#JLUSA Founder Glenn E. Martin weighs in on the #MikeBrown and #EricGarner cases and what we can do as a country to reinvent the system, stating When our highest-ranking government officials treat these tragedies as systemic glitches, rather than systemic creations, they blow the opportunity to transform the root causes of these problems. Those who buy that the system is flawed, but ultimately redeemable, rob Americans of an opportunity to create a criminal justice system that reflects our shared values. They seize on this logic in times of social upheaval. It allows them to pacify public outrage by making minor concessions, while leaving intact the overall system that cause them in the first place. It’s time that we demand more than a vision of change that is little more than polish for what’s corroded beyond repair. Look no further than President Obama’s remarks that frustration in Ferguson is understandable but the “rule of law” must prevail. The irony is that it has, but not in the way most think. It has prevailed in absolving anyone or any institution of responsibility. It has prevailed in securing the right of those armed with the power of the state to wield violence. Read more below:
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:28:59 +0000
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