09/02/2023
This policy seems completely absurd, another attack against the black community. A simple solution for a simple, yet multifaceted, problem; the pathology of crime in the United States.
When will policymakers and politicians in the United States wake up and realize that their crime rate is so ridiculously high because of multifaceted issues that include a public education system that unfairly penalizes the poor, a taxation system that allows the rich to become more wealthy while the poor struggle to survive, one of the worst healthcare systems in the first world, a housing crisis where working class people can’t afford to live, and a gun control problem that is completely absurd and out of control.
The United States is a traumatized nation, the origins of which date back to slavery, forced assimilation, and the colonization of indigenous people. Those racist events have had tremendous impact on people in the United States, which has lead and contributed to existing problems that affect disenfranchised communities today. The racist agenda in the US has never stopped, it’s simply changed over time. This is something that can’t be ignored. The US’ trauma has also been compounded and made worse by a population that has had to struggle through a high number of proxy wars initiated by its government, and a highly promoted ideology that social services and government spending weakens society.
When, as a nation, is the USA going to stop implementing ridiculous, simple minded policies, and instead, recognize that it has to address the pathology of their high crime from a very multifaceted approach. If it wants to reduce crime, it must do so by comprehensive, free or affordable, social services that includes healthcare, mental health, substance abuse, housing, and education. And all of these service provisions need to be underpinned by a trauma informed approach that recognizes the historical and contemporary impact that racism has had within the United States. And that’s just the bare minimum of a standard when it comes to alleviating these issues.
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