Why did 26 police officers feel the need to beat unarmed Tyree Carroll? Hearing Tyree scream for his grandmother is proof that Tyree was scared for his life. The police say he was resisting arrest, do you see him resisting? The police say he had crack cocaine on him, do you see the police ask him about crack cocaine, search his pockets for crack cocaine? Dehumanizing is what saying he had crack on him is. If he had crack on him did he deserve to be beat? like crack addicts are also considered not human and that mentality needs to change.
The Dehumanizing of people of color mentality is deeply ingrained in the American culture and is evident in the creation of the constitution and the denial of human rights to people of color. Not being able to accept cultural difference created the scavenger and less then me mentality of Europeans who came to this country because they were being persecuted for exercising their freedom to be them.
Untold trauma in the white community is rarely discussed. White on white trauma is what stopped our country from becoming united with people of color. There are untold stories of slave revolts and the fear white slave owners had acquired, so they used divide and conquer tactics to control their slaves. You can learn more about these untold stories in Germantown/Mt. Airy resident Phillip Seitz book "Slavery in Philadelphia".
in researching for this blog i was able to find so many articles on untreated trauma and race, that reflects people of color as the only ones who has to deal with trauma. there is a need to have this challenging conversation with all members of our country and stop pretending that we don't have an ugly side. one of the biggest fears that i have heard from white people is that black people will learn the truth of American history and become violent. People of color are not looked at as being able to grow and have relationship building conversation. Maybe that is part of the problem. in observing communities of people, i do see white people supporting one another which helps them grow and just the opposite in people of color. for example if we travel to Mannyunk we will see business owned by residents, if we travel through Strawberry Mansion we will see business owned by very few residents and mostly outsiders. we need to have these conversations and learn to build relationships that make our country safe for all our members.
Also not all police are bad, but we are in need of some serious justice reform now, not plans that go into affect 5 to 10 years from now. Justice reform can start today with attitude adjustments towards people of color. How is it that a white man with a gun is his hand surrounded by police gets talked down and a man of color with or without a gun in his hand get shoot down? Value of life is how. Maybe if we continue to attend town watch meetings we can build human relationships with the humans who sign up to serve and protect humans who pay them and end the us and them mentality. Please sign MoveOn Petitions to End The War on Drugs
Last some of us who advocate are uncomfortable with the police and for some reason don't want to accept their presence as a reality, and don't know how to build relationships with the police and others in our society we don't agree with. reality check, the police are part of our culture our job as concern citizens is to hold the police and others accountable and transparent to the citizens they serve. during the town watch meeting one of the captains advised the community about cellphone safety and i chimed in explaining how cell phones are being snagged out of peoples hands by bike riders. the police also shared safe actives that they assist with and try to keep our youth focused on school and members of the advocacy community got beside themselves as i made my comments, went so far as to stand up poise their questions to the police then state that if they didn't have their cell phones they wouldn't be able to record the crimes against members in our community, "those cell phones keep us safe" the officer never said anything against recording videos with the cell phones he gave advice that would allow you to hold on to your cell phone so you can record. hate breeds ignorance, ignorance in advocacy sets us all back. we can't be effective change agents if hate is the foundation of our advocacy.
Please view Justice and Dignity
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition’s long-awaited documentary film, With Justice and Dignity: A Caravan for Peace, is now available for rent and purchase!
Between August 12 and September 12, 2012, some of LEAP’s most dedicated speakers accompanied Mexican poet Javier Sicilia's Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity from the Mexican border, through 27 U.S. cities, to Washington D.C.
Representing the 70,000 murdered and tens of thousands disappeared in Mexico since 2006, LEAP and 110 mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters of the dead and disappeared, and other victims of the war on drugs, undertook this mission to create a dialogue with the American public, with whom they shared their stories of suffering and pain throughout their journey. LEAP backed the victims’ testimony with law enforcement voices bearing personal witness to the harms and wasteful futility of the War on Drugs here in the United States. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/caravanforpeace
The Dehumanizing of people of color mentality is deeply ingrained in the American culture and is evident in the creation of the constitution and the denial of human rights to people of color. Not being able to accept cultural difference created the scavenger and less then me mentality of Europeans who came to this country because they were being persecuted for exercising their freedom to be them.
Untold trauma in the white community is rarely discussed. White on white trauma is what stopped our country from becoming united with people of color. There are untold stories of slave revolts and the fear white slave owners had acquired, so they used divide and conquer tactics to control their slaves. You can learn more about these untold stories in Germantown/Mt. Airy resident Phillip Seitz book "Slavery in Philadelphia".
in researching for this blog i was able to find so many articles on untreated trauma and race, that reflects people of color as the only ones who has to deal with trauma. there is a need to have this challenging conversation with all members of our country and stop pretending that we don't have an ugly side. one of the biggest fears that i have heard from white people is that black people will learn the truth of American history and become violent. People of color are not looked at as being able to grow and have relationship building conversation. Maybe that is part of the problem. in observing communities of people, i do see white people supporting one another which helps them grow and just the opposite in people of color. for example if we travel to Mannyunk we will see business owned by residents, if we travel through Strawberry Mansion we will see business owned by very few residents and mostly outsiders. we need to have these conversations and learn to build relationships that make our country safe for all our members.
Video showing beating of Tyree along with The Carroll family, friends, advocates and residents seeking answers
Also not all police are bad, but we are in need of some serious justice reform now, not plans that go into affect 5 to 10 years from now. Justice reform can start today with attitude adjustments towards people of color. How is it that a white man with a gun is his hand surrounded by police gets talked down and a man of color with or without a gun in his hand get shoot down? Value of life is how. Maybe if we continue to attend town watch meetings we can build human relationships with the humans who sign up to serve and protect humans who pay them and end the us and them mentality. Please sign MoveOn Petitions to End The War on Drugs
Last some of us who advocate are uncomfortable with the police and for some reason don't want to accept their presence as a reality, and don't know how to build relationships with the police and others in our society we don't agree with. reality check, the police are part of our culture our job as concern citizens is to hold the police and others accountable and transparent to the citizens they serve. during the town watch meeting one of the captains advised the community about cellphone safety and i chimed in explaining how cell phones are being snagged out of peoples hands by bike riders. the police also shared safe actives that they assist with and try to keep our youth focused on school and members of the advocacy community got beside themselves as i made my comments, went so far as to stand up poise their questions to the police then state that if they didn't have their cell phones they wouldn't be able to record the crimes against members in our community, "those cell phones keep us safe" the officer never said anything against recording videos with the cell phones he gave advice that would allow you to hold on to your cell phone so you can record. hate breeds ignorance, ignorance in advocacy sets us all back. we can't be effective change agents if hate is the foundation of our advocacy.
Please view Justice and Dignity
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition’s long-awaited documentary film, With Justice and Dignity: A Caravan for Peace, is now available for rent and purchase!
Between August 12 and September 12, 2012, some of LEAP’s most dedicated speakers accompanied Mexican poet Javier Sicilia's Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity from the Mexican border, through 27 U.S. cities, to Washington D.C.
Representing the 70,000 murdered and tens of thousands disappeared in Mexico since 2006, LEAP and 110 mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters of the dead and disappeared, and other victims of the war on drugs, undertook this mission to create a dialogue with the American public, with whom they shared their stories of suffering and pain throughout their journey. LEAP backed the victims’ testimony with law enforcement voices bearing personal witness to the harms and wasteful futility of the War on Drugs here in the United States. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/caravanforpeace
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