The killing of George Floyd by a white police officer has sparked widespread protests not only in the US but around the world. The continuing pattern of violence by mostly white police against African-Americans has become a kind of institutional sickness within the American system. It would be interesting to compare this case with that of Justine Diamond, a white woman killed in 2017 by a black police officer, Mohammed Noor. Noor was convicted in 2019 of third degree murder and manslaughter and sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. While some would argue that police violence is out of control, nobody can deny that racism governs the whole system. White police officers kill black people all the time, and they either get off scot free or they get a mere slap on the wrist.
One idea would be to abolish police unions, which are one of the biggest enemies to reform. Some people would go further. It is clear that the current system is one of criminal injustice.
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