The Reality of Institutional Racism

The recent death of Sandra Bland, in the jail in Waller County Texas, shows the reality of institutional racism in America. While Bland's death has been "officially" ruled a suicide, there is a clear pattern of law enforcement targeting and brutalizing African-Americans. Some people insist these are the actions of a few "rotten apples" which raises the question of how many rotten apples make up a rotten crop. The law enforcement mechanisms are the most prominent features of any government, and any institution which targets people on the basis of race has a serious problem.