Basically Lynne Johnson, the Chief of the Palo Alto police, has instructed her officers to approach and question any black person they see. She went a step further and stated that they are going to definitely stop any Black male wearing a doo-rag since a suspect in a recent robbery wore one. Is this woman a complete idiot? I'm surprised she didn't order all of EPA to be incarcerated.
I first want to start with the most trivial part of this story. You're going to stop everyone wearing a doo-rag?? Does she know a doo-rag is an article of clothing?? A doo-rag is not the equivalent of green eyes or black hair. Thats like saying that your looking for a suspect in a green shirt. How many people do you know would walk around wearing the same clothes they committed a crime in after they've described on TV??
More importantly, stopping every Black person you see because you associate them with criminality is some Klan shit. You are a police department! Investigate! You can't just round up every Black person you see. Granted, this is what police do on the regular, but this woman actually stated it in an open meeting! She must be trying to get put on leave so she can get some extra vacation time.
This is just further proof that the Police will continue to target the Black community to protect the interests of well-to-do White folks. Furthermore, it demonstrates that even in 2008 the police feel fine being openly racist with impunity. I have added a portion of a jailhouse interview with Huey P. Newton below to give us some perspective. After over 40 years of supposed "progress" the same problems described by Huey here in 1967 continue to plague us.
I say that anyone with some free time on their hands should walk around Palo Alto in a doo-rag patrolling the police. This is ridiculous.
For further coverage you can read up on the controversy in the Oakland Tribune or the San Jose Mercury News.
I first want to start with the most trivial part of this story. You're going to stop everyone wearing a doo-rag?? Does she know a doo-rag is an article of clothing?? A doo-rag is not the equivalent of green eyes or black hair. Thats like saying that your looking for a suspect in a green shirt. How many people do you know would walk around wearing the same clothes they committed a crime in after they've described on TV??
More importantly, stopping every Black person you see because you associate them with criminality is some Klan shit. You are a police department! Investigate! You can't just round up every Black person you see. Granted, this is what police do on the regular, but this woman actually stated it in an open meeting! She must be trying to get put on leave so she can get some extra vacation time.
This is just further proof that the Police will continue to target the Black community to protect the interests of well-to-do White folks. Furthermore, it demonstrates that even in 2008 the police feel fine being openly racist with impunity. I have added a portion of a jailhouse interview with Huey P. Newton below to give us some perspective. After over 40 years of supposed "progress" the same problems described by Huey here in 1967 continue to plague us.
I say that anyone with some free time on their hands should walk around Palo Alto in a doo-rag patrolling the police. This is ridiculous.
For further coverage you can read up on the controversy in the Oakland Tribune or the San Jose Mercury News.
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Makes sense this would happen in Palo Alto... That's one of the most socially stratified areas I've ever seen. Mansions and fancy homes, and then cross the street it seems like and you're in EPA. That cops use those social conditions as a precondition for racial profiling is no shock... don't even get me started. Talk about protecting the belongings of those that have from those that have not... What about the rights of the majority of the population that's broke? I can't stand how they get away with this BS. Go after the alleged criminals, not an entire race or people because you think its convenient... The Huey clip was very appropriate. We have no rights under their system. Too bad most of the time systematic racism is more subtle, hidden, or lied about and then ultimately left unchecked.
F.T.P.
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