The problem of systemic racism in the United States is deeply rooted.


　　Multiple exposures of black shootings

　　□ Our reporter Chen Runze

　　In May of this year, George Floyd, an African-American man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after he was crushed by a white policeman with his knees on his neck, triggering large-scale protests and demonstrations across the United States.

While demonstrations continued to erupt, incidents in which the police killed or shot black people without clear and legitimate reasons have occurred or exposed in many places in the United States.

　　This phenomenon has exposed the deep-rooted problem of systemic racism in the US law enforcement team.

Just as the U.S. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris stated frankly on the 6th, the U.S. has unfair justice, treating blacks and treating whites "there are two judicial systems."

　　The United States is said to "have two sets of judicial systems"

　　"We do have two judicial systems." Harris said in an interview with CNN.

　　“Most rational people who are concerned about the facts will admit that there are racial differences in how the law is enforced,” said Harris, who has black descent. “There is a system of racism. Denying this is not good for us. We face and respond frankly."

　　U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Biden also delivered a speech on the 3rd, saying, "Racism in the United States is deeply ingrained and has been systematic and has existed for 400 years."

　　Numerous incidents of black deaths or injuries during police enforcement have triggered waves of protests in the United States against racial discrimination and violent enforcement.

Harris’ remarks echoed the remarks of President Trump and Attorney General William Barr, who denied the existence of systemic racism in the US justice system.

　　In an interview with the media on the 2nd, Barr said that it should not be misunderstood that Trump did not directly answer questions about the existence of "structural racism" by the US and US police during his inspection in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where anti-racism demonstrations broke out on the 1st.

　　Harris believes that both Trump and Barr live in "different realities."

　　White supremacy organizations infiltrate law enforcement agencies

　　The racism of white supremacy in the United States is deeply ingrained in the police force.

According to the British "Guardian", a recent report on the relationship between the police and far-right organizations shows that in the past 20 years, white supremacist organizations have infiltrated law enforcement agencies across the United States.

　　Former FBI agent Michael German stated in the report that since 2000, US law enforcement officials have been associated with racist armed activities in more than a dozen states, and hundreds of police officers have been found to have posted social media about racism. content.

In a joint opinion poll conducted by the ABC and The Washington Post in July, nearly 90% of blacks believed that they could not confirm that the police treated blacks and whites fairly in law enforcement; in contrast, most whites believed that the police treated blacks and whites equally .

　　A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in the United States last year found that the number of blacks who believed they were stopped by the police for questioning because of their skin color was five times that of whites.

　　According to statistics from the U.S. Police Violence Map website, there were 1,099 deaths in the U.S. due to police violent law enforcement in 2019, and 24% of them were black. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice estimates that about one-third of black American men will be at some point in their lives. The probability of being in jail at all times is 5 times higher than that of white men.

From the perspective of the American police system, the low level of American police education and the militarization of police equipment have also contributed to the violence of law enforcement.

　　The international community calls on the United States to curb discrimination

　　The recent incidents of racial discrimination in the United States and the protests triggered by them have attracted the attention of the international community.

Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in Geneva recently that the US authorities must take urgent action to eliminate the systemic racism problems in police law enforcement.

　　Colville said at a press conference that day that the latest police shooting of a black man in the United States was "a painful reminder," indicating that African-American groups continue to be treated by law enforcement agencies' increasingly differentiated violence.

　　Colville said that images on social media showed that American police "appeared to use excessive force on this man named Jacob Black" and that American law enforcement officials did not abide by the international standards for the use of lethal weapons. "It may be discriminatory in nature."

　　Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, shot and wounded 29-year-old black man Jacob Black on August 23, causing Black to become paralyzed.

A video on social media showed that when Black walked to the car to open the door and prepared to board the car, two policemen behind him grabbed his shirt and fired at least seven shots at his back at close range.

The incident triggered large-scale demonstrations in the local area, as well as riots and violence. A 17-year-old man shot two dead and injured one during the demonstration.