detroitnews | President Barack Obama says the widespread mistrust of law
enforcement that was exposed after the fatal police shooting of an
unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri, is corroding America, not just
its black communities, and that the wariness flows from significant
racial disparities in the administration of justice.
Speaking
Saturday night at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual
awards dinner, Obama said these suspicions only harm communities that
need law enforcement the most.
"It makes folks who are victimized
by crime and need strong policing reluctant to go to the police because
they may not trust them," he said. "And the worst part of it is it scars
the hearts of our children," leading some youngsters to unnecessarily
fear people who do not look like them while leading others to constantly
feel under suspicion no matter what they do.
"That is not the society we want," Obama said. "That is not the society that our children deserve."
The
fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August sparked days of
violent protests and racial unrest in predominantly black Ferguson. The
police officer who shot Brown was white.
Obama addressed the
matter carefully but firmly, saying the young man's death and the raw
emotion that sprang from it had reawakened the country to the fact that
"a gulf of mistrust" exists between local residents and law enforcement
in too many communities.
"Too many young men of color feel
targeted by law enforcement — guilty of walking while black, driving
while black, judged by stereotypes that fuel fear and resentment and
hopelessness," he said.
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The Star Bellied Sneetches want to maintain the belief that having a star means something. It's difficult when the ones without stars don't stay in their place. What will happen if the prelates have to be regular people? What about our Sundays? More non believers should get on the offensive.
What's hilarious about this comment Big Dawn is that is almost exactly what I would say to.mock.you .
lol, blog murder is neverending...,
Bigot Dono Ne:
What in your line of thinking provoked you to "Seek Revenge" on CNu by posting the Oklahoma Beheader based on the story about the Orthodox News On A Plane?
When it comes to groups causing problems for Americans, it is important to stay focused on the worst....
Translation: The Haredi are white, high-IQ, EBT-swiping, IDF draft-dodging, woman-hating, foul-smelling, full-time work avoiding losers.
...diamond-cutting/polishing/trading shrewd value-adding business folks....??
Those Jewish cats could've pushed you out of your seat and broke your hip.
What's the difference between people with sharp knives and people with thick ropes? One group captures their heinous crimes with a video camera and posts the gruesome scene on the internet. The other poses for pictures with the victims of a lynching and produces postcards. Same pathological mentality is at work in both cases. The sharp knives directed towards specific people are a product of blowback. Lynching directed towards specific people is a product of white supremacy.
http://www.thelynchquiltsproject.com/#!laura-nelsons-story/c1ygo
I think Ken you got it all wrong. Here is some real CONTEXT from Oklahoma http://www.thegatewaypundit.co...
Dude was a F-U-Z-Z-lim and his Fuzzybuddies just loved it....
I thought you would catch my sarcasm when I noted Melissa called this man a ""gentleman" who beheaded a woman...He stabs several people. One of the women, her head is severed...(no biggie) "But then this gets said at the conference. Let's listen for a moment."
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