Cecily might have thrown her elbow back in reaction to getting grabbed from behind, but I would hardly call that assault. I would call that a natural human reaction to being attacked. The brutality that was imposed on people by the police, on the other hand, was far from natural and very consciously done. The fact that we live in a society where Cecily is convicted of a felony and imprisoned for her act, while the brutalization of peaceful protesters and journalists by the officers wasnt even called into question should inspire us all into action. I think we should also remember that there is nothing new about this brutality. Minority communities have been, for decades, experiencing this everyday through Stop and Frisk procedures and racial profiling. There is not a week that goes by that I do not see some new video of police brutality somewhere in the country. Sometimes it even costs people their lives. If we really want to live in a just and free society, we have to start demanding accountability for these action and many other injustices that are being played out by out systems everyday.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 07:33:10 +0000
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