Police State

This is something I penned two years ago. Other than the immediate subject (copy killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri), I think it still has a great deal of relevance going forward… lot of people have been killed by cops before and since.

Here’s the deal with all this distraction we find ourselves viewing in Ferguson, Missouri… and why we (all of us… black, white, brown, yellow, whatever) are fucked no matter what “truth” is revealed. Even if there is clear and convincing evidence (you know, evidence that would convince most anyone that this or that actually happened) that Mike Brown actually assaulted the police officer and was in the process of attempting another assault when he was shot and killed by the police officer, that “clear and convincing evidence” will not sway the “protestors” in their fight for “justice.”

For you see, whether or not Mike Brown was a “gentle giant” or a “supreme 'gang-stah,” has no bearing on the atmosphere that evidently exists and persists in Ferguson, Missouri and other parts of the country. This shooting in Ferguson, Missouri was just an opportunity for those “protestors” (and others) to “protest” their dissatisfaction with police behavior and tactics that are perceived to be, or perhaps actually are, discriminatory, perhaps racist in nature, or just plain wrong. The “justice” being sought runs much deeper than this one particular incident.

White cops (or just white individuals in general) shooting black individuals will most always be viewed as a racial incident and motivated by raciest views. If you think otherwise, you just aren’t being honest with yourself. Now, I don’t know how many of you have been keeping up over the past few years with all the police “brutality,” “unprofessionalism,” “violation of citizens’ rights,” etc., that has been reported via social media on the Internet and even in the main stream media on TV. From what I have seen, it appears that the cops have had a decent amount of bad publicity when it comes to their interactions with the general populace, no matter of what race. People are being exposed to the “bad” things police do on a daily basis, not just in minority communities, but across the board.

I have had a number of black and latino acquaintances tell me that what we now see on the Internet and TV with respect to cops’ behavior is nothing new to them… it has just now (within the last few years) been exposed to main stream America. So, believe it or not, there seems to be a somewhat pervasive distrust of law enforcement in minority communities… but now that distrust has spread into the main stream of America… to the extent that many are viewing the behavior and tactics of cops as that of a Police State.

And that is where we all are fucked, because we all, no matter our race or color, become “gang-stahs” in the eyes of law enforcement. We become a citizenry not entitled, worthy, or “endowed… with certain unalienable rights.” Cops feel justified in whatever behavior they exhibit or action they take and they are generally supported by those who are really in control… politicians and government bureaucrats – no matter THEIR color or race. We become a citizenry that can only be controlled and subdued by force and violence. Welcome to the Police State ya’ll.