse. "Preserving order" apparently means turning peaceful demonstrations into violent riots by aiming rifles into crowds, throwing tear gas, and arresting reporters.No matter how many times we "have a national conversation," we'll see you back here in another couple of weeks/months when the next black guy gets killed for no good reason. Someone put Al Sharpton on standby, because the media coverage isn't complete without him.In other words, it illustrates a hierarchy. People with authority, despite the phrase "public servant," are at the top, and must be protected at all costs. Young black men are waaay at the bottom, with alleged reasons ranging from their dress code to their proximity to crime, but boils down to racism. Everybody else can float between the two.And that is not only "a big deal," but one of the biggest, at least in the United States.
Did the police officer use excessive force against Eric Garner?
Purely your opinion. I'm not asking about the grand jury, or about the ups and downs of law enforcement, I am asking whether or not YOU think he used excessive force while attempting to arrest Eric Garner
What do black police officers think about well known cases of police brutality?
I'm not an officer, but was A2A the question. I worked for the department for 10 years and was privy to conversations between officers, dispatchers, detectives, and others who work in the department. Like the population of Black people outside of law enforcement, those who work inside the system have varied opinions. What I was privy to supports the article linked in one of the answers here about officers who reported racism: "All but one said their supervisors either dismissed the complaints or retaliated against them by denying them overtime, choice assignments, or promotions. The remaining officers who made no complaints said they refrained from doing so either because they feared retribution or because they saw racial profiling as part of the system."There are also those who believe that the crime stats bear out the racial profiling that Black people and communities of color receive. I happen not to agree with that opinion. I think this has a lot to do with things:The Deadly Unexplained Lap Dance of Michael Brown & Officer WilsonI've yet to hear anyone talk about this. I think bad tactics play an important role in most of the shootings. I also think inherent biases play a role in how officers (all officers) respond to the public. Clearly Black people tend to bear the brunt of the biases. I could list the names. The question becomes how do you change a system that has allowed biases to become part of the fabric of the department? How do you create a culturally competent law enforcement organization that goes beyond tolerance?
Why do millions of blacks rush to support violent criminals like the thug mike brown and Trayvon martin?
Clearly Mike Brown was a strong-armed robber that committed a felony assault on a police officer and Treyvon Martin brutally assaulted George Zimmerman. Why do millions of blacks in America falsely claim they were innocent quire boys that were lynched by evil white-men?
Who else thinks "good riddance" when you hear the mike brown and treyvaughn martin stories?
I did. Sounds like 2 thugs suffered at the hands of their aggressive, arrogant decision making. I thank that cop and Zimmerman for what they did. They did what they had to do since that trash was trying to harm the community and them as well. When did it become ok to act like animals and be seen as victims somehow?