When law enforcement is treated as good guys against bad guys,we execute officers a disservice — and threaten black Americans’ livesFor decades it has been widely accepted to only frame police officers as people who save us, protect us and stop the ‘bad guys.’ They have been the superheroes of countless stories, or always getting the bad guy – a bad guy who just so happens to always be black. While there is nothing unsuitable with a good superhero in any memoir,we shouldn’t assume that just because someone carries a gun and wears a uniform that they are always the hero and can execute nothing unsuitable. Related: Sandra Bland: suspicion and distrust flourish amid official inconsistencies Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com