The arguments in the media that define the police as absolute authority and should not be questioned is wrong. The demonstrators engaging the right to assemble are correct.
There has been something very wrong in the deaths of young black men at the hand of police. To state the police are absolutely correct and their own authority is a racist statement. In stating the police are correct lies the reality police treat the circumstances of black and white citizens differently. There is no proof of differences of the racists in treatment under the law. That is what the Civil War was suppose to eliminate.
The unions have not done their homework either. Their officers and office staff should be alert to the problems of police officers in the practice of engaging the law to intervene. The unions are sloppy and don't seek to solve the problems of the members of the union. To simply send in the A-Team of lawyers is not an answer. The union is suppose to uphold the ethics of their members as well as their right to good pay and benefits.
Union members are important to the practice of collective bargaining. Unions should enter any negotiations fully aware of the practice and problems of their members. Simpy defending every police shooting through Grand Jury proceedings is a negligence toward those that receive the service of their members. The 'end product' of any union be it service worker (which the police provide a service) or product such as a car is what should be the goal of any union and it's union officers. Without a quality product a union won't exist.
The Best Practices of unionization includes holding quality control meetings. From time to time members need to be aware of changes in the practice they are employed. Seminars to maintain members in good standing should be part of the benefits provided by unions. In places that are bilingual or otherwise, the unions should be offering English as a Second Language classes and holding meetings in the languages of their members. That means if a auto plant has both Spanish speaking and English speaking members, the member is the focus and communication should be addressed as such. There is no excuse for any deterioration of product quality.
In the case of police officer, the record of deaths of any officer is part of the bargaining table. A review of that death while in the line of duty has to be addressed, but, in the same instance the deaths of citizens need to be addressed at that meeting as well. If there is a trend in the deaths of citizens proving a disparity of practice that has to be addressed both by the employer and the union. A gun is not the signature to the agreement, a human being is.
Also, the disparity in convictions of African American men need to be addressed both by law enforcement and justice. There are considerable differences in the number of African American men in USA prisons. The reasons for that have to be determined and addressed. By all rights, considering the percentages of minorities in the USA there should be majority white men and/or women in prison.
Crime is frequently a factor in poverty. If that is the case it is the poverty that has to be addressed as well as the crime. There is no excuse for such a disparity in a worthwhile society.
The African American community has to believe in it's innocence when addressing these problems in marches and their meetings. They are to carry the banner of innocence forward to demand recognition of the differences in majority and minority life. It has to be part of their activism. They need to believe they are aggrieved and in that finding a way to have it addressed in candidates that are as concerned about their outcomes. If lobbyists in DC can cause oppression, African American lobbyists in DC and in state capitals need to end it.
Equality has not been honored as it was designed more than a century ago, to that end there needs to be resolve to bring about fairness and quality of life for the people within poverty that simply have given up in living out their lives without the American promise guaranteed to all Americans.
This is not a unique circumstance of American blacks, there are other countries that have that display of inequality and lack of quality of life. Nelson Mandela moved his nation to equality within the power structure of government, but, it never touched their lives in quality of life. The quality of life in any country is dictated by many factors.
There has been something very wrong in the deaths of young black men at the hand of police. To state the police are absolutely correct and their own authority is a racist statement. In stating the police are correct lies the reality police treat the circumstances of black and white citizens differently. There is no proof of differences of the racists in treatment under the law. That is what the Civil War was suppose to eliminate.
The unions have not done their homework either. Their officers and office staff should be alert to the problems of police officers in the practice of engaging the law to intervene. The unions are sloppy and don't seek to solve the problems of the members of the union. To simply send in the A-Team of lawyers is not an answer. The union is suppose to uphold the ethics of their members as well as their right to good pay and benefits.
Union members are important to the practice of collective bargaining. Unions should enter any negotiations fully aware of the practice and problems of their members. Simpy defending every police shooting through Grand Jury proceedings is a negligence toward those that receive the service of their members. The 'end product' of any union be it service worker (which the police provide a service) or product such as a car is what should be the goal of any union and it's union officers. Without a quality product a union won't exist.
The Best Practices of unionization includes holding quality control meetings. From time to time members need to be aware of changes in the practice they are employed. Seminars to maintain members in good standing should be part of the benefits provided by unions. In places that are bilingual or otherwise, the unions should be offering English as a Second Language classes and holding meetings in the languages of their members. That means if a auto plant has both Spanish speaking and English speaking members, the member is the focus and communication should be addressed as such. There is no excuse for any deterioration of product quality.
In the case of police officer, the record of deaths of any officer is part of the bargaining table. A review of that death while in the line of duty has to be addressed, but, in the same instance the deaths of citizens need to be addressed at that meeting as well. If there is a trend in the deaths of citizens proving a disparity of practice that has to be addressed both by the employer and the union. A gun is not the signature to the agreement, a human being is.
Also, the disparity in convictions of African American men need to be addressed both by law enforcement and justice. There are considerable differences in the number of African American men in USA prisons. The reasons for that have to be determined and addressed. By all rights, considering the percentages of minorities in the USA there should be majority white men and/or women in prison.
Crime is frequently a factor in poverty. If that is the case it is the poverty that has to be addressed as well as the crime. There is no excuse for such a disparity in a worthwhile society.
The African American community has to believe in it's innocence when addressing these problems in marches and their meetings. They are to carry the banner of innocence forward to demand recognition of the differences in majority and minority life. It has to be part of their activism. They need to believe they are aggrieved and in that finding a way to have it addressed in candidates that are as concerned about their outcomes. If lobbyists in DC can cause oppression, African American lobbyists in DC and in state capitals need to end it.
Equality has not been honored as it was designed more than a century ago, to that end there needs to be resolve to bring about fairness and quality of life for the people within poverty that simply have given up in living out their lives without the American promise guaranteed to all Americans.
This is not a unique circumstance of American blacks, there are other countries that have that display of inequality and lack of quality of life. Nelson Mandela moved his nation to equality within the power structure of government, but, it never touched their lives in quality of life. The quality of life in any country is dictated by many factors.
