Friday, October 2, 2009

Policing Our Own Communities by Henry Duncan

The recent death of Derrion Albert is no doubt a tragedy. His death is a sign to those of us who claim to represent the force of good in our community have yet to conquer the ills that plague the Black community. After reading and watching some news reports on this I’m alarmed to hear the proposed solutions offered by some community “activists" and others. Two in particular stood out to me. The first being the parental responsibility argument and I also heard a reverend say that the national guard and military forces should be brought in to keep the peace. The Military? Given the history of police