Are cops racist?

5. October 2009 by admin.

A couple of weeks ago, I had a conversation with a very sweet and well-intentioned lady about racial bias in the American justice system.  Due to some personal experiences she’d had, she wholeheartedly believed that Seattle’s police force was full of “racist pigs,” and that they weren’t worthy of respect.  But although I can–with all of my being–agree with her that police officers without a sense of justice are dangerous, and that a person should be judged according to their deeds and the contents of their heart, the insult levied against our boys in blue was slanderous enough to warrant a rebuttal.

But before proceeding, it must be noted that this woman isn’t the only person on the planet who holds those views.  A common goal of all leftists is the reform of what they see as an incredibly racist judicial system, which preys upon people of color and throws them in jail without probable cause.  Barack Obama himself stated during his campaign that America greatly needed a civilian oversight panel in every city, which would follow our police officers around and threaten to punish them if their actions were seen as racist. Read the rest of this entry »

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