PREYING ON THE BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES
Stopping and arresting people for allegedly "broken tail light", for allegedly "swerving to the center lane", for allegedly "smoking marihuana", for allegedly "saw them carrying drugs", etc. are some of the excuses police is using to stop, arrest, detain and harass, and charge black and latino people on a daily basis. Then, some of these people end up being shot to death. However, the real problem is not the killing of the unfortunate ones, but the daily, 24/7 harrassment of these communities by the current law enforcement and legal system.
There is no question that black and Latino communities are targeted by overzealous and overly suspicious police officers who are trying to justify their jobs and the very significant economic burden on the local taxpayers.
It is a greedy and vicious economic and legal system that is preying on the poor, unfortunate, uneducated, people with criminal record, blacks, hispanics, etc.
Law enforcement is a huge business. Most communities pay very significant tax burden for the police and sheriff staff and equipment, vehicles, buildings, etc. In return, the officers try to justify their existence by using heavy-hand policing on the unfortunate ones.
There are 15 million people in the United States with criminal record. The overwhelming majority of these people are blacks and Hispanics. The really tragic situation is that these people cannot find jobs, as almost nobody would hire them. This is the real problem behind the oppression and continued demise of these communities.
The majority of these people committed offenses at a young age. As soon as they get a criminal record, nobody would hire them. Thus, they end up committing more offenses to make a living: selling drugs, stealing, fraud, etc. It is a vicious circle that can be easily broken by giving jobs to these people. Most of the money that currently ends up in the pockets of police officers, judicial staff, state employees, lawyers should be used to give jobs to these unfortunate ones. It is that simple of a solution. The only reason this has not happened yet is that so many people (police officers, lawyers, judicial employees, etc.) are making a killing off the backs of the taxpayers and these offenders.
So, the real problem behind the heavy-hand policing of blacks, Hispanics and others is the greed and job security of police officers, lawyers, judges, judicial employees, state employees and others. Racial profiling, arresting, jailing, judging and paroling, supervising of offenders is a huge business that sucks the blood out of the black and Hispanic communities, including the financial life out of many communities. The creation of public entities that would give jobs to young offenders is the key to finding a long term solution to the oppression (economic and otherwise) that these communities are facing.
Protesters to police: 'Our communities are oppressed'
Protesters took to the streets Saturday for the fourth day in a row in response to the deaths of two black men earlier this week at the hands of police. (WPVI)
Jeannette Reyes
Saturday, July 09, 2016 11:35PM
KENSINGTON, PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Protesters took to the streets Saturday for the fourth day in a row in response to the deaths of two black men earlier this week at the hands of police.
They came equipped with signs, a heavy dose of anger and piercing words for police officers.
The message was clear: "This is why we are here today. Because our communities are oppressed. The Latino community is oppressed," said an unidentified protester.
Officers stood by and quietly, even apprehensively, looked on closely following the group of protesters.
The multiracial crowd of about 300 marched about a mile and a half from Mascher and Cambria streets to the 24th and 25th police districts. The demonstration was organized by Philly Coalition for REAL Justice.
"Listen we see it. Everybody sees it," said Cameron Siler of West Philadelphia. "I can't just not stay here and stay compliant anymore."
But not everybody sees it that way.
Upon arriving to the station, protesters were met with people like Megan Diaz. Her dad is a police officer.
"It's not fair, and I'm tired and that's why I'm out here. It needs to stop," said Diaz. "What happened in Dallas is disgraceful, and I don't want to go to anymore funerals."
Less funerals is about the only thing people on both sides can agree on.
"Why does it matter to me? Because people are being killed. People are being killed. People are being targeted. People are being discriminated against," said Joan Brooks of Germantown.
Stopping and arresting people for allegedly "broken tail light", for allegedly "swerving to the center lane", for allegedly "smoking marihuana", for allegedly "saw them carrying drugs", etc. are some of the excuses police is using to stop, arrest, detain and harass, and charge black and latino people on a daily basis. Then, some of these people end up being shot to death. However, the real problem is not the killing of the unfortunate ones, but the daily, 24/7 harrassment of these communities by the current law enforcement and legal system.
There is no question that black and Latino communities are targeted by overzealous and overly suspicious police officers who are trying to justify their jobs and the very significant economic burden on the local taxpayers.
It is a greedy and vicious economic and legal system that is preying on the poor, unfortunate, uneducated, people with criminal record, blacks, hispanics, etc.
Law enforcement is a huge business. Most communities pay very significant tax burden for the police and sheriff staff and equipment, vehicles, buildings, etc. In return, the officers try to justify their existence by using heavy-hand policing on the unfortunate ones.
There are 15 million people in the United States with criminal record. The overwhelming majority of these people are blacks and Hispanics. The really tragic situation is that these people cannot find jobs, as almost nobody would hire them. This is the real problem behind the oppression and continued demise of these communities.
The majority of these people committed offenses at a young age. As soon as they get a criminal record, nobody would hire them. Thus, they end up committing more offenses to make a living: selling drugs, stealing, fraud, etc. It is a vicious circle that can be easily broken by giving jobs to these people. Most of the money that currently ends up in the pockets of police officers, judicial staff, state employees, lawyers should be used to give jobs to these unfortunate ones. It is that simple of a solution. The only reason this has not happened yet is that so many people (police officers, lawyers, judicial employees, etc.) are making a killing off the backs of the taxpayers and these offenders.
So, the real problem behind the heavy-hand policing of blacks, Hispanics and others is the greed and job security of police officers, lawyers, judges, judicial employees, state employees and others. Racial profiling, arresting, jailing, judging and paroling, supervising of offenders is a huge business that sucks the blood out of the black and Hispanic communities, including the financial life out of many communities. The creation of public entities that would give jobs to young offenders is the key to finding a long term solution to the oppression (economic and otherwise) that these communities are facing.
Protesters to police: 'Our communities are oppressed'
Protesters took to the streets Saturday for the fourth day in a row in response to the deaths of two black men earlier this week at the hands of police. (WPVI)
Jeannette Reyes
Saturday, July 09, 2016 11:35PM
KENSINGTON, PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Protesters took to the streets Saturday for the fourth day in a row in response to the deaths of two black men earlier this week at the hands of police.
They came equipped with signs, a heavy dose of anger and piercing words for police officers.
The message was clear: "This is why we are here today. Because our communities are oppressed. The Latino community is oppressed," said an unidentified protester.
Officers stood by and quietly, even apprehensively, looked on closely following the group of protesters.
The multiracial crowd of about 300 marched about a mile and a half from Mascher and Cambria streets to the 24th and 25th police districts. The demonstration was organized by Philly Coalition for REAL Justice.
"Listen we see it. Everybody sees it," said Cameron Siler of West Philadelphia. "I can't just not stay here and stay compliant anymore."
But not everybody sees it that way.
Upon arriving to the station, protesters were met with people like Megan Diaz. Her dad is a police officer.
"It's not fair, and I'm tired and that's why I'm out here. It needs to stop," said Diaz. "What happened in Dallas is disgraceful, and I don't want to go to anymore funerals."
Less funerals is about the only thing people on both sides can agree on.
"Why does it matter to me? Because people are being killed. People are being killed. People are being targeted. People are being discriminated against," said Joan Brooks of Germantown.