A Few Bad Cops or A Lot of Bad Whites

A few bad cops or a system of oppression created, maintained and condoned by the majority of white citizens?

A few years ago, the state of Iowa had a severe,  nation-leading, 2 and 24 problem---2 percent of Iowa's is black and 24 percent of Iowa's prison population is black.

What is the explanation?  Most of Iowa's white population believe that a lot of Iowa's black population is criminal---criminalblackman.  So it takes all of Iowa's police, the whole criminal justice system,  to control the criminalblackman.  Blacks are 12 times more criminal than whites.  Case closed.

Possibly there is another explanation.  The majority of whites in Iowa want it this way.  The majority of whites elected the public officials who created and maintain the War on Drugs and extreme racial profiling.  The majority of whites could elect a set of public officials who would pass new laws to end the War on Drugs and Racial Profiling.

A few bad cops!  Come on!  This kindergarten thinking, a cop-out rationalization.

By the way, apparently the majority of white Christians are among those Iowans who voted to create, maintain and condone this radicalized system of oppression called the criminal justice system.  Is this because they choose to ignore the extensive biblical teaching on oppression and justice?  Because they prefer the American trinity over the kingdom of God?  Because they prefer to enjoy their white superiority and white privilege?  A lot of evil whites, a lot of evil white Christians created the demonic myth of the criminalblackman.

These same whites refuse to change---repent, restitute, and do justice.  They all need to read The New Jim Crow.

PS

A few specific steps that police chiefs all across America could take immediately to reduce racial tension.

1.  Order an immediate end to all DWB traffic stops; they are not only unnecessary and unwise, they are unconstitutional.  The black community would greet this step with great relief and appreciation.

2.  End all arrests and prosecutions for marijuana possession; concentrate criminal justice resources on serious felonies.

3.  Refuse to accept all federal monies designated for the War on Drugs; ask that these monies be devoted to new drug treatment programs run by public health departments, social workers and churches.