On Saturday, June 27th, 2020, I checked my LinkedIn account and saw a female police officer picture posted. The photo posted by Mr. Darren J. Butt. The image was a public relations campaign to give a soft perception of policing in North-America. The photo used a female person; it did not use a police officer who pumped up with enhancement supplements. In the background of the picture, there was an assault rifle.
I am living in an atmosphere of racism and racism institutionalized; it was a matter of concerning to see a police officer had the power to carry a deadly weapon and to use deadly force. Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects me under article three:
“Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.”2
I made some questions about this matter. Mr. Butt questioned me if I was a police officer? I saw this line of police talk back in the 90s when Toronto Police Officer Mike McCormack, whose father was a Chief of Police for Toronto Police Services, did whatever he wanted. 1
When I pointed the above facts to Mr. Butt, he accused me of being a criminal.
“Wow…I feel a lot of hated from you. Can I assume (now that we are clear on question framing) that you are have a criminal background? Regardless, even a criminal has rights and your opinion does matter in this division as well. Bravo to you! Can I ask what you were charged with and whether you were found guilty or not guilty?“
I responded to him in this fashion:
“I am not a criminal. You are a criminal. It is your past crimes of murdering aboriginal people and stealing lands from them. It is your past crimes of enslaving Africa-Americans. You are a bigot and racist person who sees non white people as a criminal while someone like me is talking about social justice. You are a pure, born criminal. It is natural for you to be criminal. It is natural for you to be a thug. I am coming from a honorable family. I would committee suicide before I dishonor my last name. Now, it is clear that you are a white privilege man who sees non-white people as a criminal. You must be one of those white people who go around and kill non-white people because they are not white. 1 Also, the US needs a regime change because people are living in tyranny. Do not think ever you or someone like you can label me as a criminal. This is why I never travelled to the US and never will do because you folks think everyone is criminal. You are a criminal.“3
In conclusion, white people always think that someone like me is a criminal. White people have a dark, gloomy history.
Endnote:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(police_officer)
- https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52927018
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