Posted on 07/12/2016 8:03:43 AM PDT by PROCON
HOUSTON, Texas – A Houston city councilman has called for segregation in policing. In the wake of the officer-involved shootings of black men across the country and the assassination of Dallas police officers, the councilman said police should reflect the ethnicity of the particular community where they patrol.
Speaking to Fox 26 in Houston, City Councilman Dwight Boykins (District D), “I think at this point, because of the crisis situation, not in Houston but throughout the country, we need to have officers patrolling areas that reflect the ethnicity [of that community].”
The councilman continued, “Because that will eliminate second-guessing. People know their community; they know their culture; and I think that can make a difference.”
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As usual, Leftists never THINK past their first Chess move.
If black police do their job in the black communities and arrest or kill a black yout, they will be called Uncle Toms or traitors to black people. If you let slugs like BLM police the area they will just become racist, white hating, communities. It’s a no win. You gotta bust Soros and friends so they don’t have any money to function. Soros has always been the demon behind all this unrest with the help of his Marxist friend.
It may be useful for a time, but short-sighted. I would offer additional pay for agreeing to police in black and gang neighborhoods, refuse to have squad cars with less than 50% minority representation and make participation in black and gang neighborhoods a plus when considering promotions.
If black faces diffuse the anti-cop attitudes in inner cities then, by all means, let’s give them what they want but let’s not make it exclusionary or make black officers think they *must* work bad neighborhoods without additional benefits accruing.
If the community is 12% black, 70% white, and the remainder Hispanic, does each officer have to be 12% black, 70% white, and the remainder Hispanic? And shouldn’t this forced equality extend to religion, gender, disability, etc.? Each police officer must be 12% black, 70% white, and the remainder Hispanic, 51% female, 47% male, 2% undecided, 4% Muslim, 18% Catholic, etc.
Good luck finding even one person who qualifies.
Only racism can stop racism. Yeah, right.
Inner City Blacks hate “The Po Po” of any color.
The other problem, which came up in Ferguson, is that there aren’t enough black men, without a prison record, who want to be police officers.
Imports.
OK, and you can pay for your ‘communities’ too. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Agreed.
Societies of all colors resent forced change - it always backfires due to the inherent resentment of the trampling of First Amendment (peaceful assembly) rights.
Do it unannounced by reassigning personnel gradually and see what happens. Might help, might not, but worth a try.
“People know their community; they know their culture; and I think that can make a difference.”
This “culture” crap drives me nuts.
Pathetic.
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Doesn't everyone?
The councilman continued, “Because that will eliminate second-guessing.
Right.... Because Black Police officer being attacked by some scum black criminal is not going to defend himself against a black scum criminal. Got you.
I think you mean recreating Plessis v. Ferguson...
Tribal law. A reservation.
Actually...may I suggest they load their arses up and take their commune to Africa.
By way of looking up the name origin, it comes from an Old French word referring to a fence constructed of interwoven branches. Kinda fits with Boykins’ segregation theme.
Translation: Fox gets job at hen house.
If that was implemented, the left would be screaming it’s racist to make only black officers police the most dangerous areas of the city.
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