Now think about the Scorpion Unit in Memphis. Did it exercise legitimate authority?
Category Archives: Black Lives Matter
#BoycottWomanKing: Are You Kidding Me?
Hanna Arendt said, “For the idea of humanity, when purged of all sentimentality, has the very serious consequence that in one form or another men must assume responsibility for all crimes committed by men and that all nations share the onus of evil committed by all others.”
Outside the Fence
The history of the people who lived in the slave house and the “colored” soldiers who fought in our wars is our collective history, and we need to reclaim it, know it, own it, and work together for a better shared future.
Police Reform
Let us give police clear and unambiguous guidelines while relieving them of tasks that we should assign to ourselves and our social institutions.
“ALL” is a Four Letter Word
I have taught a class on ethics for police over the course of 36 years, at two different universities, and continue to teach the subject online. With absolute certainty, I can tell you that the vast majority of the students in my classes want to become police officers to help their communities, to help people.Continue reading ““ALL” is a Four Letter Word”