All about Policing with a sprinkle of Criminal Justice – written by a Secret Contrarian
Here is a view that Police were organized to protect the rich and enforce laws against minorities. Some have strong beliefs on this. Check out the various articles and the links within the articles and see if you are in agreement or do they challenge your views?
Police forces in the U.S. were originally founded to secure private property—including human beings.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/21/race-and-policing
The link below has several links to various articles that discuss police reform. Each of these articles have several links. This is a liberal perspective on police reform. Check it out see if it challenges or supports your view.
What do advocates mean when they call for “defunding,” “abolishing” or “reimagining” the police?
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/23/the-future-of-policing
This paper is part of a series Policy Recommendations to Renew and Reform New York State, adapted from the Empire Center’s The Next New York series.New York was the site of what was surely one of the most significant government-led achievements in urban American history: a steep drop in…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/restoring-public-safety
ALSO make sure to check out Rafael Mangual’s book at https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/rafael-mangual
NOTE: Keep checking back new policy recommendations are added.
The following are policy recommendations adapted from the Empire Center’s The Next New York series, which aims to renew and reform New York state. Topics addressed by Manhattan Institute scholars for this briefing book include criminal justice, education, mental health, and…
— Read on www.manhattan-institute.org/policy-recommendations-to-renew-and-reform-new-york-state
Why did American policing get so big, so fast? The answer, mainly, is slavery.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/the-invention-of-the-police
I just finished watching the documentary “What Killed Michael Brown“. I recommend to anyone that has an interest in police and race relations to watch the movie. WKMB is a much different approach than I expected. It was more subtle and elegant in the way it discusses the issues surrounding the death of Michael Brown. I really shouldn’t have been surprised because the movie has the essence of Shelby Steele. The movie also had a 1970’s type vibe to it. It does not feel dated just a different cinematic vibe. It’s unique and cool.
There is limited discussion about the facts and actual killing of Michael Brown. The movie is straight forward in that account of it. Below are links to official reports if interested in more detail. There are several key concepts about the surrounding issues discussed in the move present below.
First is the difference between Poetic Truth vs Objective Truth. Steele said that Poetic Truth carries with it the history that surrounds an incident like racism and bias. The mere fact that Brown was Black and Wilson was White. Where Objective Truth is the truth that is uncovered by the evidence. The cold hard truth. Poetic Truth is the basis of rumors. Poetic Truth traps a person into solving the wrong problems.
Steele also talks about White Guilt and how White people have to prove they are NOT racists. Steele argues that Liberal power equals White Guilt which means Blacks MUST be victims of racism. White Guilt’s corruption needs Blacks to be Black.
The movie points out Eric Holders visit to Ferguson and Holder’s attack on police was against ALL of the history of police actions not just what happened in Ferguson. Holder made the shooting of Michael Brown an indictment of ALL policing and it’s history from slavery to modern day incidents. Think about it. It is a model, Steele points out, that Rev. Al Sharpton uses all the time.
Steele discusses the conditions of Black a neighborhood and the “Snapshot” mentality meaning that the current conditions at the time dictate decisions without thinking that the conditions will improve. Could this also be that they captured conditions at it’s worst? Before a likely improvement, ignoring the inevitable? Steele also explained how public housing steals “equity” from property (value in home ownership).
Pruitt-Igoe Myth (1:13:45) Steele discusses how when he was raised, he didn’t know it at the time, that he was poor. He talks about how the parents in the neighborhood would monitor and correct the kids if they were behaving badly. The kids were respectful to the adults. Then Steele goes on to say how the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex usurped that authority from the neighborhood in a form of government white supremacy and colonialism. I guess the government taking over the role as community leaders by becoming the sole providers in a neighborhood.
Liberalism – dismisses individual responsibility always defining fault as a systemic enemy – like racism. Bob Woodson states in the movie that it is “lethal to exempt people from personal responsibility” which may be the cause of Michael Brown’s actions. Liberalism makes Blacks invisible. This leads to Black people not having individual problems and Racism becoming the EXCLUSIVE problem.
1:33:00 Good Faith vs Bad Faith Movements
Good Faith Movement was the Civil Rights Movement – it wanted inclusion into America
Bad Faith Movement is the BLM movement – it is against the nuclear family, defund the police, and wants out of America
The Glenn Show – What Killed Michael Brown Podcast discussion with Shelby & Eli Steele. Excellent!
Link to the Glenn Show HERE
FBI Memorandum DOJ Investigation Shooting Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf
Ferguson Complaint
https://www.justice.gov/crt/file/832451/download
Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department – Findings Report
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2015/03/04/ferguson_findings_3-4-15.pdf
Ferguson Consent Decree
https://www.justice.gov/crt/file/883846/download
Ferguson Case Summary
https://www.justice.gov/crt/special-litigation-section-case-summaries/download#ferguson-summ
The Urban Criminal-Justice Disaster: Ideological progressives have no business leading law enforcement agencies. | City Journal
— Read on www.city-journal.org/urban-criminal-justice-disaster
The East Lansing Police Department hired nonprofit CNA to conduct a study on the department’s policing. Here is what the assessment found.
— Read on www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2022/12/06/east-lansing-police-department-study-policing-low-morale-use-of-force-policies/69703461007/
An Ohio lawmaker says she will introduce legislation requiring police agencies to record race data when making traffic stops, following a Marshall Project – Cleveland investigation into how the village of Bratenahl tickets mostly Black drivers from neighboring Cleveland.
State Rep. Juanita Brent, a Democrat from Cleveland, said the information is needed to determine whether police agencies unfairly stop more Black and Brown drivers compared to White drivers.
This article was published in partnership with News 5 Cleveland.
The Marshall Project – Cleveland’s investigation noted that 60% or more of drivers cited for traffic violations by Bratenahl police since 2020 were Black.
See More HERE
The National Academies of Sciences has recently published 4 reports aimed at guiding international police assistance efforts. The reports were produced by expert committees that reviewed and assessed existing research and evidence. The reports are available at the links below for free download. Policing to Promote the Rule of Law and Protect the Population –…
— Read on gcordner.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/new-national-academies-of-sciences-reports/
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