The Future – Positive Anticipation
The responsibility of protecting and serving the citizens of the community by police officers is vital. Let it be said that the behavior of a small number of police should not reflect on the entire police force across America. Having acknowledged this, racism within many police departments still exist. It is important for police departments across this country to ensure the public is protected from overzealous police. Police officers must work with diverse cultures throughout this nation. Police officers should learn about the various cultures they serve, along with the community. They should have a willingness to understand the roles police officers play in protecting the community. Officers that do not adhere to strict guidelines for encounters with diverse groups, specifically African American males, should not be working on the police force. A concrete effort to reduce the number of killings of unarmed African Americans males (including African American females) must be a priority. Care must be given to the lives of these individuals. When you hear that Black Lives Matter, it does not say that all lives don’t matter. It says that the Black life is disproportionate to being destroyed at the hands of police for no reason and a Black person being killed that is not armed is wrong. The historical ideologies and/or mindsets of yesterday, be it the slave or the slave master, must be eradicated. Cultural acceptance of intolerance must cease. Cohesiveness between both groups must prevail. Strides between many cultural groups have been successful. Remember, racism is taught; you are not born with it.
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