It’s About the SYSTEM!

“A black cop shoots a black man who displays a gun while fleeing an arrest and black folks are upset? … More

Some More Thoughts About Attitude (Ethos)

Since 9/11, we have descended a slippery slope regarding the value of life: capital punishment, fear of the “other” … More

Our national culture seems to be strongly forward-driven and that’s important. And I tend to respond to its influence by … More

The following article appeared on the Vox website December 10, 2015 and is a fair presentation of the situation in … More

A big question looms across America. It is a question directed at our police. It has yet to be answered. … More

The following is from the May 15, 2015 issue of “The Week.” These comments bear our thoughtful consideration. Why is … More

The following excerpts are from the May 15, 2015 issue of “The Week.” The comments come from editorial journalists in … More

Reforming our nation’s police will not come about through new hardware or technologies, creative policies, revised training, federal consent … More

Ta-Nehisi Coates again caught my attention and thinking in his article last June in The Atlantic, “The Case for Reparations.” Now … More

In this weblog I have tried to set the stage for things necessary to build and maintain a democratic police. … More