There is one criminal justice system for citizens – especially black and brown ones – and another for police in the United States, writes Redditt Hudson, adding, When prominent people like Rudy Giuliano and New York Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch go on cable news and on the radio to berate others who openly acknowledged black and brown people’s lived experiences with police abuse, they are being either wilfully ignorant or deliberately uncaring – and neither is worthy of the platform they are repeatedly given. Mayor Bill de Blasio ran on a platform of police reform but has since refused to do anything to address the culture of police violence in the NYPD. Andrew Cuomo never believed in holding police accountable. But why should the police uniquely be above the law...? theguardian/commentisfree/2014/dec/30/police-officers-violate-rights-punished-accountability
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:12:17 +0000
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