Chicago, for two consecutively weekends experienced almost forty people shot. To attribute the lower numbers of Black people killed by alleged gang members one week end, in comparison to the weekend before to the mayor's sanctioning of an increased show of force by Chicago police officers, is propagandizing for a "police state". The fact is that thirty plus people killed in one weekend is abhorrent and not the norm, yet. However, if certain measures are not taken, people will come to view such occurrences as something only police outfitted in combat gear, including assault wepons can resolve. What will be next, tanks?
The conditions that facilitate the current state of street violence in this society continue to fester from decades of neglect. The young Black male street criminal of today, wasn't born when drive-by shootings were invented by Chicago and other city gangsters, such as Al Capone from that era. The violence associated with the underworld, such as strip-clubs (Bada Bing-The Sopranos), which have become prevalent in the urban areas of this nation, was not conceptualized by young Blacks emulating the lifestyles that they feel guarantee a steady stream of income.
The fact is, what we are experiencing is a defective social model in a so-called democracy that has not been addressed. In turn, resulting in mental health issues that go unaddressed which manifest into criminal behavior. Law enforcement training must be more diversified not more of the same old utilization of more force.
Having recently retired, just shy of twenty-one years from the Chicago Police Department, I appeal to whatever sanity exists within the police department, to come to the realization that if officers continue to allow themselves to be used as pawns against the communities they reside, one day they may be on the receiving end of such neo-fascist behavior. Under such conditions, it is very likely the person pointing the gun at them will be someone they served on the department with, or is a neighbor to or even a member of the same household. An increase show of force will not rectify the problem. One would think "Nazi" Germany serves as s sufficient lesson.
About Me
- MS SIS PLACE 2
- Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States
- Ms Sis Place is the name of a cyber cafe, deli and bookstore owned by Pat Hill, a retired Chicago police officer. She is an official of the African American Police League; a 40 year community based organization that focuses entirely on serving the African American community everywhere in the United States. Formerly a Chicago Public Schools high school teacher, Ms. Hill has a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Masters of Science in Law Enforcement Administration. She shares her vast knowledge of the law enforcement system by continuing to teach. She is an adjunct professor in Chicago at Northeastern Illinois University-Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies in the Justice Studies program. Several months into her retirement from the Chicago Police Department, she completed writing her first book, published by the African American Police League. The title "Black Ain't Blue", A historical perspective of law enforcement in America implicating why African Americans distrust the police. The foreword was graciously contributed by Dr. Margaret Burroughs, founder and President Emeritus-Dusable Museum of African American History in Chicago.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
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